Ryan Missler ’98 was a 3-year letterman at third base and shortstop who finished his career by receiving North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors. He was a first-team All-NCAC selection as a sophomore, making the all-regional tournament team and batting .304 with 5 HR and 30 RBI. As a junior, he won first-team All-NCAC and honorable mention all-region status. He batted .402, ranking ninth in the league, hit 8 home runs and drove in 52 runs, ranking fifth in the NCAC and tying for fourth on the all-time OWU season list. His senior year, he won the NCAC batting title with a .485 average (fourth-best all-time at OWU), set an OWU record with 14 home runs, and drove in 66 runs to rank second in the NCAC as well as second on the all-time OWU season list. He set school records with 83 hits and 142 total bases that year. He was named NCAC Player of the Year and was a first-team All-NCAC and second-team all-region pick. His career batting average of .400 ranked fifth all-time at OWU, while his 27 home runs tied the school record, and his .661 slugging percentage ranked third.