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Jersey Number 50
Rashad Ruff
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Moreno Valley HS
Bio
Notes
Five-year letterwinner in baseball at UCLA (2024) and Coppin State (2020-23) ... Over five NCAA seasons, went 9-14 with a 5.02 ERA and 172 strikeouts over 145 1/3 innings.ย
Career Highlights at UCLA
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2024 Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2024
Enrolled at UCLA for the 2024 season as a grad transfer ... Earned the closer job, going on to make 27 relief appearances during his lone season in Westwood ... Went 2-6 with seven saves, a 4.02 ERA, and .233 BAA over 47 innings ... Struck out 54, against 16 walks and four hit batters ... Was an honorable mention on the 2024 Pac-12 All-Conference Baseball Team ... Earned CSC Academic All-District honors ... Selected to the Preseason and Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch Lists ... Went unscored upon in 10 of his first 11 outings ... Led the team in appearances and saves ... Among Pac-12 pitchers, ranked first in games finished (24), third in appearances, and fifth in saves ... Had four strikeouts in two innings against Long Beach State on Feb. 28 ... Made his UCLA debut on Opening Day (Feb. 16) vs. Gonzaga, striking out a pair in a scoreless ninth to lock down the save in an 8-7 win .. Went six-up, six-down to record a save against USC on March 24 ... Went a season-long 4 2/3 innings at Utah on April 26.
Coppin State (2020-23)
Earned four letters at Coppin State, an HBCU in Baltimore, Md. ... Appeared in 51 games over four seasons at Coppin State, finishing with a 7-8 record, 5.49 ERA, and 118 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings ... Was the team's primary closer in 2023, locking down five saves with a 3.82 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 33 innings ... His 3.82 ERA led all qualifying Coppin State pitchers in 2023 ... Named MEAC Pitcher of the Week on May 2, 2022 after picking up relief wins in back-to-back games against Maryland Eastern Shore ... Got the win in the 2022 MEAC Championship Game ... Pitched to a 0.96 ERA over three appearances during his debut season in 2020 ... Named to the 2023 Commissioner's All-Academic Team.ย
Highย School
Four-year varsity letterwinnerย at Moreno Valley High School in Moreno Valley, Calif. ... Pitched and played up the middle (CF, SS, 2B) at MVHS ... Was voted league MVP and first team all-league as a senior ... First team all-league and team Offensive MVP as a junior ... Voted team Defensive MVP as a sophomore.ย
Personal
Full name: Rashad Ruff ... Born in 2001 in Las Vegas, Nev. to parents Anthony and Raquel ... Has an older brother, Anthony II ... Enrolled in the project management certificate program at UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA because "I was looking for a spot where I could continue to develop and make an impact, and Coach Savage and rest of the staff gave me that opportunity" ... Cites playing in the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic, an All-Star Game at Safeco Field in Seattle, Wash. featuring the top-50 HBCU players in the country, as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Muhammad Ali ... Hobbies and interests include sports, guitar, art, music, movies, and shows ... Graduated fourth in his school class with a 4.68 weighted GPA ... Is distantly related to former NBA player Spud Webb, and is cousins with American sprinter Tyree Washington ... His father was selected in the 37th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves, and he went on to play two seasons of pro ball ... His mother played basketball at Riverside Community College and Metropolitan State.
Career Highs at UCLA
Innings: 4.2 at Utah (4/26/24)
Strikeouts: 4 (six times)
Five-year letterwinner in baseball at UCLA (2024) and Coppin State (2020-23) ... Over five NCAA seasons, went 9-14 with a 5.02 ERA and 172 strikeouts over 145 1/3 innings.ย
Career Highlights at UCLA
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2024 Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2024
Enrolled at UCLA for the 2024 season as a grad transfer ... Earned the closer job, going on to make 27 relief appearances during his lone season in Westwood ... Went 2-6 with seven saves, a 4.02 ERA, and .233 BAA over 47 innings ... Struck out 54, against 16 walks and four hit batters ... Was an honorable mention on the 2024 Pac-12 All-Conference Baseball Team ... Earned CSC Academic All-District honors ... Selected to the Preseason and Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch Lists ... Went unscored upon in 10 of his first 11 outings ... Led the team in appearances and saves ... Among Pac-12 pitchers, ranked first in games finished (24), third in appearances, and fifth in saves ... Had four strikeouts in two innings against Long Beach State on Feb. 28 ... Made his UCLA debut on Opening Day (Feb. 16) vs. Gonzaga, striking out a pair in a scoreless ninth to lock down the save in an 8-7 win .. Went six-up, six-down to record a save against USC on March 24 ... Went a season-long 4 2/3 innings at Utah on April 26.
Coppin State (2020-23)
Earned four letters at Coppin State, an HBCU in Baltimore, Md. ... Appeared in 51 games over four seasons at Coppin State, finishing with a 7-8 record, 5.49 ERA, and 118 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings ... Was the team's primary closer in 2023, locking down five saves with a 3.82 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 33 innings ... His 3.82 ERA led all qualifying Coppin State pitchers in 2023 ... Named MEAC Pitcher of the Week on May 2, 2022 after picking up relief wins in back-to-back games against Maryland Eastern Shore ... Got the win in the 2022 MEAC Championship Game ... Pitched to a 0.96 ERA over three appearances during his debut season in 2020 ... Named to the 2023 Commissioner's All-Academic Team.ย
Highย School
Four-year varsity letterwinnerย at Moreno Valley High School in Moreno Valley, Calif. ... Pitched and played up the middle (CF, SS, 2B) at MVHS ... Was voted league MVP and first team all-league as a senior ... First team all-league and team Offensive MVP as a junior ... Voted team Defensive MVP as a sophomore.ย
Personal
Full name: Rashad Ruff ... Born in 2001 in Las Vegas, Nev. to parents Anthony and Raquel ... Has an older brother, Anthony II ... Enrolled in the project management certificate program at UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA because "I was looking for a spot where I could continue to develop and make an impact, and Coach Savage and rest of the staff gave me that opportunity" ... Cites playing in the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic, an All-Star Game at Safeco Field in Seattle, Wash. featuring the top-50 HBCU players in the country, as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Muhammad Ali ... Hobbies and interests include sports, guitar, art, music, movies, and shows ... Graduated fourth in his school class with a 4.68 weighted GPA ... Is distantly related to former NBA player Spud Webb, and is cousins with American sprinter Tyree Washington ... His father was selected in the 37th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves, and he went on to play two seasons of pro ball ... His mother played basketball at Riverside Community College and Metropolitan State.
Career Highs at UCLA
Innings: 4.2 at Utah (4/26/24)
Strikeouts: 4 (six times)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
