Ryan Fischer

Position:
RHP
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Whitehouse Station, N.J.
High School:
Hunterdon Central

As a Graduate Student (2024)
Made five appearances out of the bullpen for the Tar Heels • Finished with a 4.76 ERA in 5.2 innings pitched, recording four strikeouts • Picked up a save in the team’s 12-3 win (2/28) over Longwood, throwing 3.0 innings, giving up zero earned runs, and striking out two.

At New Jersey Tech (2020-23)
Three-year letterman at New Jersey Tech • 2022 America East Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-America East • Earned second team all-conference honors in 2021 and 2023 • 2021 America East All-Rookie Team • 2021 NCAA Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional All-Tournament Team • Three-time America East Pitcher of the Week • Appeared in 49 games and made 45 starts for the Highlanders • Compiled a 16-14 record at NJIT with 224 strikeouts in 284.2 innings pitched with a 3.95 ERA • Registered a 3.2 strikeout to walk ratio (224:70) • Fanned nine or more batters in a game seven times, including a career-best 14 against Stony Brook (4/29/22) • Struck out 11 hitters in six innings at Gardner-Webb (2/18/22) and in seven innings versus Hartford (3/18/22) • Tossed a complete game shutout against Binghamton with nine strikeouts and zero walks • Led NJIT to its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, with 7.0 innings of work against Northeastern (6/5/21); allowed one run on four hits with four strikeouts • Led the America East with 95.1 innings pitched in 2022 and 90.2 frames in 2023 • Ranked second in the conference with 90 strikeouts as junior, while leading the league with seven victories • As a sophomore in 2021, he ranked second in the America East innings pitched (81.2) and third in ERA (2.65) • Made five appearances in the 2020 Covid-shortened season.

High School
Attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School • Four-year member of the varsity team • Coached by Kevin Cuozzi • Helped team win the state championship as a junior in 2018.

Personal
Full name is Ryan Christopher Fischer • Born Jan. 22, 2001 in Edison, N.J. • Son of Jennifer and Tim Fischer • Has a younger brother, Shawn.