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| Ryan Dukovich |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
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 | High School: Hampton
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 225
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 | Position: 1B
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 | B/T: L/L
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A middle-of-the-order hitter who is expected to produce strong offensive numbers...will likely see time at first.
2005 - Sophomore Season
Started in 29 of 31 games played, mostly at first base...got a hit in 11 of 12 games from 4/12 to 5/6...drove in four runs on a hit against Xavier (3/14)...scored two runs on a hit against Purdue (5/16)...made three appearances on the mound, including a start...tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief against Purdue (5/18)...went 5.0 innings in a start against Butler in the second game of a doubleheader (5/20).
2004 - Freshman Season
Horizon League All-Tournament team member after going seven-for-13 with a double in four games...went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI at Ohio (3/24)...drove in three on a single and a sacrifice fly in a 5-0 win over UW-Milwaukee (4/24)...posted a .974 fielding percentage with only three errors...made five appearances out of the bullpen.
High School
All-state from 2000 to 2002...selected by the Pittsburgh Tribune as a player to watch in 2003...all-league and all-district his senior season...all-section as a junior and senior...team captain and MVP as a senior...batted .472 with five home runs and 21 RBI...team placed fourth in the league his senior season...also lettered three years in football...all-conference and all-district his senior year.
Personal
Born Feb. 9, 1985...son of Peter and Raelynn Dukovich...has two brothers, Mike and Tim, and two sisters, Carly and Katie...brother Mike plays baseball at Harvard, while Tim plays football at Denison...criminal justice major.