Rylan T. Bannon (2024) - Hall of Fame - Xavier University Athletics

Rylan T. Bannon

Induction:
2024

Rylan Bannon, an eighth round selection in the 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, earned First Team All-BIG EAST Conference honors two years in a row (2016 and 2017) while leading Xavier to back-to-back BIG EAST Championships and back-to-back NCAA Regional Final appearances. He finished his career with a .455 batting average in eight NCAA Tournament games, smacking three home runs and driving in 12 runs.

Bannon, a 2017 ABCA/Rawlings Northeast All-Region First Team selection, won 2017 BIG EAST Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team on a team that went 34-27 (10-6 in the BIG EAST Regular Season), won the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament Championship, and advanced to the 2017 Louisville Regional Final, including a win over Oklahoma.

Bannon, a 2016 First Team All-BIG EAST selection, was one of Xavier’s stars of the 2016 NCAA Tournament run, earning a spot on the Nashville All-Regional Team as XU made it to the Regional Final. Bannon had at least one hit in all four of XU's NCAA Tournament games, batting .353 (6-for-17) with two homers, eight RBI, five runs scored and three doubles. He hit his first career grand slam in the seventh inning of a 15-1 NCAA win over Vanderbilt.

Bannon, who has been called up to the majors on a number of occasions, is currently in AAA ball in the Houston Astros organization.