2016: Named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll...played in 13 games for the Vikings starting 11 games...earned a 3-1 record going 36 innings...scattered 48 hits giving up 26 earned runs having a 6.50 ERA...struck out 17 batters while walking 21...in the Vikings 1-0 win over Emory & Henry (2/6) he went five innings allowing just two hits while fanning three batters.
2015: Appeared in 13 games as a pitcher with 7 starts...had a 2.47 ERA with one shutout and a 3-3 record...had 15 strikeouts and held opponents to a .264 batting average...tossed a seven-inning complete game win at Birmingham-Southern (3/21) where he allowed three hits and fanned two batters in BC's 10-3 victory.
2014: SAA Honorable Mention...pitched in 14 games, including six starts...compiled a 5-0 record with a 4.07 ERA...pitched 48.2 innings, with 11 walks, 18 strikeouts and two saves...threw one complete game...gave up three runs (two earned) and recorded three strikeouts over seven innings of work in a 13-3 victory versus Rhodes (4/12)...gave up two unearned runs on six hits, with three walks and four strikeouts over seven innings in a 3-2 loss at Centre (4/19)...gave up two runs over 7.1 innings in a 3-2 victory versus Rhodes (4/26) in the quarter finals of the SAA tournament.
2013: Pitched in 13 games, including eight starts...compiled a 1-5 record with a 4.91 ERA...pitched 47 2/3 innings, walked 15, fanned 27, and recorded one save...gave up four runs (one earned) over seven innings of work against Hendrix (3/2)...gave up five hits and struckout two in that game...scattered four hits over five scoreless innings versus Sewanee (3/8)...pitched two innings of scoreless relief against Emory (4/9)...earned three strikeouts in that game.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in baseball at Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Georgia...CY Young Award Winner...all-region selection as a senior...made it in the final four as a senior.
Personal: Ryan William O'Connell was born in Fairfax, Virginia...the son of Laurie and Robert O'Connell...has one brother, Steven...on-campus job: housekeeping and carpentry...majoring in accounting at Berry.
