Ever hear anyone talk about how no good athletes come out of Maine? Well Ryan Flaherty has a little something to say about this. Flaherty, a graduate of Deering High School in Portland, has been in the starting lineup for Vanderbilt University since the second he stepped on campus.
Ryan's freshman year he was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball after leading the Commodores with a .339 batting average and 19 doubles (second on team). He also had two homers, 49 RBI and a .421 on base percentage in 62 games played and led the team with 22 multi-hit and 15 multi-RBI games.
Last year Vandy held the #1 rank from preseason all the way until the post season. Ryan ended up a Second-team All-America selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rivals.com. He was also named to ABCA All-South Region team and second-team All-SEC. He batted .381 with 23 doubles, four homers and 57 RBI and finished the year with a school single season record 35-game hitting streak ... 23 doubles tied for most on the team ... Led the team with 33 multi-hit and 20 multi RBI games on the year. However, Vanderbilt was upset in the first round of the tournament.
This year, Ryan was named a preseason first team All American and is viewed as THE best shortstop in college baseball.
Whoever says Maine can't produce a good athlete should check out one of his games, but if you're feeling a little too lazy to do so...just wait a couple years. He'll be on your TV.
Brad Thibeau
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