2011 (Junior): Saw action in all 57 of WKU's games in 2011 and made all 57 starts in right field...Started off the season strong, finishing his opening weekend 5-for-12 (.417)...Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a triple in his Hilltopper debut against Bowling Green State on February 18...Finished the season with 21 multi-hit games, tied for third on the team...Added 10 multi-RBIs games, second among Hilltoppers...Finished the year with a .279 batting average, a team-high 18 doubles and five home runs...Drove in 41 runs and had a .433 slugging percentage...Made only three errors in the field for a .976 fielding percentage...Had a .682 (15-for-22) average with a runner on third and less than two outs...In WKU's win over Kansas State on February 25, he went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and his first Hilltopper home run...Tallied three hits and two RBIs with a home run in finale vs. FIU...In series against UALR, led the team by going 6-for-15 with two doubles and a home and a squad-best six RBIs...Hit a three-run home run in Game Two against ULM.

Iowa Western CC: Two-year letterwinner and starter at Iowa Western Community College...Teammate of Ivan Hartle at Iowa Western...Member of the Iowa Western Team that won the 2010 NJCAA World Series...Earned all-conference and honorable mention All-America honors

Personal: Ryan Hutchinson is the son of Rick and Lori Hutchinson...Also lettered in tennis and basketball at Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wy...He is majoring in sport management.