Ryan Mottl

Ryan M. Mottl

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

• School Clemson University
• High School McCluer North High School

• Born December 9, 1977 in Brunswick, ME USA

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Ryan Mottl pitched in the minors, peaking at AAA, and for the USA national baseball team.

Mottl was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 39th round of the 1996 amateur draft out of high school, but he chose to go to college. He was 10-3 with a 4.72 ERA as a college freshman in 1997. He joined Kris Wilson and Randy Choate on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team. He then represented the USA in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup, going 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA; he lost to Pedro Luis Lazo and #2 Cuba. As a sophomore, he fell to 9-4, 4.81. He pitched once for the US in the 1998 Baseball World Cup, throwing a three-hitter and striking out nine (walking four) to shut out Russia, defeating Anton Shirokiy. He tied Jon McDonald for the event lead in ERA, bright spots on a US team that finished in the bottom half of the standings, 9th. He slipped to 4-8, 6.14 as a junior. The Texas Rangers still selected him in the 27th round of the 1999 amateur draft, and he decided not to sign. He rebounded to 10-4, 3.70 in 2000 and Clemson went to the 2000 College World Series. He and Cory Vance were the All-Tournament pitchers in the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

The Maine native was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 2000 amateur draft, and he went 1-3 with a 7.45 ERA for the Clinton LumberKings in his first season as a professional player. In 2001, Mottl broke out and he went 15-6 with a 3.60 ERA for the Dayton Dragons. He tied Chad Qualls for the Midwest League lead in wins and led Reds farmhands, three ahead of Scott Dunn and Travis Thompson. He tied for 7th in the affiliated minors in victories. He extended his solid pitching as he was 13-6 with a 3.50 ERA for the Stockton Ports in 2002, tying Russ Morgan for the California League lead in wins. He was also 9th with 148 K and 9th in ERA, between Travis Blackley and Rich Fischer. Among Reds minor leaguers, he tied Juan Frias and John Koronka for the win lead and trailed only Josh Hall and Daylan Childress in strikeouts. He was 6-5 with a 3.94 ERA for the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2003. Mottl also started three games for the AAA Louisville Bats, but his ERA was 5.63. He then went to the Pittsburgh Pirates system, and he was 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA for the Nashville Sounds and 2-5 with a 6.15 ERA for the Lynchburg Hillcats. Mottl allowed 4 runs in 3 1/3 innings for the Atlantic City Surf in 2005, and his professional career ended.

He had gone 39-27 with a 4.14 ERA in 102 minor league games, throwing two shutouts.