Ryan Speier
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| Ryan Speier | |
|---|---|
 Speier with the Colorado Rockies in 2007 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: July 24, 1979 Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 4, 2005, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| NPB: April 12, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: April 19, 2009, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| NPB: October 10, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 7–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.99 |
| Strikeouts | 58 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–4 |
| Earned run average | 4.60 |
| Strikeouts | 27 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Ryan Andrew Speier (born July 24, 1979) is an American former right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played with the Colorado Rockies for his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career, from 2005 when he was called up to July 24, 2009 when he was designated for assignment.[1]
High school
Speier was a standout pitcher at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia along with Joe Saunders.
College
Speier attended Radford University in Virginia, where he was a standout pitcher for the Highlanders baseball team. In 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Speier set a league record with 16 saves, and allowed only 10 hits, one walk, and one earned run in his 20 innings of relief. He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2013.[2][3] Speier was signed by the Rockies in 2001 as an undrafted free agent.