Oklahoma State University Athletics
Ryan Pittman Bio
January 15, 2009 | Cowboy Baseball
2008: Played in 10 games with seven starts ... had a career day against Mid-America Christian (4/16), going 3-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in his first start of the season against Gonzaga (2/24).
2007: Pittman provided quality depth behind the plate for the Cowboys ... has started nine of the 18 games he has appeared in ... posted two-hit games against Hartford (3/16), Oklahoma (5/6) and Missouri (5/20) ... was 2-for-4 against Hartford with a home run and a career-high two RBIs ... played in all three games against Oklahoma, starting two of them ... went 2-for-4 in the Bedlam series finale, including a single and a sacrifice bunt in the Cowboys' eighth- and ninth-inning rallies.
2006: Pittman sat out the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-conference selection as a senior at Stillwater High School ... starting catcher for Pioneers for four seasons ... as a senior, hit .338 with three home runs and 25 RBI ... hit .373 with three homers and 29 RBI as a junior ... threw out 21-of-34 would-be base stealers in last two high school seasons ... did not commit an error during that same period ... also three-year letterman in football ... was an All-State linebacker and led SHS in tackles as a senior.
PERSONAL: A political science major ... son of Randy and Rikki Pittman ... born June 7, 1987 ... has two sisters, Rainey and Rylee ... dad played football at USC ... favorite athlete is Brett Favre ... favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens ... favorite musician is Cross Canadian Ragweed ... dream job is a pro bull rider ... chose Oklahoma State because it has great tradition and he could stay close to home.
