2022 Baseball Roster
Targac, Ryan
Jersey Number 16
Ryan Targac
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hallettsville, Texas
- High School:
- Hallettsville
Bio
- 2022 Second Team All-SEC (2B)
- 2023 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
- 2023 Bobby Bragan Award Watch List
2024 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 26 games, including 17 starts...Registered five doubles and a home run...Drove in 13 runs and drew nine walks... Brought home the final run in a 14-4 run-rule victory against Arkansas with a pinch-hit single on Senior Day (5/18)...Took over as the first base coach during the Ole Miss series finale (5/12).
2023 (JUNIOR)
Played in 65 games, making 64 starts for the Aggies ... Primarily slotted in at DH, but also saw time at second base and first base ... Saw significant time in left field late in the year ... Hit 10 home runs and drove in 43 ... One of four Aggies with double-digit homers and one of five with 40+ RBI ... Had a pair of multi-HR games, including homering from both sides of the plate in early-season win over Northern Kentucky (3/11) ... Also had a pair of homers late in the year in series opener vs Mississippi State (5/18), finishing the game 3-for-4 with four RBI ... Provided one of the season's premier highlights with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to cap a series win over defending national champion Ole Miss (4/2) ... Went 2-for-3 with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI in an opening-round win over Cal State Fullerton to kick off the Stanford Regional (6/2) ... Also added a homer in the second of three games vs the Cardinal (6/4) ... Delivered a clutch home run in a second-round game vs Arkansas at the SEC Tournament (5/24).
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 62 games including 59 starts… Batted .258 (32-for-124) on the season including 22 runs, 31 RBI, five doubles, two triples, eight home runs, and five stolen bases… Went 3-for-5 at Vanderbilt (4/30) racking up six RBI and two home runs... Went 2-for-6 at Georgia (4/16) tallying a home run, four RBI, and two runs ... Hit for cycle in the series finale against Kentucky (4/9) batting .800 (4-for-5) with five RBI and three runs... Batted a perfect 3-for-3 at LSU (3/19) with a triple, two RBI, two runs, and four stolen bases... Had a stellar performance at the Frisco Classic (3/4-3/6) batting .375 (3-for-8) along with a home run, a double, three RBI, four runs, and three walks... Against Lamar (2/22) went 2-for-4 tallying a run, two RBI, a double, and crushed the ball down center field for two-run home run.
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 28 games for the Aggies, including 15 starts ... Batted .200 (12-for-60) with 10 walks, eight runs, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and eight RBI ... Blasted two solo home runs in series finale at Missouri (4/3) ... Strung together a six-game hit streak (3/7-18), hitting .333 (6-for-18) over the stretch ... Batted 1-for-3 with one walk and one double at Houston (3/16) ... Had a pinch-hit triple, to go along with one run and one RBI in game one of doubleheader against Samford (3/13) ... Logged first career hit and two RBI in series finale against Xavier (2/21) ... Played for the Healdsburg Prune Packers of the California Collegiate League ... Appeared in 39 games, batting .356 with 45 runs, five doubles, one triple, four home runs and 38 RBI ... Selected to play in the California Collegiate League Showcase Game and named to All-CCL Team as a second baseman.
HALLETTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner for Coach Shorty Cook at Hallettsville High School ... Selected to the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 3A All-State Second Team as a shortstop, District 28-3A Co-MVP and Victoria Advocate All-Area Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2019... Hit .443 with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs, 42 RBI, a .569 on-base percentage and .772 slugging percentage in 2019 ... Logged an 8-1 record with a 0.32 ERA, five shutouts and 67 strikeouts in 43.2 innings as a junior ... Pitched a perfect game against Nixon-Smiley in Class 3A bi-district series in 2019 ... Selected to the TSWA Class 3A Second Team and Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State Third Team as a pitcher in 2018 ... Also named District 27-3A MVP and Victoria Advocate All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Hit .484 with 18 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 34 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 2018 ... Posted an 8-1 record with a 0.37 ERA and 76 strikeouts as a sophomore ... Named District 27-3A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2017 ... Hit .455 with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs 27 RBI, 23 runs and 19 stolen bases in 2017 ... Three-year letter winner as a forward for the basketball team ... Named District 28-3A Defensive Co-MVP ... Played summer ball for the Houston Banditos.
PERSONAL
Son of Misty and Christ Targac ... Father played baseball for East Texas Baptist and was drafted by the New York Yankees Yankees ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Earned the Chamber of Commerce Award (best student) ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Enjoys hunting, fishing, and working on his truck.
- 2023 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
- 2023 Bobby Bragan Award Watch List
2024 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 26 games, including 17 starts...Registered five doubles and a home run...Drove in 13 runs and drew nine walks... Brought home the final run in a 14-4 run-rule victory against Arkansas with a pinch-hit single on Senior Day (5/18)...Took over as the first base coach during the Ole Miss series finale (5/12).
2023 (JUNIOR)
Played in 65 games, making 64 starts for the Aggies ... Primarily slotted in at DH, but also saw time at second base and first base ... Saw significant time in left field late in the year ... Hit 10 home runs and drove in 43 ... One of four Aggies with double-digit homers and one of five with 40+ RBI ... Had a pair of multi-HR games, including homering from both sides of the plate in early-season win over Northern Kentucky (3/11) ... Also had a pair of homers late in the year in series opener vs Mississippi State (5/18), finishing the game 3-for-4 with four RBI ... Provided one of the season's premier highlights with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to cap a series win over defending national champion Ole Miss (4/2) ... Went 2-for-3 with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI in an opening-round win over Cal State Fullerton to kick off the Stanford Regional (6/2) ... Also added a homer in the second of three games vs the Cardinal (6/4) ... Delivered a clutch home run in a second-round game vs Arkansas at the SEC Tournament (5/24).
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 62 games including 59 starts… Batted .258 (32-for-124) on the season including 22 runs, 31 RBI, five doubles, two triples, eight home runs, and five stolen bases… Went 3-for-5 at Vanderbilt (4/30) racking up six RBI and two home runs... Went 2-for-6 at Georgia (4/16) tallying a home run, four RBI, and two runs ... Hit for cycle in the series finale against Kentucky (4/9) batting .800 (4-for-5) with five RBI and three runs... Batted a perfect 3-for-3 at LSU (3/19) with a triple, two RBI, two runs, and four stolen bases... Had a stellar performance at the Frisco Classic (3/4-3/6) batting .375 (3-for-8) along with a home run, a double, three RBI, four runs, and three walks... Against Lamar (2/22) went 2-for-4 tallying a run, two RBI, a double, and crushed the ball down center field for two-run home run.
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 28 games for the Aggies, including 15 starts ... Batted .200 (12-for-60) with 10 walks, eight runs, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and eight RBI ... Blasted two solo home runs in series finale at Missouri (4/3) ... Strung together a six-game hit streak (3/7-18), hitting .333 (6-for-18) over the stretch ... Batted 1-for-3 with one walk and one double at Houston (3/16) ... Had a pinch-hit triple, to go along with one run and one RBI in game one of doubleheader against Samford (3/13) ... Logged first career hit and two RBI in series finale against Xavier (2/21) ... Played for the Healdsburg Prune Packers of the California Collegiate League ... Appeared in 39 games, batting .356 with 45 runs, five doubles, one triple, four home runs and 38 RBI ... Selected to play in the California Collegiate League Showcase Game and named to All-CCL Team as a second baseman.
HALLETTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner for Coach Shorty Cook at Hallettsville High School ... Selected to the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 3A All-State Second Team as a shortstop, District 28-3A Co-MVP and Victoria Advocate All-Area Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2019... Hit .443 with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs, 42 RBI, a .569 on-base percentage and .772 slugging percentage in 2019 ... Logged an 8-1 record with a 0.32 ERA, five shutouts and 67 strikeouts in 43.2 innings as a junior ... Pitched a perfect game against Nixon-Smiley in Class 3A bi-district series in 2019 ... Selected to the TSWA Class 3A Second Team and Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State Third Team as a pitcher in 2018 ... Also named District 27-3A MVP and Victoria Advocate All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Hit .484 with 18 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 34 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 2018 ... Posted an 8-1 record with a 0.37 ERA and 76 strikeouts as a sophomore ... Named District 27-3A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2017 ... Hit .455 with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs 27 RBI, 23 runs and 19 stolen bases in 2017 ... Three-year letter winner as a forward for the basketball team ... Named District 28-3A Defensive Co-MVP ... Played summer ball for the Houston Banditos.
PERSONAL
Son of Misty and Christ Targac ... Father played baseball for East Texas Baptist and was drafted by the New York Yankees Yankees ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Earned the Chamber of Commerce Award (best student) ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Enjoys hunting, fishing, and working on his truck.
LSU Postgame: Michael Earley, Jace Laviolette, Clayton Freshcorn
Friday, May 23
Highlights: A&M 3, LSU 4
Friday, May 23
Auburn Postgame: Michael Earley, Justin Lamkin, Kaeden Kent
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Auburn 2
Thursday, May 22
