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Baseball

Ryan Norman
5-8 Junior Catcher
Hoover, Alabama
#18


Ryan Norman competes in his third season with the UM baseball program this season. He will compete for playing time behind the plate. Last season, Norman appeared in 61 games, started in 58 games and only committed three errors for a .993 fielding percentage. At the plate, he batted .291 with two home runs and 38 RBI. He had 15 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games and had a four-game hitting streak. He went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI against West Florida. In the classroom, he was rewarded for his hard work as he was one of three Falcons named to the HAVOC GSC All-Academic Team. As a freshman,  Ryan appeared in 26 games, started in 11 games, and will compete for playing time behind the plate. He hit two home runs and drove in six runs against Stillman College. He also collected two hits while scoring four runs against Arkansas-Monticello.

Ryan prepped at nearby Hoover High School, where he competed for coach Rick Davis.

A biology major at UM, he is the son of Randy and Paige Hebson and Ken Norman.