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Wayne State University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

David Gutierrez
Nicole Golder
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics

2 Ryan Korolden

2 Ryan Korolden

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    197
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Yale, Mich.
  • High School:
    Yale (St. Clair County Community College)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Made 37 appearances (27 starts) after transferring from St. Clair County Community College ... finished his collegiate career ranked fifth all-time in winning percentage (.773), sixth in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.35), and 10th in earned run average (3.20).

2023:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected to the ABCA/Rawlings, NCBWA and D2CCA All-Region Second Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team (10 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 BB, 9 SO) ... finished with an 8-3 record in 15 appearances (tied-for-second on the team), 12 of which were starts, and batting average against of just .235 ... collected a 3.33 ERA in 75 and two-thirds innings pitched (2.52 ERA in GLIAC games) with four complete games, 58 punchouts and 20 free passes ... tied with Karter Fitzpatrick for the team lead in WHIP (1.19) ... ranked second in the GLIAC in wins, third in games started, third in complete games, fourth in innings pitched, sixth in strikeouts, and seventh in ERA ... two of his four complete games lasted nine innings, including March 24 against Davenport (9 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO) and May 13 against Purdue Northwest (9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO) ... also went the distance against Grand Valley State twice, April 3 (7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) and April 15 (7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) ... that April 15 outing lowered his ERA to a season-best 2.13 ... didn't surrender a single run in three relief innings with two hits allowed, one walk and five punchouts ... dubbed GLIAC Pitcher of the Week on April 17 after eight innings pitched and only one unearned run surrendered the week before ... garnered NCBWA Preseason Third Team All-American recognition ... led the squad with 26 strikeouts looking ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2022:  Earned D2CAA Honorable Mention All-American accolades ... received First Team All-Region honors from D2CCA, NCBWA and ABCA/Rawlings ... voted GLIAC Pitcher of the Year and was a member of the All-GLIAC First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... selected GLIAC Pitcher of the Week on March 14 and again on April 11 ... pitched in 13 games, making 11 starts, going 8-1 ... his eight wins is tied-for-10th in program history ... struck out a team-high 70 batters over 75 and 2/3 innings and opponents hit just .194 against him ... posted a 0.98 WHIP and collected three complete games, including a shutout plus was part of another combined shutout ... worked eight innings and allowed one run on two hits vs. UIndy (3/6) with nine strikeouts ... held Ashland (3/13) scoreless over eight innings and struck out eight, while allowing just two hits ... improved to 3-1 with a win at Davenport (4/3), allowing one run in seven innings and striking out four ... lowered ERA to season-best 1.49 with seven scoreless innings vs. Saginaw Valley State (4/10) with six Ks ... won fifth game of the season vs. Grand Valley State (4/16) by going seven innings and allowing a pair of runs to go with five punch outs ... pushed record to 6-1 with a win over Purdue Northwest (4/30), working seven innings and allowing two runs with five strikeouts ... held Lewis (5/7) scoreless on two hits with six strikeouts, earning his seventh victory ... exacted revenge vs. Northwood (5/13), the only team to beat him, with a six-inning victory, allowing three runs (two earned) ... allowed three runs in seven innings vs. Walsh (5/19) in the opening round of the NCAA DII Midwest Regional ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2021:  Pitched in nine games and made four starts ... went 1-1 with a 7.13 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17 and 2/3 innings ... opponents hit .246 against him ... walked 21 batters ... recorded one save ... made WSU debut in a start vs. Thomas (3/11) and struck out three batters in his inning of work ... earned his first win of the season in a start vs. Keiser (3/13) and allowed two runs in six innings on two hits and five walks, while striking out a season-best five batters ... allowed an unearned run in first relief appearance of the season vs. Bethel (3/18) and struck out three batters ... did not allow a run in an inning against Michigan-Dearborn (4/13) ... did not allow an earned run and struck out four in three innings out of the bullpen at Purdue Northwest (5/1) ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2020 (St. Clair CC):  Pitched in one game for St. Clair County Community College (SC4) ... squad only played six games before COVID-19 canceled the remainder of the season ... tagged with the loss against WVU Potomac State College after allowing five earned runs in 1.2 innings with three strikeouts ... defense was charged with six errors during his time on the mound.

2019 (St. Clair CC):  Compiled a 1-3 record in eight appearances, including two starts for the SC4 Skippers ... earned the win versus Schoolcraft College (4/12) after limiting the Ocelots to five hits and two walks over six innings with two strikeouts ... struck out a season-high four batters twice - 3/23 vs. Lansing Community College and 4/2 at Henry Ford College.

High School:  A 2018 graduate of Yale High School ... was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Bulldogs and coaches Brian Fowler, Brad Dykstra ... helped the 2017 squad equal the school record for wins ... was part of back-to-back district championship teams in 2017 and 2018 ... received Honorable Mention All-Area accolades as a sophomore ... earned First Team All- Blue Water Area Conference and All-District recognition as both a junior and as a senior ... also lettered in basketball and tennis ... played first singles as a senior ... was a member of the Academic Honor Roll ... played summer ball for East Coast Michigan and coach Kyle Sheppard.

Personal:  Full name -- Ryan M. Korolden ... born on September 17, 2000, in Port Huron ... son of Matthew and Jami Korolden ... has two younger brothers, Aidan and Nolan, and two younger sisters, Jillian and Jordan ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2021.
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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2021Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Senior

    RHP
    6'2" 197 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Redshirt Senior

    RHP
    6'2" 197 lbs
    2