Majoring in Civil Engineering
Getting to Know Ryan
What do you plan to bring to the UW-Platteville baseball program in 2020?
I plan on bringing in another competitive arm to the pitching staff. Helping to propel the team even farther.
What is your nickname? How did you get it and who gave it to you?
Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney. My coworkers and my girlfriend’s family and friends
Who are the role models in your life and why?
My parents for providing my siblings and I with what we have to get where we are. Also Lee Lakosky he was a chemical engineer and now married his best friend and they now have their own hunting show.
Who or what inspired you to play baseball and why?
I enjoyed the pressures of the highs and lows put on me while on the mound, so I stuck with it.
Favorite baseball moment as a Pioneer or in high school if you are a freshman?
Winning the summer state championship in high school.
If you were a superhero what would your name be and what superpower would you have?
“That Guy.” Being able to understand all concepts and all view points on every subject
Pre-game rituals or game day superstitions:
Separate my self and don’t talk to people
Describe yourself in 3 words.
Intelligent, odd, dedicated
What advice would you give to future Pioneers?
When you choose to do something put in all your effort or you will not get out of it what you had expected.
If you won a million dollars what would you buy?
(Pay student loans and invest) non logical spending a munch of hunting land
What is one thing you would put on your bucket list?
Go spend a week off grid in a remote place such as Alaska or out in Montana.
What place would you like to visit most?
Alaska
What are your hobbies away from baseball?
Hunting and fishing
Favorite sports team/player?
White Sox and Jim Thome
Favorite movie?
The Wall
Do you have any pets? If yes, what kind and what are their names?
2 yellow labs Dakota and Seamus
If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
Eagle because it’s one of the most respected birds and they can travel all over seeing gods country
Is there anything you like to eat or any food combination you have been called "weird" for liking?
Goose Jerky
