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Lamar University Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics
Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics

50 Aaliyah Ruiz

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Beeville, Texas
  • Highschool A.C. Jones

Biography


Career Accolades: Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (5/1/23, 5/7/23)

2023: Appeared in 34 games with 27 starts…Pitched 146.1 innings…Pitched 14 complete games…Posted a 3.26 ERA…Tallied 93 strikeouts...Won 15 games…Broke the Lamar all-time strikeout record against Rider (3/3/23)…Became the first Cardinal pitcher to strikeout 300 career batters against Southern (4/5/23)…Named Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week

2022: Appeared in 36 games with 30 starts...Pitched 170.1 innings...Pitched 14 complete games...Tallied 109 strikeouts...Posted a career-high 12 strikeouts and 12.0 innings vs. New Mexico (2/19)...Moved up to third all-time in program history with 258 career strikeouts...Tossed a complete game in a victory over Houston (2/25)...Recorded a save vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/25).

2021: Appeared in 15 games, making 13 starts...Tallied 43 strikeouts...Posted her season-high with six strikeouts in a complete game victory over Nicholls (4/30)...Tossed a complete game in a victory over Houston (2/12).   

2020: Appeared in 13 games, making 10 starts...Tossed 63.2 innings, including seven complete games...Recorded 40 strikeouts...Earned first save of the year after tossing two innings in a victory over UTSA (3/10)...Struck out four batters in seven innings against Texas Southern (2/28)...Allowed one earned run on four hits in a complete game victory against St. John’s (2/22)...Allowed two runs on six hits in a complete game victory against Northern Colorado (2/21)...Tossed a complete game shutout, surrendering three hits against Binghamton (2/14). 

2019: Appeared in 24 games, making 19 starts...Led the team with a 2.30 ERA...Pitched 106.2 innings...Led the team with 66 strikeouts...Tossed eight complete games, including two shutouts...Against Southland Conference opponents, posted a 1.93 ERA in 72.2 innings...Picked up her first career victory against Austin Peay (2/24).   

High School: Appeared in back-to-back state finals...Was featured in Sports Illustrated her junior season...Named district MVP her senior season...MySouTex Player of the Year as a senior...TGCA All-State Pitcher of the Year as a senior...Victoria Advocate Player of the Year as a senior...Two-time All-South Texas First Team selection...Two-time MySouTex All-Star selection...Three-time All-Academic selection...Four-year letterwinner in softball at A.C. Jones High School.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    5'5"
    50
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    2021Junior

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    5'5"
    50
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    2022Senior

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    5'5"
    50
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    2023Graduate Student

    Pitcher
    5'5"
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