University of Connecticut Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster

Ryan Hyde
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 189
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Conn.
- High School:
- Berlin
2024 Season: Team Captain. Played 19 games and made nine starts behind the plate for the Huskies. Recorded a pair of doubles, drove in five RBI and added five runs scored. Recorded a two-run double vs. Northeastern (3/27). Doubled vs. Villanova (4/26). Provided a go-ahead, two-run single vs. Duke (5/31) in the NCAA Norman Regional. Walked and scored a run in Game 1 of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional at No. 8 Florida State (6/7).Â
2023 Season: Played in 26 games and made 19 starts behind the plate for the Huskies. Hit .250 with a double, nine runs scored and nine runs batted in. Recorded his first career hit at Hawaii (3/12) as part of big day at the plate that featured two hits, three RBIs and three walks. Registered a pair of hits and drove in a run in a win vs. Hartford (3/29). Drove in three runs vs. Bryant (4/10). Had a pair of hits and drove in a run vs. Seton Hall (5/5)Â
2022 Season: Played in 11 games off the bench for the Huskies in 2022. Came off the bench as the third-string catcher and went 0-8 at the plate with a walk. He produced his first career RBI against Seton Hall (4/16) in a blowout win.Â
2021 Season: Out for the year with hip surgeries.
High School: Lettered three seasons for Leo Veleas at Berlin High School. All-State and Academic All-State his senior year. Two-time All-Conference performer. Three-time Academic All-Conference. Helped lead team to a 22-3 record and state championship game his senior year. Earned All-Herald honors. Also lettered in basketball for three seasons. Set single-season school record for assists with 176. Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Ryan Christopher Hyde. Parents are Chris and Valerie Hyde. Has one brother, Kyle. Accounting major.