NC State Freshman Infielder Ryder Woodson has Entered the Transfer Portal

NC State Freshman Infielder Ryder Woodson has entered the Transfer Portal.

After a breakout weekend at the Auburn Regional, NC State freshman INF Ryder Woodson entered the transfer portal, https://t.co/bvSB98ghWu has learned.

Woodson was 5-14 with 2 doubles, 3 HRs, 4 runs scored and 8 RBI in his final 3 games.

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NC State Freshman infielder Ryder Woodson has entered the transfer portal.

Woodson started just 5 of the 26 games he appeared in, but Wolfpack fans will remember his clutch performance in the final three games of the season during the NCAA Tournament. In that stretch, he went 5-for-14 with 8 RBIs, 4 runs, 3 home runs, and 2 doubles.

For the season, Woodson posted a .361 batting average, a .465 on-base percentage, a .694 slugging percentage, and a 1.145 OPS.

Coming out of high school, Woodson was ranked as the No. 39 shortstop in the state of Florida in the 2024 class, according to Perfect Game.

Woodson has 3 years of eligibility remaining.

Twelve NC State players have now entered the transfer portal since it opened:

Junior Relief Pitcher Derrick Smith

Sophomore Relief Pitcher Jaxon Lucas, Redshirt Sophomore Catcher Drew Lanphere and Freshman Right-Handed Pitcher Aden Knowles

Junior Third Baseman Matt Heavner and Sophomore Third Baseman Ryan Jaros. 

Freshman Outfielder Trey Bentley and Sophomore Outfielder Jet Gilliam

Redshirt Junior Pitcher Jacob Dienes, Junior Pitcher Eli Pillsbury and Sophomore Outfielder Jake Bechtel.