| Chance Ruffin |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Austin, Texas
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| High School:
Lake Travis
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 185
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| Position:
RHP
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 HONORS
· Third-team All-America - Baseball America
· First-team Freshman All-America - Baseball America
· First-team Freshman All-America - NCBWA
· Freshman All-America - Louisville Slugger's/Collegiate Baseball
· Big 12 Freshman of the Year
· NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament Team
· Second Team All-Big 12
· Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2008 SEASON
· Led the Big 12 and ranked 11th in the nation with a 1.96 ERA.
· Led the Big 12 with a 2.06 ERA in conference games.
· Ranked 11th in the nation in fewest hits allowed per nine innings with 6.23.
· Ranked 65th in the nation with 9.46 strikeouts per nine innings.
· Appeared in 23 games, including 10 starts, posting an 8-3 record with three saves, a 1.96 ERA, .191 opponents batting average, one complete game and 82 strikeouts in 78.0 innings.
· Appeared in nine Big 12 games, including five starts, posting a 5-2 record with a 2.06 ERA, .186 opponents batting average, one complete game and 41 strikeouts in 43.2 innings.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
· Earned first career save pitching 3.1 innings of hitless shutout relief with four strikeouts against VCU (2/23).
· Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings while retiring four batters in his first career start to record a win against UT Pan American (2/27).
· Tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout against Stanford (3/7) to earn second save of the season.
· Threw 1.0 hitless shutout inning of relief with one strikeout versus No. 15 Rice (3/11).
· Pitched three innings of hitless, shutout relief with four strikeouts against Kansas (3/15) to earn his second win of the season.
· Struck out six batters in 4.0 innings of relief while allowing only two runs, one earned, on two hits against Rice (4/1).
· Worked 3.0 strong innings of shutout relief against Oklahoma (4/5) logging four strikeouts and yielding just one hit.
· Logged 3.0 innings of hitless shutout relief against Texas State (4/8) en route to picking up his third win of the year.
· Earned his fourth victory of the season, allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts over 5.1 innings against Missouri (4/13).
· Yielded just one run on six hits while striking out seven in 10-inning no decision against Oklahoma State (4/18).
· Picked up his fifth win of the year, throwing 6.1 innings against Kansas State (4/25), giving up three runs on three hits while striking out six Wildcats.
· Tossed his first career complete game, scattering seven hits and allowing only one run while striking out a career-high 11 batters against Baylor (5/2).
· Earned a series-opening win over Texas A&M (5/16), allowing one run on six hits and two walks while striking out five over 7.0 innings.
· Pitched 6.0 innings in start against Missouri (5/21) during Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, allowing only two runs on three hits while striking out four.
· Allowed one run on seven hits and struck out 10 in win over Sam Houston State (5/31) at the NCAA Houston Regional.
· Faced two batters and induced a game-ending groundout to earn a save against St. John's (6/1) at the NCAA Houston Regional.
· Earned NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament honors, logging a 1-0 record with one save and 10 strikeouts over 7.1 innings during the tournament.
· Appeared in three games during a tryout with the U.S. National Team over the summer, posting a 1-0 mark with a 1.80 ERA. He allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out 11 in 5.0 innings of work.
HIGH SCHOOL
· Three-year letterwinner for Coach Roy Kinnan's Lake Travis High School baseball squad in Austin, Texas.
· Served as team captain as a junior and senior.
· Earned Lake Travis' Big Play Award as a junior and a senior.
· Posted an 11-2 record with a 1.17 ERA and 132 strikeouts on the mound and hit .370 at the plate to earn team MVP, All-District 27-4A and All-CenTex honors as a senior.
· Logged a 10-4 record with a 1.26 ERA and 121 strikeouts to earn second-team All-District 27-4A as a junior.
· Earned All-District 27-4A honorable mention as a sophomore.
· Helped his summer baseball club, the Austin Wings coached by James Ellison, capture the Premier Baseball National Championship in 2006.
PERSONAL
Born Chance Kraig Ruffin on Sept. 8, 1988 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... parents are Bruce and Melissa Ruffin ... has two younger siblings, Hunter and Madison ... father, Bruce, lettered for Texas from 1982-1985 and played on the 1983 National Championship team ... Bruce also pitched for 12 years in the major leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies, posting a 60-82 record with 63 saves ...majoring in education.
