Utah Tech University Athletics

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, San Diego State, UC San Diego, San Diego and UC Santa Barbara … favorite team is the San Diego Padres ... favorite player is Tony Gwynn … favorite band is Nirvana … favorite food is steak ... currently majoring in finance.
 
Why Ryan chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because the coaching staff are the kind of people that I want to play for, and the culture of the team is second-to-none!”