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2018 Baseball Roster

12 Ryan Krainz

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • Highschool Naperville North HS (College of San Mateo)

Biography

• First-Team All-Ivy (2018) 
• First-Team All-Ivy (2017) 


As a senior (2018)
• Selected All-Ivy League first team second baseman, becoming program's sixth player to earn a spot on the first team twice — and the first to do it at multiple positions.
• Led team with .310 average, 49 hits and 11 stolen bases, while also tying for team lead with 29 runs as primary lead-off hitter and everyday second baseman.
• Nine stolen bases was second-most in Ivy League games.
• Ranked 11th in Ivy League play with .319, which was third among middle infielders.
• Had multiple hits in nine of final 16 games, including 4-for-4 effort in season finale May 13 vs. Columbia.
• Reached base safely in 34 of team's 37 games.
• Posted nine-game hitting streak from April 21 to May 5 and an eight-game hitting streak from March 3-28.
• Very dependable defensively, making just two errors for .988 fielding percentage.
• Led team with 15 multiple-hit games and .377 average with runners on base. 

As a junior (2017)
• Selected as lone shortstop on All-Ivy League first team.
• Ranked fourth in the Ivy League among qualifying batters with a .369 average, including a team-high 48 hits. Also had nine doubles, a triple,10 RBI and a team-high seven stolen bases.
• After becoming team's leadoff hitter on April 1, reached base in all of the team's final 23 games. Finished the season on a seven-game hitting streak.
• Led the team with 28 walks against just 13 strikeouts.
• Average of 0.74 walks per game led the Ivy League and ranked 67th in the country.
• On base percentage (.478) was tops in the Ivy League and 16th in the country.
• Led the team with 17 multiple-hit games.

Prior to Cornell
• Joins the Big Red after two seasons in the middle infield at College of San Mateo.
Batted .301 and had more walks than strikeouts during the 2015 season to earn all-conference honors, then was tied for the team lead with 12 stolen bases in 2016 when he was placed on the academic all-state team.
At Naperville North HS, was an all-area selection in 2014 and a two-time all-conference selection.  

Personal
Ryan Michael Krainz is the son of John and Jill Krainz, and he has a younger sister.
Enrolled in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Junior

    Infielder
    5'8" 155 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    5'8" 155 lbs
    12