UC SANTA BARBARA
2023
Did not appear in a game this season.
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
2022
Played in all 40 games for the Renegades, hitting .303/.387/.448 with 13 doubles, 4 triples, a home run, four steals, and 29 RBI … Hit his first career home run on February 10 against Taft College, adding a single and a sacrifice fly and totaling three RBI in an 11-10 Bakersfield win … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in a game against West Los Angeles College (April 19).
2021
Played in 25 games for the Renegades, posting a slash line of .322/.378/.389 with six doubles and 22 RBI … Hit his first career double on April 15 as part of a 2-for-4 game with an RBI in Bakersfield’s 4-2 win over Oxnard College.
2020
Appeared in 14 of the 20 games in Bakersfield’s shortened season, hitting .231/.322/.269 with a triple, two stolen bases, and three RBI … Recorded a hit in his debut on January 24 against Feather River College … Hit his first career triple on February 1 against Cerro Coso Community College, driving in his first career RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letter winner at Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield, where he played as a shortstop for coach Jason Hunsaker.
PERSONAL
Born September 24, 2000 in Bakersfield … Son of Jose Ruiz, Sr. … Has two brothers, George and Joaquin, and a sister, Arlene … Majoring in Sociology at UC Santa Barbara … Aspires to work as a strength and conditioning coach.
