Utah Tech University Athletics

At Utah Tech 2025: Earned First Team all-WAC honors after a stellar debut season, both at the plate and on the mound … finished t-third in the WAC in batting at .367 batting average, including a conference-best .467 clip in league games … hit safely in 43 of his 55 starts, and in 17 of his final 19 games, with a team-high 25 multi-hit games … wound up ranked in the WAC’s top-14 in hits (76; 6^th), slugging percentage (.546; 12^th), on-base percentage (.442; 11^th), and doubles (15; 13^th) … in addition to his dominance at the plate, he was one of the top closers in the WAC … posted a 4-2 record in 18 relief appearances and finished third in the conference with eight saves … his eight saves ranked eighth and ninth, respectively, on Utah Tech’s single season and career lists … earned Academic all-WAC honors. 
 
At Arizona State (2024): Played in seven games with one start as a freshman at ASU … notched his first-career hit and RBI with a double vs. UC San Diego (5/1). 
 
At Poway High School: Lettered in both baseball and water polo … was a career .333 hitter over his three years at PHS, including a .386 average as a senior when he notched six doubles, five triples and two homers for a .636 slugging percentage to go with a .514 OBP for a 1.150 OPS … also posted a career 1.69 ERA over 40 varsity appearances with 23 wins over three varsity seasons, striking out 214 to just 50 walks … was named a CalHiSports.com All-State Selection for the SoCal Region and the San Diego Unition Tribune All-CIF Team in 2022 and 2023 … ranked as the No. 85 player in California by Prep Baseball Report and the No. 20 shortstop in the state by the outlet ... was a top-500 prospect by Perfect Game and the No. 32 shortstop in the state. 

More on Ryan: Born in San Diego, California … parents are Todd and Tricia Kroepel … father Eric played water polo collegiately at BYU … also recruited by Arizona State, Oregon State, Oregon, San Diego State, UC San Diego, San Diego, Santa Clara, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara … favorite team is the San Diego Padres ... favorite player is Jarren Duran … favorite band is Def Leppard … favorite food is steak ... currently majoring in finance.
 
Why Ryan chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because all of my teammates make the experience and they are a big reason that I am here.”