Ryan Alan Lobus…Got engaged to fiancée, Eve, in September 2025...Went 9-9 with a 5.87 ERA (83 ER/127.1 IP) over 32 games (23 starts) for Mercer from 2022-23, where he majored in sports marketing and analytics…His 74 strikeouts in the 2023 season led all Bears hurlers and ranked fifth in the Southern Conference…His 63.1 IP in 2023 ranked third on the club…Transferred to Mercer in 2022 from Chattanooga State Community College (Tenn.)…Played college summer ball in 2022 for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League, going 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA (two ER/6.1 IP) in four relief outings…Also appeared in college summer ball with the Macon Bacon of the Coastal Plain League (2023), Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League (2021) and Souris Valley Saber Dogs of the Expedition League (2020)…Has two sisters (Nicole and Courtney) and one brother (Taylor)…Taylor also played baseball at Mercer.
2025
Went 7-3 with a 3.48 ERA (26 ER/67.1 IP), 1.16 WHIP and .208 (51-for-254) opponents' batting average in 45 games (three starts) for Double-A Frisco…Working primarily as a multi-inning reliever, Lobus recorded four or more outs in 26 of his 42 relief appearances…Fanned 82 batters in 67.1 IP for a 10.96 strikeouts per 9.0 figure and 28.9% strikeout rate – each the third-best figures in the Texas League (min. 60.0 IP)…From July 23 to the end of the season, was one of the premier TL hurlers, going 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA (two ER/24.2 IP), 33 strikeouts, four walks, 0.69 WHIP and a .151 opponents' batting average in 16 relief appearances…Ranks among TL pitchers in that span (min. 20.0 IP): WHIP (first), opponents' OBP (first, .215), SO/BB (tied for first, 8.25), ERA (second), strikeout rate (third, 35.1%), opponents' OPS (fourth, .471) and SO/9 (fifth, 12.04)…Fanned a season-high five batters on Aug. 5 at ARK…Longest outing of campaign was Aug. 23 at CC (W, 2.2 SHO IP, one H, one BB, three K)…For the season, saw much better results working in a relief role (7-2, 2.92 in 42 games) than as a starter (0-1, 9.53 in three GS)…Was significantly tougher on right-handed batters (.176 opp. BA/.533 OPS) than lefties (.258 BA/.767 OPS), mirroring his career trend.
2024
Climbed three levels of the Rangers' chain over a breakout campaign in second professional season, producing an 8-5 record, two saves, a 2.96 ERA (31 ER/94.1 IP) and 134 strikeouts in 27 games/12 starts for Down East (A), Hickory (A+) and Frisco…Led all Rangers farmhands (min. 90.0 IP) in SO/9 (12.78), BB/9 (2.10), SO/BB (6.09), SO rate (35.8%), BB rate (5.9%), WHIP (0.98) and xFIP (2.64)…His 35.8% strikeout rate ranked second in all of MiLB under the same parameter to only Matt Wilkinson of the CLE system…Recorded at least one strikeout in each of his 27 games, registering in double-digit strikeouts three times: 12 Ks on May 22 vs. ASH, 11 on Aug. 15 at HV and 10 on Aug. 23 vs. BG...He was one of six players in the South Atlantic League to fan 10+ batters in at least three games in ‘24…Was tabbed Rangers Minor League Reliever of the Month for August: 0-1, 1.26 ERA, 14.1 IP, seven H, two R/ER, three BB, 29 K, 0.70 WHIP in his four relief appearances (also had one start in the month)… Saw his first career Double-A action over his final four games from Sept. 4-14, posting a 3.00 ERA (two ER/6.0 IP), two saves and 10 strikeouts without walking a batter…Also appeared in both games of RoughRiders’ Divisional Playoff series against Midland (3.2 IP, two H, one R/ER, one BB, four K)…Finished the season ranked as the Rangers’ No. 30 prospect, according to FanGraphs.
2023
Reported to the Rangers’ ACL (Rk.) affiliate after signing as a non-drafted free agent on July 18…Permitted eight runs/earned runs in 4.0 IP (18.00 ERA) over four relief outings for ACL Rangers…Struck out all three batters faced over a scoreless inning of work on Aug. 8 vs. the ACL A’s.
