Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Taps says: "Ryan is an exciting young talent. His unique arm slot creates problems for opposing hitters and he competed well this past fall. Ryan will be vying for time out of the bullpen."
 
2027:

2026: Appeared in 16 games, all out of the bullpen, posting a 4-1 record with a 9.00 E.R.A. over 19.0 innings of work ... Tied for 2nd on the pitching staff in wins ... 3rd in appearances ... Tied for 3rd in saves (1) ... Perfect outing with a strikeout to close out a victory vs. Centenary NJ (3/25) … 0.1 outings of relief (0 H, 0 R, 0 K, BB) in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (3/29) … Scoreless inning of relief (H, 0 K, BB) vs. Manhattanville (3/31) … Solid outing (1.0 IP, 0 H, R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. Hartford (4/6) … Earned his first collegiate win in a fantastic relief appearance (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 2 BB) vs. RV/NR Eastern Connecticut (4/8) … Picked up the win thanks to 2.0 innings of stellar relief (H, 0 R, K, BB) in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (4/11) … Earned the win in relief (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, 0 BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (4/16) … Outstanding relief work (1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. SJ-LI (4/21) … Picked up the win in an excellent outing out of the bullpen (3.1 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 2 K, 0 BB) in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/26) … Earned the save by retiring the only batter he faced vs. SJ-LI (4/28).
 
High School: Was a four-year Honor Award winner ... Competed for coach Chris Banos at Somerville High School ... Two-time Cy Young Award winner, was named All-Conference in his senior season, pitched to a team-leading 1.72 ERA … Struck out 61 batters in 57.0 innings to also lead the team ... Played summer baseball for the Diamond Jacks.
 
Personal: Son of Tom Ciesla and Jennifer Kline ... Father played soccer at Rider University ... Has one older brother, Owen ... Favorite book, movie, and TV show are Holes, Seven, and Entourage ... Favorite MLB team and player are the New York Mets and David Wright ... Chose Stevens for the balance between strong academics and competitive baseball … Also loved the beautiful campus and coaching staff’s vision for the program ... Enjoys playing video games in his free time.
 
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Will be competing for Untamed of the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) in summer 2026.