Ryan is originally from South Carolina where he grew up playing baseball from an early age. After high school, Ryan played baseball at Lafayette College in the Patriot League before moving closer to home to attend Clemson University. Once at Clemson, he joined the club team and played on the team as a 3-year starter and led the team all three years in RBI. He led his team to a conference title and a Regional Final appearance in his senior season. In 2007, he became the first member of his club to ever participate in the NCBA's Long Ball Challenge at the World Series. Ryan also earned All-Region honors during his senior season.

In 2008, Ryan became the NCBA’s Gulf Coast Regional director, a role that he still holds today. Since then, Ryan has expanded his influence in club sports and taken on the role of being the radio broadcast voice of the NCBA Div 1 World Series each year as well as the NCFA National Championship football game, and the NCBBA National Championship Basketball Tournament. He helped start the CollClubSport Radio Network in 2010. 

From 2012-2013, he served as the head coach for Lone Star College in Kingwood, TX. 

Ryan also founded an annual wood bat tournament called Wood Wars which plays each Fall with 16-24 club teams from around the country competing and also raising funds to support our military veterans and their families. The event has been running since 2009.

He currently lives and works in Houston, Texas as a chemical engineer.