Will continue in the role of middle reliever in his second season as an Aztec ... Began his college career at UC Irvine, but attended only during fall 2007 before transferring to junior college ... Played for the Dupage Dragons (Lisle, Ill.) in the Prospect League during summer 2010 ... Compiled a record of 8-1 with a 1.86 ERA ... Held opponents to a .225 batting average ... Played during the summer of 2009 with the San Diego Force ... Went 5-0 with a 2.03 earned run average, striking out 43 over 31 innings ... Won all five of his starts and also made a pair of relief appearances ... Team competed at the NBC College World Series in Wichita where he appeared in one contest.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2010
Led the Aztecs with 29 pitching appearances (28 in relief) and also ranked first in the conference in that category ... His one start came against Fresno State on March 13 when he went 3.0 innings and suffered a loss ... Picked up the win in the game at UC Irvine, getting the final out in the ninth inning after SDSU had taken the lead in the top of the frame ... Recorded a save with 1.2 innings of work against Air Force in San Diego on May 9 ... Longest relief appearance was 3.2 innings vs. Stony Brook on March 30 ... Had a season-high five strikeouts in that game ... Did not commit an error over his 33 innings of work ... Did not throw a wild pitch during the season.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played during the 2009 season of baseball at Southwestern Junior College in Chula Vista, Calif., where he was coached by Jerry Bartow ... Made a pair of starts and 18 relief appearances, tossing a total of 36 innings and finishing with a 3.00 earned run average ... Attended Orange Coast college where he played during the 2008 season under coach John Altobelli ... Made five relief appearances covering five innings and turned in a 4.50 ERA while allowing just three hits.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three varsity letters as a baseball player at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego ... Played outfield, first base and pitcher while earning team MVP honors as a senior in 2007 ... Batted .357 with 15 runs, 12 RBI, five doubles and three home runs ... On the mound went 5-2 with a 2.16 earned run average, striking out 53 batters in 35.2 innings pitched ... A second-team all-league selection as a junior as well as the team[apos]s Pitcher of the Year.
PERSONAL
Ryan J. Wynveen was born Dec. 8, 1988, in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of Kevin and Wendy Wynveen ... Enjoys golf, surfing and music ... Favorite athlete is former LSU and NBA standout Pete Maravich ... Was also recruited by Pacific and UC San Diego ... A public administration major at SDSU.