2024 (Freshman):  Pacific West Conference Freshman of the Year and All-PacWest Second Team outfielder after hitting .371 with an OPS of 1.045 ... Academic All-Pacific West Conference ... one PacWest Player of the Week honor (Feb. 27) ... named the team's Most Inspirational Player ... made 43 appearances with 39 starts including 24 in right field and 13 at designated hitter ... also made four pitching appearances with five strikeouts in four innings ... did not become a regular in the lineup card until the ninth game of the season ... PacWest ranks are sixth in batting average, seventh in OPS and third in on-base percentage (.484) ... had a slugging percentage of .561 ... had a 15-game hitting streak and a 19-game on-base streak, both program records ... had 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI contests ... had six three-hit games ... season-high five RBI vs. Saint Martin's (Feb. 13) in first career start ... fielding percentage of .962 ... hit go-ahead two-run triple in the eighth inning in 7-6 win over Hawai'i Hilo (Feb. 17).

Prep:  A 2023 graduate of Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California … helped the Patriots capture two league titles and a California Interscholastic Federation Division I runner up finish in senior season … club team was Prospect National Team.
 
Personal:  Parents are Ted Ruch and Amanda Cass … has two brothers; twin Daniel and Shawn … majoring in Biology … would like to become a physical therapist or athletic trainer … loves going to the zoo, even acquiring an annual membership to the Honolulu Zoo before arriving on O‘ahu … enjoys hiking and nature in general.