Round 16 - #482 overall pick - RHP - Ryan Fraser

http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/fraser_ryan00.html - 2009 (Junior) - Split time between starting and relieving in his first season of Division I ball...Made starts in nine of the 13 games he pitched in...Started in his first six appearances and was 2-3 as the Tigers' No. 2 starter before control problems moved him into the bullpen...Worked as a midweek starter in his final three starts of the season...Fared well as the top midweek starter, going 1-1 with 10 strikeouts in 13 innings and a no decision...Memphis won five of the nine games he started in...Worked out the bullpen in the last three appearances of his junior campaign...Posted a 3-5 record to go with a 7.04 ERA...Logged 47.1 innings on the hill and struck out 29...Struggled with control, walking 31 batters...Lost his first two decisions...Fanned a career-best seven in seven innings in a 6-0 blanking of Valparaiso (3/7/09)...Went 3-4 with a 6.18 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 39.1 innings as a starter...Held Indiana State to one run in six innings to pick up a 20-1 U of M win (3/14/09)...Earned a 16-6 win after striking out six in five innings in his first midweek outing versus Arkansas State (4/7/09)...Took the loss versus Mississippi State despite a strong five-inning outing in which he allowed three runs on six hits. (5/12/09).

Prior to Memphis: - A 49th Round Draft Pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2006 First Year Player Major League Draft...Pitched in both the starter and reliever roles in two years at Gulf Coast Community College...Posted a 11-10 record with a 5.21 ERA...Fanned 111 batters in 138.2 innings of work.

Prep: - Was a two-sport standout on the baseball and football fields at Walker Valley High School...Lettered two seasons as a pitcher, shortstop and first base for head coach Mike Turner...Helped guide Walker Valley to a District and Region Runner-up showing in a 25-10 senior season...Went 6-0 on the mound in his junior year to help WVHS to a District and Region championship...Was a two-time All-District selection...Earned All-Region and All-Area accolades as a senior...Was a two-year letterwinner as quarterback and safety on the WVHS football team.

11-21-07 from: - http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/112107aaa.html - University of Memphis Head Coach Daron Schoenrock wrapped up the early signing period by inking Florida Gulf Coast pitcher Ryan Fraser to a National Letter of Intent. A 49th Round Draft Pick of the Tampa Bay Devils Rays in the 2006 First Year Player Major League Draft, Fraser joins Drew Martinez, and Bartlett High standouts Jacob Wilson, Heith Hatfield and Trey Turner as Memphis' 2008-09 signing class.

One of four GCCC players to sign with four-year institutions, Fraser signs with the Tigers after a freshman campaign in which he pitched in both starter a reliever roles. He posted a 3-5 record with a 4.55 ERA. A native of Cleveland, Tenn., the 6-3 righthander fanned 34 batters in 55.1 innings of work to help Gulf Coast to a 32-18 season. The Commodores notched a seventh-place finish in the Florida State Tournament after claiming the runner-up trophy with a 15-10 record in Panhandle Conference play.

A two-sport standout, Fraser had an award-winning prep career at Walker Valley High. He lettered for two years as a quarterback and safety on the gridiron, but shined as a dual position player in two seasons on the diamond for Coach Mike Turner. Fraser earned All-Region and All-Area honors after guiding WVHS to a 25-10 mark as a senior. The two-time All-District selection compiled a 6-0 record on the mound as a junior en route to helping Walker Valley both Region and District titles