USD Baseball 2006

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Kamehameha HS

JUNIOR (2005): Essential part of the USO bullpen... made more relief ap– pearances (13) than any otherTorero left-hander... Struck out the side in one inning of work vs. UC Davis (2-18-05)... matched a season-high with three K's working two-plus scoreless innings against San Diego State (3-12-05) .. pitched a season-high two and two thirds innings twice, first during a 7-6 USO win over Pepperdine (4-16-05) and three days later in a mid-week start at Cal State Northridge (4-19-05)... held opponents scoreless in nine of his 14 appearances on the year. HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE: Torrey Pines High School graduate... Went on to play at San Diego's Mesa College... Left-handed pitcher that threw a no-hitter during his prep career at Torrey Pines... Posted a 1.98 ERA during a First Team All-Palomar League season as a senior... Excellent student- athlete, twice earning all-academic honors at TPHS... Honorable Mention All-Palomar League selection as a prep junior... Coached by Matt Livingston at Torrey Pines. PERSONAL: Born March 2, 1984 in San Diego to parents Nancy and David .. Has chosen to major in Economics at USO.

SOPHOMORE (2005): Played in and started in 50 games ... was second on the team in hitting with a .338 batting average, third on the team in doubles with 14, third on the team in RBI with 93 and led the team in hits with 73 ... re- corded 24 multi hit games ... went 4-for-6 with six RBI and two runs scored against Santa Clara (4/9/05)... went 3-for-4 with two RBI , one double and one run scored against UC Riverside (2/4/05)... went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against Cal State Northridge (4/19/05) ... earned a AII-WCC honorable mention selection . FRESHMAN (2004): Outstanding as a true freshman , hitting .342 and driv– ing in 40 runs... Honored as an All-West Coast Conference player... Huge part of San Diego's 35-win season... Played and started in 55 of USD's 56 games... Registered 24 multi-hit games... Stole a team-leading 14 bases in 15 attempts.. Hit five homeruns, the first coming in San Diego's new downtown stadium Petco Park during an 11-6 USO victory over Houston (3-13-04)... Ranked 7th in the WCC in runs scored (47), 8th in hits (77) and 4th in stolen bases (14)... Enjoyed a 3-hit game on 10 different occasions, which was a team-high... Hit safely in his first five collegiate games... Went on a nine-game hitting streak in March... Posted a season-high four hits at St. Mary's (3-29-04), going 4-for-5 with a double and a pair of runs scored .. Doubled in three straight contests in late April. .. Had 11 RBIs in USD's last five games of the season... Swiped three bases vs. Portland (4-23-04) .. Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles at LMU (3-7-04)... Homered and drove in a season-high four RBI vs. UC Riverside (3-31-04)... Homered and scored a season-high five runs at Cal State Northridge (1-31-04)... Scored at least one run in 14 of USD's last 15 games of the year... Made one start in left field , and 54 second base... Primarily used as the No. 2 hitter (22 games) but started in eight-of-nine spots in the batting order throughout the season... His 14-of-15 stolen bases ranks as one of the best stolen base percentages in USD's single-season history. HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Hawaiian State Baseball Player of the Year as a prep senior... Hit .556 during his final high school season ... Hit .420 as a prep junior and was named a First-Team All-State player... Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 2003 MLB First Year Player Draft.. Coached by Vern Ramie as a prep baseball player at Kamehameha ... Also honored as an All-State football performer at Kamehameha High . PERSONAL: Chose to attend USO for the academic curricul um and athletic opportunities... Was also recruited by the University of Hawaii .. Son of Joseph and Lynn Ruth ... Born on March 21 , 1985 in Honolulu.

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Ruth's Collegiate Batting Record ear s ab r h 2b 3b hr

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55-55 225 47 77

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18 14-15 .342

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12 13 9-13 .338

50-50 216 43 73 14

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133 36 31 23-28 .340

career 105-105 441 90 150 21

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