High School: All-state honoree … two-time all-conference selection … two-time Cabarrus News Player of the Year … four-time North Carolina scholar-athlete … posted a sterling 0.43 ERA as a senior, including a perfect 0.00 ERA in conference play … struck out 66 in 53 innings in conference action … also hit .400 with a .505 on-base percentage … four-year letterwinner … coached by Thomas Smalls … played for South Charlotte Panthers (coach Don Hutchins), the same program as current Appalachian players Noah Holmes, Bradley Morton, Jamie Nunn, Jeffrey Springs and Drake Zupcic as well as former Mountaineer standouts Ryan Arrowood, Tyler Tewell and Tyler Zupcic ... went 4-1 with two saves, a 1.14 ERA, and 35 strikeouts in 43 innings for Panthers … set SCP record with 16 pickoffs. 

Personal: Full name is Ryan Alan Ross … born December 21, 1995 (19 years old) … son of Todd and Angie Ross … enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing … majoring in business with a marketing minor.