2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 34
Ryan Hampe
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Crown Point, Ind.
- High School:
- Carl Sandburg
- Prev School:
- UIC/John A. Logan CC
Career Highs (UIC & Illinois)
- Hits: 5, at Milwaukee, Mar 30, 2019
- Doubles: 2, Northern Kentucky, Apr 13, 2019 ; at Milwaukee, Mar 30, 2019
- Triples: 1, Penn State, Apr 19, 2019 ; at Iowa, Mar 31, 2019
- Home runs: 2, Milwaukee, May 25, 2019
- Total bases: 9, Milwaukee, May 25, 2019
- RBI: 4, Michigan State, Apr 16, 2021 ; Milwaukee, May 25, 2019
- Runs scored: 3, Nebraska, Apr 03, 2021 ; Northern Kentucky, Apr 13, 2019
- Walks: 2, at Oakland, Apr 20, 2019 ; at SIU Edwardsville, March 1, 2019
- Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times - last Indiana, June 1, 2019
- Sac flies: 1, 8 times - last Michigan State, Apr 16, 2021
- At bats: 6, Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 ; at Northern Illinois, Apr 9, 2019
- Field chances: 17, Northwestern, Mar 26, 2021
- Putouts: 17, Northwestern, Mar 26, 2021
- Assists: 3, Illinois State, Apr 16, 2019
- Runners CS: 1, 6 times - last Michigan State, Apr 17, 2021
Sophomore - 2021
- All-Big Ten third team
- Appeared in 37 games with 34 starts (27 at C, 7 at DH)
- .264/.309/.457, 9 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBIs, 20 R in 2021
- Third on the team in home runs
- Hit his 6th HR of the season at Iowa 5/16/21 to surpass his 2019 HR total
- Behind the plate for Illinois’ combined no-hitter at Purdue 4/25/21
- Game-winning HR in 8th inning vs. Nebraska 4/3/21
- First Illini HR of the season at Minnesota 3/12/21
- Preseason All-Big Ten team by Perfect Game
- No. 25 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game
- No. 27 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
- Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
Sophomore - 2020 (John A. Logan CC)
- Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
- .413/.482/.640 (31-75), 3 2B, 4 HR and 24 RBIs in 21 games
- Helped John A. Logan CC get off to a 20-1 start to the season
- Transferred to John A. Logan CC for his sophomore season after playing at UIC as a freshman in 2019
Freshman - 2019 (UIC)
- .351/.401/.524, 14 2B, 5 HR, 48 RBIs
- Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region Second Team
- All-Horizon League First Team
- Horizon League All-Freshman Team
- Horizon League Championship MVP
- Second on team and fifth in Horizon League in batting average (.351), tied for fifth in doubles (14), seventh in RBI (48) and eighth in slugging percentage (.524)
- Batting average ranked sixth among all first-year players
- Appeared in 45 games with 43 starts (37 DH, 6 C)
- Second on team in multi-hit games (17) and multi-RBI games (14)
- Batted in cleanup spot team-high 33 times
- Hit safely in 15 of 16 games entering NCAA Regional
- Hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in a run during NCAA Louisville Regional game vs. Indiana (June 1)
- Four of five home runs between May 12 vs. Youngstown State and May 25 against Milwaukee
- Hit .429 and slugged 1.143 with six hits, eight RBI and four runs scored during three Horizon League Tournament
- Homered twice and drove in career-high four runs during Horizon League Tournament championship game against Milwaukee 5/25/19
- First career home run at Youngstown State 4/7/19
- Career-high five hits with two doubles and three RBI at Milwaukee 3/30/19
- First career start at catcher and had two hits at Illinois State 3/19/19
- First career start as DH, had a hit and scored a run in win at Texas A&M 2/24/19
- Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter at Kennesaw State 2/16/19
High School
- Played for head coach Jim Morsovillo at Sandburg
- Set Sandburg single-season records for doubles (20) and hits (55)
- .433/.474/.732, six home runs, and 36 RBIs as a senior
- Two-time all-conference, all-area, and all-state
- Involved with community service at the Orland Park Public Library
Personal
- Born July 22, 2000
- Son of Jeff and Christina Hampe
- One younger sister, Morgan
- Played summer ball for the Cangelosi Sparks
- Chose Illinois over Purdue, Pepperdine, and Indiana State
- Chose Illinois because, "I thought it felt like my best fit. Having great academics and great facilities, I believe that this is a place I can grow on and off the field and that is what I was looking for."
Illini Baseball | 03.18.25 Cinematic Recap vs. Indiana State
Wednesday, March 19
ILLINI BASE | Head Coach Dan Hartleb Availability (2/12/25)
Thursday, February 13
Illini Athletics | Week of Appreciation Coaches Video Dan Hartleb
Monday, December 09
Illini Baseball | Team IMPACT Signing
Friday, September 22
