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2024 Baseball Roster

16 Ryder Christensen

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 189
  • Class Junior
  • Major Marketing
  • Hometown Cedar Hills, UT
  • Highschool Lone Peak HS
  • Instagram rydog543

Biography

FMU:  First-year player at FMU....Transfer from Colorado Northwestern Community College, where he played two years....Very athletic player.....Can play any position.....A true utility player, like a Swiss army knife....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2024....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring).

CNCC:  In 2022, batted .189 with five doubles, 13 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, and a .341 on-base percentage....In 2021, hit .164 with six doubles and 15 RBIs.....Earned Academic All-Region honors all three years with the Spartans....Vice President's List.

PERSONAL:
  • Born in American Fork, UT
  • Graduate of Lone Peak High School, where he played for coach Jeremy Berg
  • Honorable mention All-State recognition in 2019
  • Nickname is Rydog
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  A professional skier 
  • How you got your nickname: My friends just started calling me it one day
  • Favorite Fictional Character: Christian Bale as Batman
  • Favorite Athlete:  Connor McGregor 
  • Favorite Sports Team: Boston Red Sox
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Warrior and Suits
  • Favorite Food: Anything BBQ
  • Favorite Vacation Spot: Los Cabos, Mexico
  • Favorite Musical Artists: Lil Wayne or Wiz Khalifa 
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  I'm excited to be in warm weather (playing baseball in Colorado is not pleasant during the winter)
  • Favorite Off-Field Activities: Hunting and fishing
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the conference tournament
  • Why you first chose your sport: I had three older brothers play college baseball, so it has been set in stone for me to play college baseball
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Being able to forget about a bad at-bat or error
  • Interesting Notes:  I have a really good shoe game; I listen to music everywhere I go

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