• Full name Ryan Christopher Hawks
  • Born 11/24/2000 in Bowling Green, KY
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 235 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Louisville
  • Drafted in the 8th round (247th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 2023 (signed for $75,000).
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    School: Louisville Source: 4YR

    Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
    Age At Draft: 22.6
    Hawks pitched out of the bullpen in his first two years with Louisville, but transitioned to a starting role in 2023 and excelled early on before fading a bit down the stretch. He posted a 4.58 ERA over 14 starts and 76.2 innings, with a 24.1% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate. A 6-foot-2, 235-pound righthander, Hawks has a low release point and throws a three-pitch mix. His 90-92 mph fastball touches 95 and has solid sinking and running action, though he induced just a 40% groundball rate with the pitch. His go-to secondary is a low-spin slider around 80 mph that has gradual, sweeping action and generated a 42% miss rate this spring. Hawks will also throw a low-80s changeup, but used the pitch less than 10% of the time this spring.

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Career Transactions

  • RHP Ryan Hawks assigned to Everett AquaSox from Modesto Nuts.
  • RHP Ryan Hawks assigned to ACL Mariners.
  • Seattle Mariners signed RHP Ryan Hawks.
  • RHP Ryan Hawks assigned to Louisville Cardinals.

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