Ryan Piech

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aurora, Ohio
High School:
Walsh Jesuit
B/T:
R/R

2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team
2026 All-BIG EAST First Team
2026 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2026 CSC Academic All-District Team
2025 All-BIG EAST Second Team

2026: Earned 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team honors after posting a 3.18 ERA through 76.1 innings pitched across 14 starts...Limited opposing batters to a .201 average at the plate for the season, with a WHIP of 1.14...Collected a career-best 98 strikeouts to lead the Musketeers and ranked No. 3 in the BIG EAST and No. 51 in NCAA DI at the conclusion of conference tournaments...Had 11.55 strikeouts per nine innings for the season, ranking first in the league....Allowed just 6.60 hits per nine innings, ranked first in the BIG EAST and No. 40 in NCAA DI at the conclusion of league tournament play...An All-BIG EAST First Team selection, had a 3.18 ERA through 39.2 innings pitched across seven starts in conference play, sixth best among qualified BIG EAST pitchers...Collected a team-high 49 strikeouts in conference games, third most in the league, while issuing just 17 walks with a WHIP of 1.36...Earned four wins against BIG EAST opponents...Had a career-high 12 strikeouts at Seton Hall on 4/17...Went a career-long 7.2 innings on 5/21 against UConn, limiting the Huskies ton one run on four hits, striking out nine to earn a spot on the BIG EAST All-Touranment Team.

2025: Earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team as a starting pitcher, making a team-high 14 starts and collecting a team-leading 65 strikeouts in 59.2 innings of work, holding opposing batters to a .182 average at the plate...The righty made six starts in league play, posting a 2.60 ERA through 27.2 innings of work, the fourth best among qualified pitchers in the BIG EAST....Only allowed eight earned runs in conference action and collected 31 strikeouts against conference opponents...In BIG EAST play, held opposing batters to a .135 average at the plate, best among qualifying pitchers in the conference.

2024: Did not play.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: A right-handed pitcher from Aurora, Ohio, where he attended Walsh Jesuit...A four-year member of the varsity team at Walsh Jesuit, and currently holds the school's singes single game record for strikeouts at 19 and was named the Crown Conference Pitcher of the Year...Helped Walsh Jesuit to over 50 wins and has earned Preseason Elite 25 and First Team honors from Prep Baseball report...Also played varsity basketball at Walsh Jesuit...Has 10 years of club baseball experience, playing with Release Baseball and the Midland Redskins, and has twice been named to the Perfect Game All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL: Majoring Engineering/Business at Xavier...The son of Andrew and Lynnette Piech...His father played football and Rugby at John Carroll... Has one sibling, Kathryn.