Ryan Bay comes to NOC-Enid after serving nine years as head coach at NOC-Tonkawa. During that span, Bay's Mavericks squads produced 5 MLB draft picks, 6 NJCAA All-Americans, and 27 NCAA D1 players, while posting an overall mark of 317-177.

Before Tonkawa, Bay spent the previous six seasons as head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma. He took over an eight-win team in 2009 and immediately shaped it into a contender, posting 26 victories. That 18-game swing was the single most significant one-year turnaround in school history. In 2010, Northwestern was one win shy of the NAIA National Tournament on the strength of a 35-22 overall record, the fifth-best finish in school history.

Prior to serving at NWOSU, Bay spent 2006-2008 as head coach at Bacone College and 2003-05 at William Woods University.

Bay lettered collegiately at Missouri Valley College. He was a four-year starter and two-time All-Conference performer in the Heart of America Conference. He led the conference in stolen bases during his junior year with 39. He received his Bachelor of Science in 1999 from Missouri Valley College and earned a Master of Education from NWOSU in 2002.

Coach Bay and his wife of 24 years, Denise They, have a 19-year-old son, Bryer.