Corey Ray

Position:
OF
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Simeon Career Academy

Career Honors:
• 2016 MLB Draft - 1st Round (5th overall) - Milwaukee Brewers
• 2016 ABCA First Team All-America
• 2016 D1Baseball First Team All-America
• 2016 NCBWA First Team All-America
• 2016 Perfect Game First Team All-America
• 2016 Baseball America Second Team All-America
• 2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team All-America
• 2016 All-ACC First Team
• ACC Player of the Week (2/22/16 & 3/28/16)
• 2015 Baseball America Second Team All-America
• 2015 NCBWA Second Team All-America
• 2015 D1Baseball Third Team All-America
• 2015 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
• 2015 All-ACC First Team
• 2014 Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team

2016: Ranked second nationally with 44 stolen bases while hitting .310 with team-high 15 home runs and 60 RBI in 64 starts while also earning All-America honors for second straight season. Became highest MLB Draft selection in school history going fifth overall to Milwaukee. Had three hits and drove in a run in NCAA Regional win over WMU on June 3. Singled, walked twice and scored two runs in May 25 win over Wake Forest at ACC Championship. Was 3-of-4 with a stolen base and one RBI in May 17 win over Indiana. Closed sweep of No. 10 NC State by going 2-of-3 with a double and a run scored. Finished 3-of-4 with two home runs in series-opening win against St. John’s on April 29. Delivered two-run homer and added a double in April 12 win against No. 12 Kentucky. Was 7-for-14 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and five runs scored in three-game sweep of No. 16 Clemson. Homered and had walk-off ground-rule RBI double in April 17 finale against the Tigers. Finished 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in opener with Clemson. Was 2-for-4 with a double, stolen base, one RBI and two runs in finale at No. 5 Florida State. Hit safely in all three wins over Virginia Tech connecting for home runs in each of the first two games. Hit safely in all three games and drove in eight runs in series win over No. 9 Virginia on March 25-27. Was 2-for-5 with three RBI in finale against Cavaliers after homering in a 2-for-5, three-RBI outing in game two. Connected for leadoff home run to open the March 18 game at No. 5 Miami. Was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in March 15 win over Xavier. Hit safely in all three wins against Notre Dame on March 11-12. Matched career-high with four stolen bases and scored twice in March 8 win over Longwood. Had back-to-back games with three steals in final two games against Princeton. Was 2-for-4 with a home run against No. 21 Ole Miss on Feb. 28. Connected for home run in third straight game and scored four runs for the second straight game after finishing 5-for-6 with two RBI against EKU on Feb. 23. Hit .667 (6-for-9) with two home runs, seven RBI, nine runs scored and was 6-for-6 on stolen bases in season-opening sweep of SIU Edwardsville. Connected for home runs and was 3-for-3 on stolen bases in each of the final two games against the Cougars.

Summer 2015: Rising junior separated himself as one of the top players for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team ranking among the team leaders in multiple offensive categories. The Chicago native hit .355 overall to rank second on the team while hitting safely in 15 of his 16 starts. Ray led the USA Collegiate National Team with seven doubles, 10 stolen bases (in 11 attempts), 12 runs scored, seven walks and a .548 slugging percentage while playing error-free baseball in 14 starts in the outfield. Also added a home run and five RBI for Team USA.

2015: Earned All-America honors after hitting .325 with 11 home runs, 56 RBI, 15 doubles, five triples and 34 stolen bases. Started all 65 games in the outfield. Finished 3-of-5 with a double and three RBI in win over Cal State Fullerton in game two of NCAA Super Regional. Was 3-for-5 with three RBI in NCAA Regional clinching win over Michigan on May 31. Had two doubles, drove in a run and scored three times in May 16 series-clinching win at NC State. Was 4-for-10 at the plate in the series win against No. 7 Florida State. Hit safely in all three games at Clemson. Was 3-for-5 with a home run and scored twice in series-clincher over the Tigers. Homered and went 2-for-5 with three RBI in May 3 win over Clemson. Finished 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in finale against Bethune-Cookman on April 26. Hit ninth home run of the season and went 2-for-5 with two RBI and twice scored in April 25 win over BCU. Was 2-for-3 at the plate before stealing home in the bottom of the ninth to clinch walk-off win and finish series sweep of Wake Forest on April 18. Singled, drove in a run, scored once and stole three bases in first game of April 18 doubleheader against Wake. Had first career two-homer game and drove in three runs in series-opening win over Demon Deacons on April 17. Connected for sixth home run of the season in April 12 win at Duke. Was named ACC Player of the Week on April 6 after hitting .600 in three games from March 31-April 5, finishing 9-for-15 with two home runs, nine RBIs, three doubles, six runs scored, two stolen bases and a 1.333 slugging percentage. Kicked off the Cardinals’ series win at No. 9 Virginia by connecting for first career grand slam in seventh inning of 8-1 triumph and finished 2-for-5 overall. Was 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, one RBI and two stolen bases in an 11-4 victory over the Cavaliers on April 5. Homered, tripled and doubled while driving in four and scoring three times in March 31 win over Miami (Ohio). Was 8-for-8 on stolen bases in three-game sweep of No. 28 Georgia Tech. Matched career-high with four RBI while stealing career-best four bases during 3-for-5 day at the plate against Yellow Jackets on March 28. Finished 2-for-4 with one RBI and one stolen base in March 22 win at No. 22 Notre Dame. Delivered game-winning home run to cap 4-for-8 day at the plate in Cardinals’ 18-inning win at Notre Dame on March 21. Was 2-of-4 with one RBI and scored once in March 17 win over Purdue. Hit safely in all three games in Boston College series highlighted by finishing 3-of-4 with a double, two RBI and scored twice in March 14 win. Was 2-for-4 with a RBI in win over Ole Miss on March 10. Singled, walked twice, stole a base and scored twice in series-clinching win against No. 10 Miami on March 8. Finished 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI in Feb. 24 win over Butler. Was 3-for-5 with game-tying three-run homer and finished with four RBI overall in Feb. 21 win over Arkansas State. Finished 2-for-4 with a run scored in game one of Feb. 21 doubleheader. Hit safely in all three games at the Opening Weekend Challenge. Was 2-for-4 with second career home run and two RBI against No. 17 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 15. Finished 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and one RBI in season-opening win over Alabama State.

2014: Hit .325 with a home run, 17 RBI, 11 runs scored in 19 starts and 43 games played after moving into starting lineup in final week of the regular season. Was 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in win over Kennesaw State on June 7 to clinch CWS berth. Doubled and scored in NCAA Regional title game win over Kentucky. Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI in victory over Kansas at NCAA Regional. Hit .500 going 6-for-12 with a triple and three walks in four starts at American Championship. Finished 2-for-2 with a triple and a run driven in win over Rutgers on May 24 at American Championship. Added two hits with one RBI and one run scored in May 22 win over Memphis. Singled, walked twice and scored once in May 16 win over Cincinnati. Connected for a two-run single to start the scoring in the Cardinals' 9-5 win at USF on May 4. Was 2-for-4 with first career triple, one RBI and scored once in second start of the season on April 26 against UConn. Connected for first career collegiate home run, a two-run shot to right field, in the eighth inning of the Cardinals' 7-3 win over Morehead State on April 23. Went 1-for-4 at the plate in first career collegiate start in left field on March 23 against Rutgers. Had three-run double and scored once after coming off the bench in March 15 win over Samford. Earned first career hit on a RBI double off the wall in right field and later scored in Feb. 21 win over Western Michigan. Came off the bench for first collegiate game action with two at-bats as designated hitter against The Citadel on Feb. 15.

High School: Chose to attend Louisville and play baseball for the Cardinals after being selected in the 33rd Round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners. Preseason prep All-American at Simeon Career Academy. Rated as the No. 4 player in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report. Ranked at No. 176 in the nation by Perfect Game. Played in Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field. Named Chicago's Most Outstanding Male Athlete in 2013. Was an All-State selection. Lettered four years under head coach Leroy Franklin at Simeon Career Academy.

Personal: Born on Sept. 22, 1994 in Chicago, Ill. Son of Corey and Kathy Ray. Has two siblings, Melanie and Bretagne. Majoring in exercise science. Person with the greatest influence on his career is his grandfather because of his support. Favorite hobby is reading. Favorite TV show is "How I Met Your Mother." Favorite athlete is Jacoby Ellsbury. Favorite sports teams include Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Red Sox. Favorite restaurant is Red Lobster. Favorite quote, "If you could, you would."