Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Noah Ruiz
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Maranatha Christian Schools
- Prev School:
- Biola University
2026: Started all 52 games for the Wildcats... Finished his graduate campaign tied for second on the team in batting average (.295) and RBI (39)... Opened the season with an eight-game hitting streak in which he went 12-for-26 with two home runs, a double and 12 RBI... Set a career high in RBI (seven) with a 2-for-4, two homer day in Northwestern’s first win of the year against Rice (2/15)... Went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run against Cornell (2/20)... Posted back-to-back two-hit outings against Boston College (2/22) and No. 5 Georgia Tech (2/27)... Ripped two doubles in a 2-for-4 showing against UIC (3/10)... Logged a six-game hitting streak from 3/20-3/28 in which he went 8-for-26 with a pair of home runs... Recorded two hits in five consecutive games against Michigan State (4/4, 4/5), UIC (4/8) and Purdue (4/10, 4/11) including a game-tying single against the Spartans, a two-RBI double against the Flames and a go-ahead single against the Boilermakers... Logged a nine-game hitting streak from 4/4 to 4/18 in which he went 17-for-39 with four doubles and two home runs... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a win over St. Thomas (4/22)... Added a 3-for-4 day with a pair of RBI against Milwaukee (4/28)... Launched a two-run homer in a 9-6 win over Indiana (5/3)... Went 2-for-4 in a 7-1 win over Illinois State (5/5)... Went 5-for-14 (.357) with a double and an RBI in the final series of the season against Rutgers (5/14-5/16).
Biola (2023-25): Made a career-high 52 appearances hitting .384 with 10 home runs, 49 RBI and 17 doubles in 2025… Named to 2025 All-PacWest Second Team… Recorded three hitting streaks of eight or more games as a junior, including a 17-game hitting streak… Appeared in 45 games where he batted .333 as a sophomore in 2024… Logged 52 hits, 21 RBI, 11 doubles and 6 home runs… Tied for team lead in doubles (11) in 2024… Had a nine-game on-base streak in the month of April 2024… Recorded 18 multi-hit games in his sophomore season in 2024… Played in 38 games for the Eagles as a first-year… Had a nine-game hitting streak in first-year season… Ended his first-year season with a .293 batting average… Hit four home runs and had 17 RBI in 2023… Was awarded Academic All-PacWest.
High School: Prepped two varsity baseball seasons at Maranatha Christian Schools, graduating in 2022… Earned Pacific League Player of the Year and all-league first-team honors… Strong academically, earning two years in the National Honors Society, two years on Dean's List and two years Academic Letter… Also played football for the Eagles.
Personal: Born October 26, 2003 to Brandon and Jenova Ruiz… Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Biola University… Has three siblings: Madde, Zachary and Aiden.
