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
    13
  • avg
    .250
  • hr
    1
  • rbi
    2
  • r
    6
  • sb
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022, 23)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2021, 22, 23)
2023 | fifth-year
  • Named to the A-R-C All-Academic Team
  • Appeared in 13 games throughout injury-ridden season
  • Batted .250 while slugging .361 with one home run
  • Facilitated five double plays while fielding .927
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 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1
  Overall Conf
Games 13 6
Plate appearances 40 14
At Bats 36 12
Runs 6 2
Hits 9 3
Doubles 1 -
Triples - -
Home Runs 1 1
Runs Batted In 2 1
Total bases 13 6
Walks 3 2
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 4 4
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits 1 -
Hit into double play 2 1
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .250 .250
On Base Percentage .308 .357
Slugging Percentage .361 .500
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 23
Put Outs 14 7
Assists 24 14
Errors 3 2
Fielding Percentage .927 .913
Double Plays 5 3
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
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 4 0 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 4 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 3 2 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 4 1 1 1 - - 0 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 3 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 4 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 3 2 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 3 0 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 3 - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 2 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 - - - 2 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 - - - 1 0 1 2 - - 4
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 - - 1 2 1 - 2 2 1.00 5
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 4
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 2
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 - - - 4 1 - - 1 - 4
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 - - - 1 0 1 - 2 - 4
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 4
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 2
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 2 0 1 1 .500 - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 9 5 4 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 4 1 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 6 2 3 1 .833 1 - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 7 2 5 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 5 3 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 3 0 2 1 .667 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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 13 36 6 9 1 - 1 2 3 4 - - .250 .308 .361
Conference 6 12 2 3 - - 1 1 2 4 - - .250 .357 .500
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 4 0 1 - - - 0 - - - - .250 .250 .250
Away 3 10 2 2 - - 1 1 2 4 - - .200 .333 .500
Neutral 6 22 4 6 1 - - 1 1 - - - .273 .304 .318
Result Wins 6 20 4 5 1 - - 1 1 - - - .250 .286 .300
Losses 7 16 2 4 - - 1 1 2 4 - - .250 .333 .438
Month March 7 24 4 6 1 - - 1 1 - - - .250 .280 .292
April 5 12 2 3 - - 1 1 2 4 - - .250 .357 .500
May 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 13 - - 1 13 2 2 12 11 1.09 40
Conference 6 - - - 6 1 1 2 3 0.67 14
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - 1 0 - 2 1 2.00 4
Away 3 - - - 5 1 1 1 3 0.33 12
Neutral 6 - - 1 7 1 1 9 7 1.29 24
Result Wins 6 - - 1 6 1 1 9 6 1.50 22
Losses 7 - - - 7 1 1 3 5 0.60 18
Month March 7 - - 1 7 1 1 10 8 1.25 26
April 5 - - - 6 1 1 2 3 0.67 14
May 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

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 0 0 - 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 -
May 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 13 41 14 24 3 .927 5 - - - - -
Conference 6 23 7 14 2 .913 3 - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 5 0 4 1 .800 - - - - - -
Away 3 18 7 10 1 .944 3 - - - - -
Neutral 6 18 7 10 1 .944 2 - - - - -
Result Wins 6 16 6 9 1 .938 2 - - - - -
Losses 7 25 8 15 2 .920 3 - - - - -
Month March 7 18 7 10 1 .944 2 - - - - -
April 5 21 7 12 2 .905 3 - - - - -
May 1 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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