2019 Baseball Roster

Ed Beach, DU Media Relations
Ed Beach, DU Media Relations
Terry Griffin
Ed Beach, DU Media Relations
Ed Beach, DU Media Relations
Terry Griffin

8 Ryan Kayhill

  • Position Outfielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Lee's Summit, MO
  • High School Lee's Summit West HS
  • Prev School Lee's Summit West HS
  • Major Management & Marketing

Biography

AT DRURY
AT DRURY
Career

Ryan finished his career with a .294 batting average, 179 hits, 107 runs, and 90 RBIs in his 184 games.  His 65 walks placed him fourth all-time at Drury, with 13 career home runs he finished fifth all-time, and his 30 stolen bases rank seventh all-time at Drury.

2019
Kayhill finished the season with a .294 batting average and drove home 19 RBIs with a career-high five at Illinois-Springfield.  Scored 18 runs, was walked 16 times and started 27 of the 31 games he played in.  went 7-for-9 in stolen bases for the Panthers in the 2019 season.

2018
Led the Panthers with four homers and was second on the team for hits (53), runs (36), RBI’s (28), and total bases with 73…played and made 52 starts while hitting .279 with a .384 slugging percentage and a .344 on base percentage…had a 14-game hitting streak March 20-April 9 and went 24 for 55 (.436) during the streak…went 6 for 14 (.429) with 5 RBIs in the 4-game series vs Rockhurst…went 8 for 14 (.571) in the 4-game series vs UMSL with 4 runs, 3 RBIs, and 3 doublesWas walked a career-high three times vs. Rockhurst...recorded a season-high three hits in games vs. UMSL and Maryville.

2017
A Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection...hit .331 on the year and posted 60 hits, 29 RBIs, and scored 37 runs in 181 at bats…scored a career-high four runs and matched a career best three RBIs at William Jewell…finished the season ranked fourth in runs scored and hits, and fifth in batting average, and RBIs for the Panthers…started 52 of the 56 games he played in for the Panthers in the outfield.

2016
Ryan had 36 hits, scored 16 runs and had 14 RBIs with 10 walks. . . Kayhill also stole 6-of-9 bases. . . Recorded five hits vs. Truman State. . . had nine total bases and scored three runs on April 2 vs. the Bulldogs. . . Had a season high three RBIs the next day, April 3 at Truman State. . .Had three homers on the season those coming at St. Edward's, at Missouri S&T and at Truman State. . . Recorded a season best four putouts vs. UMSL on May 7. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan was a First Team All-Conference selection in 2015 and a Second Team All-Conference selection in 2014 for Lee's Summit West High School . . . He Earned All-District honors and was a Missouri All-Star in 2015. . . Helped West to a pair of district titles in 2014 and 2015 and a conference title in 2014. . . Hit .384 his senior season.

PARENTS
Ronnell and Tina Kayhill

RYAN'S FAVORITES
Favorite Class at Drury: Finance
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, bow hunting, and napping
Favorite website or app: Twitter
Athlete you most admire: Marcus Stroman
Person that most inspires you: My grandfather
Best moment you've had as an athlete: Hitting a walk-off homer for the Asheboro Copperheads in the CPL

RYAN'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS
Runs: 4 at William Jewell (4/9/17)
Hits: 5 at Truman State (4/2/16)
RBIs: 5 at Illinois-Springfield (4/1/19)
Walks: 3 vs. Rockhurst (4/9/18)
 
YEAR
G/S
AVG.
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB-A
2016 45/35 .267 135 16 36 5 0 3 14 10 16 6-9
2017 56/52 .331 181 37 60 9 1 4 29 19 26 9-15
2018 52/52 .279 190 36 53 8 0 4 28 20 34 15-17
2019 31/27 .294 102 18 30 4 0 2 19 16 18 7-9
TOTALS 184/166 .294 608 107 179 26 1 13 90 65 94 37-50

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'9" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    Outfielder
    5'9" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    Outfielder
    5'9" 175 lbs
    8