Kaden Rylance

South Dakota State right-handed pitcher Kaden Rylance goes through his windup before delivering a pitch against Northern Colorado in the semifinals of the Summit League Baseball Championship May 21, 2026, at Siebert Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

South Dakota State's Kaden Rylance delivers a pitch in action at Nebraska on March 4, 2026.

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

South Dakota State freshman right-handed pitcher Kaden Rylance goes through his pitching motion in action earlier in the 2026 season at Nebraska.

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Watertown, S.D.
High School:
Watertown H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Summit League All-Tournament Team (2026)

2026: Served primarily as a starter for the Jackrabbit pitching staff during his freshman campaign ... made a total of 10 starts among his 14 appearances ... started three mid-week games before moving into the weekend rotation during Summit League play ... pitched 5 2/3 solid innings with five strikeouts in opening game of a two-game series at Oklahoma State (3/17) ... earned first collegiate victory after allowing two runs in 4 2/3 innings of a lopsided win over Northern Colorado (3/29) ... matched season high with five strikeouts in six innings en route to victory in series finale at St. Thomas (4/11) ... earned a spot on the Summit League All-Tournament Team after limiting Northern Colorado to a run on one hit over six innings with five strikeouts as the Jackrabbits moved on to the championship round (5/21) ... made a brief relief appearance against Arizona State in the NCAA Lincoln Regional (5/30)

BEFORE SDSU: Kaden put together a record-setting career at the American Legion level as a member of Watertown Post 17 ... was honored as the 2024 South Dakota Legion Coaches' Player of the Year after seeing extensive action both on the mound and behind the plate ... in 2024, batted .360 with five home runs and 50 runs batted in, while adding 115 strikeouts in 67 1/3 innings pitched and holding the opposition to a .152 batting average ... repeated on South Dakota Class A All-State American Legion Baseball Team after setting program's single-season strikeouts record with 145 ... also established program career record with an average of more than 12 strikeouts per seven innings pitched ... also was a first-team selection to the 2025 South Dakota High School Baseball Association Class A All-State squad ... in addition, he posted five consecutive top-10 individual finishes at the Class AA boys' golf state tournament and was a member of back-to-back state championship teams for Watertown High School in 2023 and 2024 ... his father, Heath, played both football and baseball collegiately at Augustana and later played in the Canadian Football League as a quarterback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders from 1995-99