Outlook

Ryan Callahan comes to JCCC after spending the past two seasons at the University of Kansas … His big time experience in the Big 12 will be relayed upon this season … His a polished left-handed hitter … Was a shortstop growing up so making the transition to first base should be easy … Projected to hit in the middle of the order.

Sophomore Year 2023

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and All-Region 6 first-team at first base …  Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0 ... Played in 62 games, starting 60 … Batted .425 (79-for-186) with 18 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 67 runs scored and 56 RBI … Led the team in runs, walks with 32 and hit by pitch with 17 … Ranked second in average, hits, double sand RBI, and third in triples … Ranked fifth in the conference batting average and tied for 29^th in the NJCAA … Produced 23 multiple-hit games and 16 multiple-hit games, both second on the team … Those totals rank tied for 22^nd and tied for 19^th respectively on JCCC’s season charts … Singled, walked twice, scored a run and drove in two in his Cavaliers debut, helping lead to a 9-7 win over North Arkansas (2-5-23) … Followed with an RBI double in an 8-4 win over the Pioneers in second game (2-5-23) … Collected two hits, including a double, scored twice and drove in two in a 9-8 win over No. 5 Crowder (2-11-23) … Started a nine-game hitting streak going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, three runs and four RBI in a 10-0 win over Southwestern (2-18-23) … Had a two-run single in a 5-4 win over North Iowa Area (2-25-23) … Had three singles and three RBI in a 13-4 win over NIAAA (2-26-23) … Singled, tripled, scored twice and drove in two in a 15-3 win at Cloud County (3-3-23) … Batted .452 (14-for-31) with three doubles, wo triples, 11 runs and 14 RBI over the streak … Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 11-10 win at Fort Scott (3-10-23) … Ripped three singles, scored twice and plated two runs in a 13-3 win at Coffeyville (3-15-23) … That started a six-game hitting streak … Belted two doubles, drove in a run and scored in a 13-4 win over Coffeyville (3-19-23) … Collected three singles, drove in two runs and scored three in an 8-1 win over Kansas City Kansas in the series opener (3-23-23) … Followed with an RBI double in a 6-3 in the second game (3-23-23) … Went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, two runs and four RBI in a 6-4 victory over the Blue Devils (3-25-23) … Batted . 591(13-for-22) over the streak with four doubles, a home run, nine runs and 10 RBI … Ripped two doubles and a single to drive in three runs, and scored twice in a 17-5 win at Highland and followed with three singles, two RBI and three stolen bases in an 11-3 win in the second game (4-8-23) … Had a single, double, triple, three runs and two RBI in an 11-9 win at Neosho County (4-13-23) … Started a season-long 10-game hitting streak with a double and two runs in a 9-4 win over Cowley (4-20-23) … Blasted a two-run home run in a 9-0 win over Cowley (4-22-23) … Had a two hits, including a double, scored and drove in a run in a 9-0 win over the Tigers in the second game (4-22-23) … Went 3-for-5 with a run in a 25-7 win at Labette (5-3-23) … Batted .455 (15-for-33) over the streak with three doubles, a home run, 10 runs and five RBI … Opened the Region 6/Plains District Tournament with a single, triple and a run scored in a 7-2 win over Colby (5-10-23) … Had a single, a double, two walks and three RBI in a 12-10 win over Butler in the quarterfinals (5-18-23) … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 2- 0 win over Cowley in the semifinals (5-20-23) … Singles twice, walked, drove in a run and scored four times in an 11-2 win over the Tigers to win the championship and advance to the NJCAA World Series (5-21-23) .. Doubled and scored a run in a 6-5 loss to Shelton State in the opening round of the JUCO World Series (5-27-23) … Ripped a two-run double and scored in a 16-4 win over Salt Lake in the first round of the consolation bracket (5-28-23) … His two doubles tie a team record for most hit in World Series play … Also ranks tied for 11^th with two total hits and tied for eighth two RBI.

Freshman Year 2022

All-Academic Big 12 second-team … Appeared 30 games for the Jayhawks in 2022, 18 as a starter (11 RF, 4 1B, 2 DH, 1 LF) … Batted .200 (12-for-60) with a double, a home run, seven runs scored and seven driven in … Made his first career start in right field at Minnesota (3-5-22) … Drove in a career high three runs against Texas Southern (4-20-22) … Hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, against West Virginia (5-1-22) … Had an 11-game on-base streak from 4-6-22 to 4-29-22 … Had a season high eight putouts against Texas Tech (4-1-22) and against Illinois State (4-8-22) … Made just two errors in 55 field chances, good for a fielding percentage of .964 … Hit .335 with seven doubles, two home runs and 24 RBI while helping his summer ball team win the Independent League Championship.

Freshman Year 2021

Redshirted the 2021 season at the University of Kansas.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coaches Corby Lang and Jade Stamborski at Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated 2020 … Rated the No. 4 player in Kansas by Prep Baseball Report and the No. 2 shortstop in Kansas by Perfect Game … Finished his junior campaign with a .350 batting average … Named All-Eastern Kansas League at shortstop… Earned All-Eastern Kansas League honorable mention as a freshman.

Personal

Born Ryan Callahan on September 19, 2001, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is Cally … Son of Tim and Kelly Callahan … Has three brothers, Kendell, Brett and Brandy, and one sister, Sarah … Majoring in business administration … Three members of his family also attended JCCC … Also recruited by Creighton University, Missouri State University and Tulane University … Favorite foods are Mexican, steak and his mother’s buffalo wing dip … Favorite fast food restaurants are Freddy’s and Qdoba … Favorite restaurant is Jose Peppers … Favorite TV shows are Breaking Bad, South Park, Peaky Blinders and Trailer Park Boys … Favorite movies are Talladega Nights and The Hangover … Favorite sports movie is Moneyball … Favorite actors are Jason Statham and Liam Neeson … Favorite book is Greenlights … Favorite music entertainers are Luke Combs and George Strait … Favorite cartoon characters are Eric Cartman and Chicken Joe … Favorite athletes are Patrick Mahomes and Bobby Witt, Jr. … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals.