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2022 Baseball Roster

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
  • Instagram ryanhampe18
  • Twitter ryaanhampe

Biography

NIL Opportunities

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."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Sophomore

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    6'0" 200 lbs
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    2022Junior

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
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