Christian Ryder

Height:
6-5
Weight:
206
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Acworth, Ga.
High School:
North Paulding
Shop:
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UGA Career (2017-curr.): Owns an 0-2 record, 6.41 ERA and one save in 20 appearances including two starts for a total of 26.2 innings with 21 strikeouts and 12 walks

2019 (Junior): Made five relief appearances for a total of 3.1 innings, going 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA
*Tossed one scoreless inning with one strikeout against Dayton and one perfect inning with two strikeouts against Presbyterian
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)

2018 (Sophomore): Posted 0-0 mark, 0.00 ERA in 3.2 innings as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Made three relief appearances and had three walks and three strikeouts
*Pitched one scoreless inning with one strikeout against Ga. Southern and College of Charleston
*Tossed 1.2 innings with one unearned run and one strikeout versus Charlotte
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2017 (Freshman):
Appeared in 12 games with two starts and 10 relief appearances for a total of 19.2 innings as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Went 0-0, 6.86 ERA and one save with 15 strikeouts and seven walks
*Notched a save in debut, a 9-8 win over College of Charleston on Feb. 21
*0-1 with a 5.71 ERA in starts versus Kennesaw State and Xavier
*Tossed three innings of relief versus Presbyterian on March 15
*Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief versus No. 4 Clemson on April 4
*Provided two scoreless innings versus Missouri on April 7
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

High School:
A graduate of North Paulding High School where he played for Dennis Jordan
*A four-year letterman for the Wolfpack as a pitcher/third baseman and was a two-year letterman in football
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Selected to the Georgia Dugout Club Northwest Georgia All-Star squad in 2016
*Posted a 3-3 record, 2.00 ERA in 41.2 innings as a junior as team went 10-13 in 2015
*A National Honor Society student with a 4.0 GPA and member of SALT Student Athletic Leadership Team)
*Named Most Valuable Pitcher, 2nd team All-Region, 1st Team All-County and preseason All-State
*Played summer baseball with Team Elite Roadrunners

Personal
*Born Sept. 3, 1997
*Son of Scott and Rhonda Ryder
*Christian’s father Scott played baseball at Georgia Southern (1987-90) including winning 11 games on the 1990 squad that advanced to the College World Series. He also played professionally in the Atlanta Braves organization (1990-94) after being drafted in the 29th round
*Major: Entertainment and Media Studies