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Ryan Cyr

Position RHP
Height 6'3"
Weight 215 lbs.
B/T R/R
Class R-Senior
Hometown Leawood, Kan.
High School Blue Valley HS/Mississippi State

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • 2019 Big 12 Pitcher of Week Honors (5/6)

2021 (R-SENIOR)

  • Appeared in 20 games with 11 starts, finishing with a 4-7 record and a 6.54 ERA
  • Finished second on the team with 74.1 innings pitched and tied for second with 59 strikeouts
  • Recorded a season-high seven innings pitched against South Dakota State (2/19) and at FGCU (2/26), earning his first two victories of the season
  • Season-high 11 strikeouts in season opener against SDSU (2/19)
  • Didn’t allow a walk until his third start of the season
  • Recorded nine strikeouts at Saint Louis (3/5), pitching 5.1 innings
  • First relief appearance of the season against North Dakota State (4/30), recording two innings pitched
  • Earned third victory of the season at Omaha (3/12), pitching 6.2 innings with no earned runs and seven strikeouts
  • Pitched two scoreless innings of relief against Missouri State (5/5), earning his fourth victory of the year
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team

2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)

  • Started four games in the Friday role of the weekend rotation, including the season opener at Belmont (2/14)
  • Pitched a season-high eight innings with six strikeouts at Charleston Southern (2/21)
  • Finished tied for the team lead with Eli Davis in innings pitched with 22 and 1/3 innings
  • Tallied a 1-2 record with lone victory of the season against Indiana State (3/6)

2019 (REDSHIRT-JUNIOR)

  • Started in 15 of the 16 games he played in
  • Appeared in relief in one inning
  • Posted a 4-7 record with a 5.46 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 97 and 1/3 innings pitched
  • Made season debut as Saturday starter at USC Upstate (2/16) where he struck out a career-high eight batters
  • Pitched first complete game of career and set new personal-best eight innings pitched at St. John’s (3/16)
  • Recorded his second complete game of the season at West Virginia (4/20) while recording four strikeouts and only giving up one run
  • Hurled his third complete game at Furman (4/27) while striking out six
  • Threw a his fourth complete game, this time a shutout vs. Texas (5/4) while surrendering only two hits and striking out six

2018 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE)

  • Started one of the 29 games he played in making 28 relief appearances
  • Pitched 26 and 2/3 innings with four wins and three losses and 55 strikeouts
  • Made two relief appearances opening weekend against Murray State (2/16 & 2/18)
  • Made two relief appearances against Texas Southern where he pitched two scoreless frames (3/2 & 3/3)
  • Tossed a scoreless three innings against then-No. 20 St. John’s (3/9) where he faced the minimum
  • Earned third win of season in relief against Omaha (3/14)
  • Notched first start as a Jayhawk against TCU (4/14)
  • Picked up first-career save against Texas (5/23) in the 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship

MISSISSIPPI STATE

  • Took the mound in 12 games, including one start
  • Owned a 1-1 record with a 1.04 ERA
  • Went 16 innings without allowing a run
  • Made his collegiate debut against FAU (2/19), tossing an inning of shutout relief
  • Struck out two batters in an inning of shutout relief against Alcorn State (3/1)
  • Struck out a batter in an inning of relief against Oral Roberts (3/16)
  • Earned his first career victory against UT-Martin (4/5), tossing two, one-hit, shutout innings
  • Struck out a career-high three batters in three innings against ULM (4/20) at MGM Park in Biloxi
  • Drew his first-career start in the Governor’s Cup against Ole Miss (4/26) at Trustmark Park in Pearl, pitching a career-high 4.0 shutout innings

BLUE VALLEY HS

  • Played for head coach Tony Scardino at Blue Valley High School
  • Named a 2015 Perfect Game All-American
  • Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior
  • Struck out 64 batters in 42 and 2/3 innings pitched as a senior
  • Recorded a 1.79 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 58 and 2/3 innings pitched as a junior
  • Was the winning pitcher in the 2014 Kansas Class 6A State Championship game
  • Named to the honor each of his four years

PERSONAL

  • Born in Overland Park, Kansas
  • Son of Steve and Teresa Cyr
  • Has one sister, Ashlen
  • Majoring in finance