UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2007: Made eight appearances and six starts on the mound … season cut short due to an injury … still posted a 3.05 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a staff-best .225 average … held righties to a .210 batting average … went 2-4 with 22 strikeouts in 41.1 innings of work … named the WCC Co-Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27-Mar. 4) after picking up two wins against Washington and UC Davis ... lasted 7.0 scoreless innings during win at Davis on March 4 and allowed just three hits with two strikeouts and no walks ... pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits and six strikeouts in a no-decision against BYU on Feb. 17.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006: Started 14 games while making 17 appearances as primary No. 1 starter ... named to the 2006 WCC Spring All-Academic team ... tied for team high with three wins, posting a 3-6 record ... 14 starts tied for third most on UP’s single season list ... led staff with 82.2 innings pitched ... had a 5.44 ERA and 40 strikeouts ... struck out five in 5.1 innings during 9-2 loss at Nevada on Mar. 10 ... struck out five and didn’t allow a hit in 4.1 innings of relief at San Jose State on Mar. 15 ... allowed five hits in 6.0 scoreless innings to pick up win during 8-1 defeat of Concordia on Mar. 21 ... allowed three earned runs on seven hits, while striking out four in 8.0 innings to earn the win against UC Davis on Mar. 26 ... allowed two runs on seven hits and three strikeouts in 7.1 innings against San Diego on Apr. 8 ... allowed two runs while scattering eight hits and striking out seven in 6.0 innings to pick up win against San Francisco on Apr. 13.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Appeared in 16 games, making 15 starts as No. 2 starter … tied for second on the staff with three wins, second on the staff with two complete games, 96.1 innings pitched and 49 strikeouts … third on the team with a 5.61 earned run average and a .304 opponents’ batting average … won first start as a Pilot, going five innings while giving up four hits and two runs in a 7-3 win against Kansas State on Feb. 13 … pitched 10 innings giving up nine hits and one run during a 2-1 win over UC Davis on Feb. 26 … struck out a season-high six batters and gave up only two runs in a complete-game 9-2 win against Santa Clara on April 2.
BOULDER HS: Earned three letters for coach Jack Taylor … also lettered twice in basketball and once in cross country … named to the all-conference second team.
PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1986 in Boulder, Colo. … parents are Lester Ronick and Deborah Kline … majors are business and Spanish… American Legion team posted a 71-8 record and competed in the American Legion World Series.
