Biography
Career
Has a 10-3 record and 3.71 ERA in 45 appearances with four starts ... has 87 strikeouts in 85.0 innings ... has one career game with seven or more strikeouts
Awards
2023 Academic All-GAC
2024 Academic All-GAC
Harding Rankings
Most strikeouts/9 inn game: 7th (9.21)
GAC Rankings
3rd, Wins (7) - 2024
2024
Went 7-2 with a 2.56 ERA and two saves in 23 appearances, two starts ... struck out 49 in 45.2 innings ... 23 appearances ranked ninth in an HU single season and seven wins tied for ninth ... did not allow a run in 17 of his 23 appearances ... all seven of his wins came in relief ... pitched a season-high 5.0 innings with no walks and five strikeouts in a win at Henderson St. (3/30) ... struck out five in 3.0 relief innings vs. Northwestern Okla. (3/23)
2024 Summer League
Went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in eight appearances, one start, for the Madison (WI) Mallards of the Northwoods League ... struck out 12 over 12.0 innings, allowing only 11 hits and one home run.
2023
Had a 3-1 record and 4.50 ERA in 12 appearances with two starts ... struck out 32 in 28.0 innings ... earned wins in both of his starts, allowing only one earned run with four strikeouts in six innings vs. Lane (4/11) ... pitched five shutout innings and allowed only one hit with six strikeouts vs. Lyon (4/17) ... struck out a season-high seven, earning his first collegiate win vs. Williams Baptist (2/21).
2022
Had no record and a 6.35 ERA in 10 appearances, all in relief ... had six strikeouts and three walks in 11.1 innings ... opponents hit .250 with two outs ... had five scoreless outings ... best outing was three scoreless innings at Ark.-Monticello (4/2).
Previous School
A 2021 graduate of Elevation Preparatory Academy in Sarasota, Florida
Personal
Major: Kinesiology
Parents: Javier and Julia Ruiz
Career Highs
Innings pitched: 5.0, Lane, Apr 11, 2023 ; Lyon, Apr 17, 2023 ; at Henderson St., Mar 30, 2024
Strikeouts: 7, Williams Baptist, Feb 21, 2023
Batters faced: 19, Lane, Apr 11, 2023 ; at Ouachita Baptist, Mar 19, 2024 ; at Henderson St., Mar 30, 2024
Field chances: 2, at Henderson St., Mar 30, 2024
Assists: 2, at Henderson St., Mar 30, 2024
Runners CS: 1, 4 times
