2020 Baseball Roster
Alfredo Ruiz
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Santa Fe HS
2021 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2021 (Sophomore): Selected in the sixth round of the MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, 181st overall ... Named second-team All-Conference ... Posted a 5-1 record in 11 starts on the mound … Pitched to a 3.75 ERA in 57.2 innings … Recorded 59 strikeouts while walking 23 … Tossed eight scoreless surrendering just five hits and two walks while striking out four against CSU Bakersfield on May 15 … Threw seven shutout innings, striking out seven against Cal Poly on April 10 … Matched a career-high 10 strikeouts in six scoreless frames at UC Riverside on May 8.
2020: 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic (granted extra season of eligibility) … Earned a spot in the rotation as a sophomore, making four starts … Had a team-best 3-1 record with a 1.80 ERA … Finished with 24 strikeouts in 25.0 innings pitched … Named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week Feb. 18 after striking out 10 in seven scoreless innings against Cal on Feb. 15 … Pitched seven innings, striking out four batters against Wake Forest (Feb. 21) … Threw six innings against Mississippi State … Pitched five innings, striking out seven batters against Xavier while collecting his third win (Mar. 7).
2019 (Freshman): Pitched in 20 games as a freshman, making five starts and 15 relief appearances … Posted a 1-3 record with a 4.05 ERA in 53.1 innings pitched, finishing fourth on the staff in innings, strikeouts (39), ERA, and games started … Also picked up a pair of saves out of the bullpen to finish second on the team … Started the Sunday game of the season-opening series at Florida (Feb. 17) for his collegiate debut, allowing two earned runs in 4.2 innings … Had a stellar relief appearance at Ole Miss (Mar. 2) going 5.1 innings while allowing one run on five hits with a season-high six strikeouts … Earned his first career win at San Diego (Apr. 9) allowing two runs in five innings … Tossed four shutout, one-hit innings against Cal Poly (Apr. 20) with four strikeouts to start a string of six consecutive scoreless outings (14.0 IP) … Started the penultimate game of the season and picked up a quality start, allowing three runs in a season-long 6.0 innings pitched.
High School: Was dominant on the mound for Santa Fe High School sporting a 0.90 ERA over his junior and senior seasons … He was a two-time All-Area selection by the Whittier Daily News, earning first-team honors in 2018 and a second-team nod in 2017 …Made 12 appearances on the mound as a senior with nine starts, compiling a 5-1 record with a 0.93 ERA … He threw two complete games and picked up a pair of saves as a senior, striking out a staggering 102 batters in 60.1 innings … Opponents hit just .119 against him in 2018, and he sported an impressive 0.76 WHIP … Ruiz started six games as a junior at Santa Fe HS in Norwalk, going 5-1 with a 0.86 ERA … He allowed just three extra-base hits in 32.2 innings pitched while striking out 34 that season.
Personal: Son of Uriel and Marly … Majoring in psychology.
