Illinois Wesleyan

Career Totals
Transferred to Illinois Wesleyan from Illinois State after playing baseball at Division II Wisconsin-Parkside in 2007...Earned two letters (2010, 2011)...

2011: Started 44 of 46 games as a senior...Named to Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association Central Region "Gold Glove" team for his outstanding defensive play...Did not make an error and had six assists from centerfield...Hit .286 (50-for-175), serving mostly as Titans' leadoff hitter...Had ten doubles, team best five triples and also a home run...Second on the team with 42 runs scored...Chosen "Player of the Week" in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin May 10 after hitting .500 with three doubles, a triple, and five RBI in five games...

2010: Appeared in 48 games while starting 40...Was fourth on the team in batting average at .340 (53-for-156)...Hit safely in 20 of last 23 games while raising his season batting average from .268 to .340...Was 5-5 in comeback win over Ripon in second game of Division III Central Regional...Chosen to NCAA Division III Central Regional all-tournament team...Had three hits in four at-bats in NCAA Division III World Series opening win over Shenandoah for the eventual National Champion Titans...

2009: Was three-for-five (.600) and played 10 games...Scored two runs and had one home run with three runs batted in...

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned one letter in track, two in baseball, and two in football...

PERSONAL: Ryan Joseph Hopp...Born March 14, 1988...Majoring in history at Illinois Wesleyan...Also earned a football letter at IWU in 2008...Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hopp.