#17 - Ryan Farrar
Position: LHP
Year: So.
Hometown: Mechanicsville, Va.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175
Previous School: Atlee High School
Bats/Throws: L/L

GENERAL

• Expected to fill a roll in the starting rotation as a viable left-handed option

2010/FRESHMAN

• Made 15 appearances and eight starts on the mound for the Black & Gold
• Pitched 48.2 innings, striking out 13 batters
• Made his first career start against Charleston Southern, tossing 4.2 innings with four hits, a run and two strikeouts (2/21)
• Pitched a career-long six shutout innings against George Mason, holding the Patriots to five hits with four strikeouts (5/14)
• Notched his first career win at VMI, throwing three innings, while scattering five hits and three strikeouts (4/20)
• Fanned a career-high five batters against Richmond (4/14)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Was a three-year member of the varsity baseball team at nearby Atlee High School
• Tossed a no-hitter in the district semifinal as a sophomore
• Named First Team All-District as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Earned all-state accolades following his junior and senior campaigns
• Was also a three-year member of the varsity basketball squad at Atlee
• Spent time playing with club teams Tidewater Orioles and Virginia Aces during the past two years

PERSONAL

• Son of Jerry and Traci Farrar
• Born July 5, 1991
• Majoring in accounting at VCU