University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: Transferred to UNLV after attending West Virginia University (2017) and College of Southern Nevada (2018).

2020: Did not play due to injury.

2019: Did not play due to injury.

2018 College of Southern Nevada: Helped the Coyotes (36-21 overall; 17-5 SWAC) to a third-place finish in the Scenic West Athletic Conference and to the Region 18 Championship… Made a total of 10 appearances on the mound with eight starts … Had an ERA of 1.62 and an overall record of 5-1 and one save in 39.0 innings of work … Threw at least 5.0 innings in five starts and a season-high 6.0 against Okanagan College (Feb. 16) … Struck out 45 with a minimum of five in five appearances, including a season-high 10 against Colorado Northwestern (March 9) … Allowed 22 hits and 13 runs (seven earned) … Walked 21.
 
2017 West Virginia: Helped the Mountaineers (36-26 overall; 12-12 Big 12) to an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament following a fourth-place finish in the Big 12 Conference … Made a total of 14 relief appearances on the mound … Had an ERA of 6.04 and an overall record of 1-2 in 22.1 innings of work … Threw at least 1.0 inning in 10 games and a season-high 3.0 against Texas Tech (May 6) … Struck out 14 with a season-high three on two occasions: at Oklahoma State (April 2) and against Texas Tech (May 6) … Allowed 24 hits and 18 runs (15 earned) … Walked 16 … Earned 3.0 Club honors.
 
High School: A 2016 graduate of West Ashley HS in Charleston, S.C. … Lettered three years in baseball … Helped the Wildcats to back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2016 regional play … Named to all-region team twice (2015-16) … Earned team’s best hitter award in 2015 and 2016, and best pitcher award in 2016 … Selected as a 2014 Perfect Game Underclassman All-American … Posted a 4.5 GPA.
 
Personal: Ryan Patrick McDonald was born in Las Vegas, Nev. … The son of Gary and Kelly McDonald … Has two siblings: Travis and Kayli … Majoring in sociology.