2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 31
Ryan O'Hara
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Glenview, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbrook South
 University of Illinois Graduate |
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 2.2, vs. Ohio State, March 6, 2021
- Strikeouts: 4, 2x, last - vs. Michigan State, March 21, 2021
- Walks allowed: 5, vs. Michigan, May 2, 2021
- Batters faced: 12, Ohio State, Mar 06, 2021
- Field chances: 2, 3x, last - at Purdue, April 25, 2021
- Putouts: 2, vs. Northwestern, March 27, 2021
- Assists: 1, 3x, last - vs. Michigan, May 2, 2021
- Runners CS: 1, vs. Ohio State, March 6, 2021
Redshirt Junior - 2023
- Went 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA (5 ER/5.0 IP) in six relief appearances...struck out three batters and walked two.
- Turned in a season-high 1.2 innings of work on March 31...did not allow a run or hit in his outing.
Sophomore - 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in nine games, all in relief, going 0-0 with a 9.82 ERA (8 ER/7.1 IP)
- Struck out eight batters and walked four
- Recorded at least one strikeout in eight of his nine outings
Freshman - 2021
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Appeared in nine games out of the bullpen
- 3-0, 6.10 ERA, 10.1 IP, 10 BB, 12 SO
- Pitched the 8th inning in Illinois’ combined no-hitter (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO)
- Earned his first career win vs. Michigan State 3/21/21
- First career appearance on 3/6/21 vs. Ohio State
Freshman - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)
- Did not appear in a game
High School
- Played for head coach Steve Stanicek at Glenbrook South
- Two-year letterwinner
- 2019 Central Suburban League All-Conference
- 2019 Central Suburban League Pitcher of the Year
- 2019 all-area
- Led Glenbrook South to the sectional final as a senior
- Also played football and was the team MVP and all-conference as a senior
- National Honor Society
- Glenbrook Scholar
- Football team award for highest GPA
Personal
- Born Dec. 12, 2000
- Son of Chris and Kelly O'Hara
- Two brothers, Tommy and Connor, and two sisters, Kylie and Ali
- Brother, Tommy, played baseball at Tufts
- Aunt, Kari, and uncle, Chris, attended the University of Illinois
- Plans to major in finance
- Plans to work in investment management or investment banking following his playing career
- Chose Illinois because, "Illinois has a terrific tradition for baseball, as a team and developing pitchers while having outstanding academics and a strong business school."
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