2020 Baseball Roster
Hawks, Ryan
Jersey Number 19
Ryan Hawks
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 240
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ky.
- High School:
- Warren East
- Prev School:
- Warren East HS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 MLB Draft, 8th Round (247th overall), Seattle Mariners
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2023: Made 15 appearances on the mound, including 14 starts ... Finished 5-3 with a 4.58 ERA ... Tallied 80 strikeouts in 76.2 innings ... Drew the Opening Day start against Bucknell, giving up just one run over 6.1 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts ... Struck out eight in 7.1 innings against Bowling Green on Feb. 24, allowing just a single unearned run ... Tossed six shutout innings with just two hits allowed and eight strikeouts in a win over No. 12 Texas A&M at Minute Maid Park on March 3 ... Pitched a career-long eight innings, giving up just one run and striking out eight in a win over Boston College on April 6 ... Struck out eight in 4.2 scoreless innings against Miami on April 28.
2022: Pitched in 27 games, with one start ... Finished with a 5-3 record and 4.96 ERA ... Struck out 65 in 49.0 innings ... Made his first appearance since 2020 with 2.2 innings out of the bullpen on Feb. 18 against Charlotte, striking out a career-high four ... Earned his second victory of the season with three innings of relief work against Akron on March 5 ... Struck out four in two scoreless innings against Lipscomb on March 22 ... Made his first career start against Cincinnati on April 12, allowing two runs in three innings ... Worked two innings without allowing a run against Kentucky on April 19 ... Struck out five across two scoreless innings against NC State on April 23 ... Picked up three strikeouts while retiring all four batters he faced against Western Kentucky on April 26 ... Allowed one run over 2.1 innings while striking out five to pick up the win at Wake Forest on May 7 ... Struck out three to close out Indiana on May 10 ... Pitched 2.1 scoreless against Michigan in the NCAA Regional on June 4.
2021: Missed the season due to injury.
2020: Pitched five times out of the bullpen before the season was halted... Did not record a decision while posting a 5.40 ERA with four strikeouts in five innings... Made his collegiate debut at Ole Miss on Feb. 16... Struck out a pair in a perfect ninth inning Feb. 29 against Western Michigan.
High School: Lettered four years at Warren East High School under coach Wes Sanford… Ranked as the top player in the state of Kentucky by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report… Ranked No. 233 nationally by Perfect Game… Named the 2018 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year… Helped Team USA win a gold medal at the COPABE U-18 Pan-American Championships in 2018… Three-time All-State selection… 2018 and 2019 4th Region Player of the Year… Set the school record for wins, strikeouts and innings pitched… Went 7-2 on the mound as a senior with a 0.95 ERA and 121 strikeouts… Was 8-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 102 Ks in his junior season… Posted a 27-10 mark in his four years with a sub-2.00 ERA in each season.
Personal: Parents are Kevin and Jaime Hawks… Sibling is Allison… Majoring in sport administration… Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Western Kentucky and Cincinnati… Credits his mom with having the biggest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys watching sports, playing videos games and golfing in his free time… Favorite movies are Rambo and Rocky… Favorite athletes are Marcus Stroman and Dansby Swanson… Would love to have dinner with Max Scherzer, Nolan Ryan and Marcus Stroman to discuss pitching.
• 2023 MLB Draft, 8th Round (247th overall), Seattle Mariners
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2023: Made 15 appearances on the mound, including 14 starts ... Finished 5-3 with a 4.58 ERA ... Tallied 80 strikeouts in 76.2 innings ... Drew the Opening Day start against Bucknell, giving up just one run over 6.1 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts ... Struck out eight in 7.1 innings against Bowling Green on Feb. 24, allowing just a single unearned run ... Tossed six shutout innings with just two hits allowed and eight strikeouts in a win over No. 12 Texas A&M at Minute Maid Park on March 3 ... Pitched a career-long eight innings, giving up just one run and striking out eight in a win over Boston College on April 6 ... Struck out eight in 4.2 scoreless innings against Miami on April 28.
2022: Pitched in 27 games, with one start ... Finished with a 5-3 record and 4.96 ERA ... Struck out 65 in 49.0 innings ... Made his first appearance since 2020 with 2.2 innings out of the bullpen on Feb. 18 against Charlotte, striking out a career-high four ... Earned his second victory of the season with three innings of relief work against Akron on March 5 ... Struck out four in two scoreless innings against Lipscomb on March 22 ... Made his first career start against Cincinnati on April 12, allowing two runs in three innings ... Worked two innings without allowing a run against Kentucky on April 19 ... Struck out five across two scoreless innings against NC State on April 23 ... Picked up three strikeouts while retiring all four batters he faced against Western Kentucky on April 26 ... Allowed one run over 2.1 innings while striking out five to pick up the win at Wake Forest on May 7 ... Struck out three to close out Indiana on May 10 ... Pitched 2.1 scoreless against Michigan in the NCAA Regional on June 4.
2021: Missed the season due to injury.
2020: Pitched five times out of the bullpen before the season was halted... Did not record a decision while posting a 5.40 ERA with four strikeouts in five innings... Made his collegiate debut at Ole Miss on Feb. 16... Struck out a pair in a perfect ninth inning Feb. 29 against Western Michigan.
High School: Lettered four years at Warren East High School under coach Wes Sanford… Ranked as the top player in the state of Kentucky by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report… Ranked No. 233 nationally by Perfect Game… Named the 2018 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year… Helped Team USA win a gold medal at the COPABE U-18 Pan-American Championships in 2018… Three-time All-State selection… 2018 and 2019 4th Region Player of the Year… Set the school record for wins, strikeouts and innings pitched… Went 7-2 on the mound as a senior with a 0.95 ERA and 121 strikeouts… Was 8-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 102 Ks in his junior season… Posted a 27-10 mark in his four years with a sub-2.00 ERA in each season.
Personal: Parents are Kevin and Jaime Hawks… Sibling is Allison… Majoring in sport administration… Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Western Kentucky and Cincinnati… Credits his mom with having the biggest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys watching sports, playing videos games and golfing in his free time… Favorite movies are Rambo and Rocky… Favorite athletes are Marcus Stroman and Dansby Swanson… Would love to have dinner with Max Scherzer, Nolan Ryan and Marcus Stroman to discuss pitching.
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