4 Ryan Willis
Ryan Willis
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Waverly, Iowa
  • Position:
    INF
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Waverly Shell-Rock
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • gp
    14
  • avg
    .186
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    2
  • r
    12
  • sb
    5

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | senior
  • Named to A-R-C Academic Team
  • Appeared in 14 contests for the Storm
  • Collected eight hits while driving in two runs
  • Stole five bases
  • Compiled a .951 fielding percentage
2021 | junior
  • Saw action in 37 games
  • Tallied 30 hits in 115 at-bats for a .261 batting average
  • Drove in nine runs and scored 15 times
  • Led the team with six stolen bases
  • Maintained a .993 fielding percentage with just one error in 55 attempts
  • Turned 16 successful double plays at second base
2020 | sophomore
  • Appeared in six games for the Storm
  • Tallied four hits for a .211 batting average
  • Drove in two runners and scored four times
  • Maintained a perfect fielding percentage in 23 chances from second base
  • Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
Before Simpson
  • Attended Wartburg College during freshman year
  • Played in 16 games with five starts for the Knights
  • Tallied two hits and three runs scored
  • Stole two bases on two attempts
High School
  • A 2018 graduate of Waverly Shell-Rock High School
  • Named first team all-start, all-district and all-conference
  • Won the tennis state doubles championship as a senior
  • Finished runner-up in the tennis state doubles championship as a junior
Personal
  • Son to Rick and Kelly Wills
  • Has two brothers, Tyler and Eric
  • Majoring in business management and sports administration

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2
May 1 Luther L, 2-1
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6
  Overall Conf
Games 14 3
Plate appearances 49 9
At Bats 43 9
Runs 12 2
Hits 8 2
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 2 0
Total bases 8 2
Walks 1 -
Hit by pitch 2 -
Strikeouts 10 3
Sacrifice Flies 1 -
Sacrifice Hits 2 -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 5 1
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .186 .222
On Base Percentage .234 .222
Slugging Percentage .186 .222
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 41 5
Put Outs 19 2
Assists 20 2
Errors 2 1
Fielding Percentage .951 .800
Double Plays 10 -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 3 3 2 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 7 2 1 - - - 0 - 3 - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 3 3 1 - - - 1 - - 1 -
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 2 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 1 -
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 5 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 1 -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 3 1 1 - - - 0 1 - 1 -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 1 0 0 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 4 1 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 4 1 1 - - - 0 - 1 1 -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 1 - - 2 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 - - - 1 0 - 2 - - 7
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 1 - - 1 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 3
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 - - 1 0 0 - 1 - - 3
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 - - - 1 0 - 2 - - 5
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 3
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 - 1 1 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 3
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 4
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 6 2 4 0 1.000 3 - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 7 3 4 0 1.000 3 - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 3 0 2 1 .667 - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 7 6 1 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 4 2 2 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 3 0 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2019-20 6 19 4 4 - - - 2 1 1 - - .211 .238 .211
2020-21 37 115 15 30 2 - - 9 10 20 6 2 .261 .313 .278
2021-22 14 43 12 8 - - - 2 1 10 5 - .186 .234 .186
2022-23 13 36 6 9 1 - 1 2 3 4 - - .250 .308 .361
Total 70 213 37 51 3 - 1 15 15 35 11 2 .239 .289 .268

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2019-20 6 - 1 - 4 0 - 6 7 0.86 21
2020-21 37 - 3 9 32 2 2 35 37 0.95 137
2021-22 14 2 1 2 8 0 - 13 10 1.30 49
2022-23 13 - - 1 13 2 2 12 11 1.09 40
Total 70 2 5 12 57 4 4 66 65 1.02 247

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2019-20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2021-22 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2019-20 6 23 11 12 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
2020-21 37 137 81 55 1 .993 16 - - - - -
2021-22 14 41 19 20 2 .951 10 - - - - -
2022-23 13 41 14 24 3 .927 5 - - - - -
Total 70 242 125 111 6 .975 33 - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 14 43 12 8 - - - 2 1 10 5 - .186 .234 .186
Conference 3 9 2 2 - - - 0 - 3 1 - .222 .222 .222
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 9 2 2 - - - 0 - 3 1 - .222 .222 .222
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 11 34 10 6 - - - 2 1 7 4 - .176 .237 .176
Result Wins 9 34 8 6 - - - 0 1 8 3 - .176 .222 .176
Losses 5 9 4 2 - - - 2 - 2 2 - .222 .273 .222
Month March 11 34 10 6 - - - 2 1 7 4 - .176 .237 .176
April 3 9 2 2 - - - 0 - 3 1 - .222 .222 .222

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 14 2 1 2 8 0 - 13 10 1.30 49
Conference 3 - - - 2 0 - 1 2 0.50 9
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 3 - - - 2 0 - 1 2 0.50 9
Away - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 11 2 1 2 6 0 - 12 8 1.50 40
Result Wins 9 1 - 1 6 0 - 9 9 1.00 37
Losses 5 1 1 1 2 0 - 4 1 4.00 12
Month March 11 2 1 2 6 0 - 12 8 1.50 40
April 3 - - - 2 0 - 1 2 0.50 9

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Away - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Month March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 14 41 19 20 2 .951 10 - - - - -
Conference 3 5 2 2 1 .800 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 5 2 2 1 .800 - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 11 36 17 18 1 .972 10 - - - - -
Result Wins 9 33 16 16 1 .970 10 - - - - -
Losses 5 8 3 4 1 .875 - - - - - -
Month March 11 36 17 18 1 .972 10 - - - - -
April 3 5 2 2 1 .800 - - - - - -

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