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2026 Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Ryder Garino
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hill, N.J.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School:
- Cherry Hill West
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
2026 – Sophomore Season
2025 - Freshman Season (South Carolina)
- Appeared 19 times for the Wolfpack on the mound, finishing with a 3-5 record
- Stuck out 55 batters and walked 17 in 39.0 innings of work
- Made his Wolfpack debut in the series finale against Princeton (2/2) and struck out three batters
- Earned his first Wolfpack win after a career-best performance against Queens (3/4). Went 4. 0 innings, allowing just three hits, no runs, one walk, and six strikeouts
- Made his first start with the Wolfpack against Elon (3/10)
- Against Virginia Tech (4/25), he retired all nine batters he faced, which included a career high seven strikeouts
- Went four innings for the second time of the season against Miami (5/1)
- Held opposing batters to a .231 average
2025 - Freshman Season (South Carolina)
- Made 16 appearances with one start for the Gamecocks in 2025
- Had a 2-0 record with 34 strikeouts in 24.2 innings pitched
- Had an opponent’s batting average of .205
- Earned his first win of his career with five strikeouts in three innings against Queens (Feb. 19)
- Struck out four and allowed just one hit in 1.2 scoreless innings in a win over the College of Charleston (March 18)
- Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 15 against Sacred Heart, striking out four in two hitless innings
- Did not allow a hit in three relief innings with four strikeouts against Florida (May 2)
- Attended Cherry Hill West High School in Cherry Hill Twp., N.J., where he was the New Jersey Pitcher of the Year as a senior in 2024
- Had a 0.39 ERA in 2024, allowing just 27 hits while striking out 94 batters with three earned runs in 53 innings of work
- Threw nine complete games in 2024
- Had a combined 20-2 record at Cherry Hill West
- All-State and All-Conference (2022, ’23, ’24)
- Helped the Lions to a 24-5 record in 2024 with a Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic title and a sectional semifinal appearance
- Struck out 91 batters in 56 innings pitched as a junior in 2023
- Had 70 strikeouts and won five games in 39 innings pitched his sophomore season in 2022
- Was the No. 29 overall player and No. 15 right-handed pitcher in the state of New Jersey in the class of 2024 by Perfect Game
- Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region first team (2024)