2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 33
Ryan Daly
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 226
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Plainfield Central
- Prev School:
- St. Francis
 University of Illinois Graduate |
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 5.0, vs. Bradley, May 6, 2025
- Strikeouts: 4, 4x, last: at Ohio State, May 17, 2025
- Walks: 2, 2x, last: vs. Indiana State, March 18, 2025
- Batters faced: 21, at Bradley, May 6, 2025
- Field chances: 2, at Bradley, May 6, 2025
- Putouts: --
- Assists: 1, 3x, last: at Bradley, May 6, 2025
- Runners CS: --
2025 - SENIOR
- Went 1-2 with an 8.69 ERA (28 ER/29.0 IP) over 13 games, six starts, in his first season in the Orange and Blue.
- Made Illini debut on Feb. 16 vs. Abilene Christian...worked 2.0 innings, allowed one run on two hits, striking out two.
- Allowed no runs on just one hit in 4.0 innings in his start at Bradley on April 29...whiffed four batters and issued no walks.
- Worked a season-high 5.0 innings on May 6 vs. Bradley...allowed two runs on four hits to go along with four strikeouts.
- Whiffed a season-high four batters four times over the season (March 18 vs. Indiana State, April 29 at Bradley, May 6 vs. Bradley, May 17 at Ohio State).
2024 - JUNIOR (ST. FRANCIS)
- ABCA/Rawlings NAIA Third Team All-America.
- CCAC Pitcher of the Year.
- CCAC First Team
- Led the CCAC in wins (9), ERA (3.08), strikeouts (87), K/9(10.7) and WHIP (0.92).
- Tallied seven quality starts on the season and five complete games.
- Posted three double-digit strikeout performances on the season.
- Turned in a 7.0-inning complete game victory on March 2 at No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett College...allowed three runs on five hits to go along with career-high 14 strikeouts.
- Fired a 7.0-inning complete game on April 5 vs. Judson...allowed three runs on four hits with 11 punchouts.
- Worked another 7.0-inning complete game on April 19 vs. Trinity Christian...allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits to go along with seven strikeouts.
- Tossed a third-straight 7.0-inning complete game on April 25 at Olivet Nazarene...allowed just one run on four hits while striking out six.
2023 - SOPHOMORE (ST. FRANCIS)
- Made two appearances, one start...went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 3 ER) and picked up one save.
2022 - FRESHMAN (ST. FRANCIS)
- Went 4-2 with a 2.81 ERA (51.1 IP, 16 ER) in 11 games, 10 starts...struck out 32 batters.
- Worked 7.0 scoreless frames on March 28 vs. Trinity International...yielded just two hits while striking out two.
- Whiffed a season-high eight batters over 7.0 shutout innings on April 16 vs. Lincoln College.
- Ended the season with a 12.2 scoreless innings streak, spanning three games...punched out 19 batters during that span.
2021 - FRESHMAN (ST. FRANCIS)
- Went 3-4 with a 5.74 ERA (37 ER/58.0 IP) in 13 games, eight starts...whiffed 38 batters while also picking up on save, three complete games and one shutout.
- Amassed a season-high eight strikeouts on May 1 vs. Judson.
- Tossed complete game shutout on May 10 vs. St. Ambrose...allowed just four hits while striking out four.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Plainfield Central High School...was a two-year letterwinner on the baseball team.
PERSONAL
- Born on July 3, 2002.
- Son of Bob and Amy Daly.
- Has one sister, Brooklyn.
- Father spent four seasons in the New York Mets minor league system...posted a career slash of .288/.342/.399 in 286 games.
- Mother played softball at Bradley for four seasons and sister also played softball at Drexel for four seasons.
- Chose Illinois because, "from, the moment I stepped on campus, I could tell this was a family orientated program. After meeting with the coaches and players, I knew this was the right place for me."
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