2017 Baseball Roster
Jason Ruffcorn
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cedar Park, Texas
- High School:
- Hyde Park
CAREER: Has pitched in 22 games in Aggieland, all out of the bullpen... Owns a 0-1 record with a 2.79 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 19.1 innings of work.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 10 games out of the bullpen... posted an 0-1 record with a 3.00 ERA and four strikeouts in 9.0 innings... worked in three SEC games, posting a 4.50 ERA with two strikeouts and a .214 opponent batting average in 4.0 innings... started the year with a 1.0 inning of scoreless relief against Cornell (2/23)... retired both batters he faced in the Aggies' 11-inning win against Northwestern State (3/7)... needed just seven pitches to get through a blank frame vs. Long Beach State (3/10)... worked 2.2 shutout innings with one walk and one strikeout against Auburn (3/24)... threw just eight pitches for a scoreless inning, including one strikeout, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/27)... fanned one of the three batters he faced in 1.0 inning against Texas State (4/17).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Pitched in 12 games, all out of the bullpen, as a rookie... logged a 0-0 record with a 2.61 ERA, .182 opponent batting average and 10 strikeouts in 10.1 innings... pitched in five SEC games, logging a 0-0 record with a 4.15 ERA and six strikeouts in 4.1 innings... pitched in season opener against Bowling Green (2/17), working 1.0 shutout inning with one walk and one strikeout... fanned two in 1.0 inning of scoreless relief, including two strikeouts, against Prairie View A&M (2/28)... struck out all three batters he faced against Mississippi State (5/4)... pitched for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League... worked in 11 games for the Mallards, notching 11 strikeouts in 11.0 innings.
AT HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Hyde Park High School... led Hyde Park to TAPPS playoffs on three occasions, leading to TAPPS 4A state semifinals in 2016 and a state runner-up finish in 2015... earned TAPPS All-District 3-4A First Team and state-tournament as a senior... named District 3-4A Relief Pitcher of the Year as a senior, notching a 2-1 record with a 0.29 ERA and one save... also earned academic all-district recognition.
PERSONAL: Jason Michael Ruffcorn was born on July 27, 1998, in Austin, Texas to Scott and Heather Ruffcorn... father, Scott Ruffcorn, was a three-year letterwinner at Baylor, logging a career record of 20-7 with a 3.23 ERA and 184 strikeouts in 222.2 IP from 1989-91... pitched five seasons in Major League Baseball, including one year with the Philadelphia Phillies and four years with the Chicago White Sox... uncle, Kevin Ruffcorn, was a four-year basketball letterwinner at Rice... kinesiology major hoping to go to physical therapy school... went on a mission trip to Progreso, Mexico when he was 16.
