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Ryan Pidhaichuk

Position Infielder
Height 6'2''
Weight 220 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Richmond, British Columbia
High School Hugh Boyd
B/T Sr./2L

Career Honors and Awards

  • 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Two-time Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • 2014 Walt Houk KU Newcomer of the Year

2016, Senior season
Started 34 games and appeared in 49… Recorded a .282 batting average (33-for-117)… Made season debut against Northern Colorado (2/22)… Made first start at third base in 2016 against then-No. 5 Oregon State (2/28)… Tallied a career-high three hits and career-high two runs vs. BYU (3/3)… Matched career-high two runs vs. Murray State (3/15)… Tallied two hits against Benedictine (3/30)… Smoked a two-run double to spark KU rally at Texas (4/15).

2015, Junior season
2015 Spring Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Started seven games for the Jayhawks and appeared in a total of 33… Finished the season with a .162 batting average (6-for-37) with one double and six RBIs… Tied a career-best two RBIs at Texas Tech (3/27)… Had a career-high five at bats at Oklahoma (4/2).

2014, Sophomore season
Started 17 games for the Jayhawks and appeared in a total of 53… Finished the season with a .211 batting average (16-for-76) with one home run and 12 RBIs… Recorded two RBIs against Mississippi Valley State (2/23) and against Houston Baptist (3/2)… Finished the season with 218 putouts and no errors for a 1.000 fielding percentage on the year.

2013, Freshman season at Lethbridge College
Played two seasons for head coach Todd Hubka… Batted .369 with 59 hits, 12 home runs and 52 RBIs his sophomore year… Broke the single-season home run record, runs record, hit-by-pitch record and walks record… Left with a career batting average of .327 with 83 hits, 17 home runs and 68 RBIs… Broke career records in walks and home runs… Stole 15 bases for the Kodiaks.

Hugh Boyd Secondary School
Played football, basketball and volleyball for the Trojans… Didn’t offer high school baseball.

Personal
Born in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada… Son of Jim and Sharon Pidhaichuk… Father was drafted by the L.A. Kings of the National Hockey League… Majoring in communications.