WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
CAREER: Four-year letterwinner…second in WSU history with 87 career appearances…tied for first in WSU history with 13 career relief victories…tied for seventh in WSU history with 11 career saves…career record of 16-13 with 11 saves…recorded 206 strikeouts and 3.98 ERA in 233 innings…three-time Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention selection…earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention as a sophomore…drafted in 31st round by San Francisco Giants, signed…earned bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
SENIOR (2018): Named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention…led team with 23 appearances, all out of the bullpen…tied for ninth in Pac-12 with five saves…went 4-4 with a 3.98 ERA…recorded 47 strikeouts in 46.1 innings…retired 18 straight batters at one point (at UCLA – 1, at Arizona – 8, Arizona State – 9)…earned win in relief with 2.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts against UC Riverside at the Husker Classic in Tempe (Feb. 18)…recorded five strikeouts in 3.2 innings at Alabama (Feb. 24)…earned save with two scoreless innings against Saint Mary’s (March 10)…earned save after retiring all eight batters faced in 2.2 innings with five strikeouts at Arizona (March 24)…earned win with season-high four innings, struck out five against Arizona State (March 29)…earned save with perfect ninth inning against Gonzaga (April 3)…earned win, matched season-high with four innings against California (Game 2 – April 14)…earned save with 2.1 scoreless innings against Santa Clara (April 20)…worked final two innings to close out combined no-hitter of Santa Clara (April 22)…earned save with 1.2 scoreless innings at Washington (Game 1 – April 29)…earned win with three scoreless innings against Utah (May 24)…drafted in 31st round by San Francisco Giants, signed.
JUNIOR (2017): Earned Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention…appeared in 21 games, nine as a starter…tied for team-lead with five wins and led team with 59 strikeouts…went 5-5 with one save and a 5.67 ERA...third on team with 66.2 innings…first nine appearances were as a starter, final 12 outings were out of the bullpen…in Pac-12 Conference play, went 2-1 with one save and held hitters to a .227 batting average…in a start against Utah Valley (Game 1 – March 11), struck out career-high eight in 6.2 shutout innings, earning win…in start against Cal State Northridge (March 25), earned win with six strikeouts in in six shutout innings…in start against No. 8 Arizona (April 8), earned win with two strikeouts, two earned runs on five hits in 5.2 innings…moved to bullpen in late April…earned save, struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings against No. 30 Washington (April 22)…worked 1.2 scoreless innings against Gonzaga (April 25)…went 2.1 innings with one unearned run at Utah (April 27)…earned win with 4.1 innings, striking out one and allowing just one run at Utah (April 29)…struck out three in two innings against Oregon (Game 2 – May 6)…earned win in five-pitch outing, working two-thirds of an inning against Oregon (May 7)…struck out five in three shutout innings against UCLA (May 12)…recorded six strikeouts and allowed one run in 3.1 innings against No. 8 Stanford (May 27).
SOPHOMORE (2016): Earned All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention…named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention…appeared in 18 games…went 6-3 with five saves…posted a 2.40 ERA, fourth-lowest in the Pac-12…held hitters to a .210 batting average, seventh-best in the Pac-12…recorded 50 strikeouts in 63.2 innings…six wins all came in relief, tied for second-most relief wins in WSU single-season history…in WSU’s 11 Pac-12 wins, Walker had four wins and four saves…earned the win, struck out four and allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings against Houston Baptist (Feb. 26) at the Al Ogletree Classic in Edinburg, Texas…earned first career save, struck out season-high six in four scoreless innings against Utah Valley (March 4)…earned the win after striking out one in 5.1 scoreless innings against Northeastern (March 11)…earned the win after allowing just two unearned runs in four innings at Stanford (March 24)…picked up the save with four shutout innings against Arizona State (April 1)…earned the win after striking out five and allowing one earned run in 3.2 innings at Arizona (April 9)…earned the win with three innings of relief against No. 10 Oregon State (April 15)…recorded the save after striking out two in two innings against No. 10 Oregon State (April 16)…picked up the win after striking out six and allowing just two hits in six innings of relief at Oregon (April 29)…earned the save after striking out four in four scoreless innings at No. 14 Washington (May 13)…picked up the save with four strikeouts in 3.2 scoreless innings against California (May 27).
FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in 25 games, starting seven of last nine outings...recorded a 1-1 record with a 2.72 ERA, 50 strikeouts and 23 walks...opponents hit .221 against him...finished eighth in Pac-12 in batting average against...Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for May 4...totaled 11 2/3 innings, scattering four hits, three walks and 12 strikeouts...started vs. Arizona (May 3) and went seven scoreless, allowing two hits with seven strikeouts...started at Washington (Apr. 27) and worked 4 2/3 of two-hit baseball, striking out five...came on in relief in Utah (Apr 24) and worked 4 2/3 allowing two hits and picking up his first win...made collegiate debut in 8-2 win vs. UT-Arlington (Feb. 14), striking out three in 2 2/3 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered three times in baseball…named to the All-Wesco First Team as an infielder in both his junior and senior years…All-Wesco Second Team pitcher as a junior…led Arlington High School with a .437 batting average…during his sophomore year, was the first Arlington High School pitcher to win a playoff game since 1995…his freshman year, All-Wesco Second Team as a utility player…team-high .475 batting average…team offensive MVP three-straight years.
PERSONAL
Ryan Walker…born in Everett, Wash…father Mark and mother Beth…one brother, Nicholas, and one sister Tana…father played baseball for Gonzaga…hobbies include collecting baseball memorabilia and knives.
