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Dave Saffran
Dave Saffran
Dave Saffran
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Dave Saffran
Dave Saffran
Dave Saffran

10 Ben Ruta

  • Position INF/OF
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Custom1 L/R
  • Hometown West Windsor, NJ
  • Highschool West-Windsor Plainsboro South

Biography

2015 Junior Season
Game-by-Game Stats
Started in all 51 games for the Seahawks… Finished the year with a .327 average (64-for-196) [8th in the NEC]… Swatted three home runs on the year (second on the team) with 36 RBIs (second on the squad; 7th in the circuit)… Posted a total OPS (On-base plus slugging percentage) of .881… Scored 41 runs (5th among all-NEC players)… Drew 29 walks on the year (third-most in the conference)… Had a career-best ten stolen bases… Entered the 2015 campaign with a six-game hitting streak that began back on May 16, 2013… Began the season with a hit in 15 straight games to extend the overall streak to 21 games before going 0-for-1 with four walks against LIU Brooklyn (4/2)… Had a total of 18 multi-hit games, with six games of three hits… Tied for second on the team with 8 multi-RBI games, in which four games of at least two RBIs… Will enter 2016 with a five-game hitting streak… With runners on and 2-outs, batted .370 (10-for-27) with 9 RBIs, a triple and a home run while slugging .585 and an on-base percentage of .462 for a total OPS of 1.047… With the bases loaded, he connected for a .400 average (2-for-5) with 7 RBIs and a home run… Knocked in a career-high four RBIs on three occasions, last coming on April 10 at Fairleigh Dickinson…. Garnered inclusion on the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season while appearing on the NEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the first time in his career. 

2014 Sophomore Season
Game-By-Game Stats

Started the first two games, before missing the rest of the season due to injury … Batted .500 (2-for-4) with hits in both outings at Elon (2/21-2/22) ... Garnered inclusion on the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2013 Freshman Season
Game-By-Game Stats
Turned in a solid rookie campaign … Primarily saw time at third base … Hit .322 (38-for-118), including a blistering .364 during league play, with 18 runs, four doubles, one triple, 17 RBI and two stolen bases … Also walked 13 times and was plunked twice en route to posting a .409 OBP … Notched 10 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games … Batted a blistering .415 (17-for-41) with runners in scoring position, including .476 (10-for-21) during league play … Hit .300 or better in six of his eight conference series … Played in 42 games, making 30 starts … Began his collegiate career with a bang in 5-4 extra-inning win over Villanova (2/22) … Singled in his first collegiate at-bat in the ninth, before coming around to score the game-tying run … Then plated the game-winner with a RBI single in the 10th … Capped his weekend with a single at No. 10 NC State (2/24) … Fueled by those performances, batted .300 (3-for-10) en route to earning NEC Rookie of the Week honors … After the start of NEC play, hit .384 (33-for-86) the rest of the way while batting safely 18 of his last 22 starts …In 22-16 win at St. John’s (4/3), went 3-for-6 with four runs, three RBI, a double and a walk … Delivered the game-winning two-out RBI single in the ninth inning of 10-9 win over Quinnipiac (4/28) … The hit capped a 2-for-3 day at the plate, which helped cement a four-game series sweep for Wagner … Was 2-for-5 over two games against Sacred Heart (3/22; 3/24) … Went 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI in series-opening 5-3 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (4/5), before going 2-for-5 in the series finale against the Knight (4/7) … Also notched a pair of hits and RBI in 12-9 win at NJIT (4/30) and 9-5 series-clinching victory over Mount St. Mary’s (5/5) … Had two hits, two runs and a RBI over three games vs. Central Connecticut (4/20-4/21) … Capped his impressive rookie campaign with outstanding weekend against Bryant … Was one of just five NEC players to hit safely in all four games of a series against the NEC Champion Bulldogs … Batted .538 (7-for-13) and reaching base at a .600 OBP … Opened the weekend with a single and a walk, before going 2-for-3 with the lone RBI in narrow one-run loss in the game one of a doubleheader … Tripled in the nightcap, before notching his second three-hit game of the year in the finale … Finished up 3-for-4 with walk and a RBI ... Garnered inclusion on the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at the West-Windsor Plainsboro South High School under the direction of Don Hutchinson, earning three varsity letters … Named Team MVP and was a Princeton “All Packet” First Team selection over his last two years … Also was a First Team All-Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) after hitting .429 with 35 hits, 25 runs, two home runs and 22 RBI over 25 games as a senior … Also earned one varsity letter in soccer as a sophomore … Played AAU ball for Baseball U … Graduated with a 3.7 GPA and was a member of the German, Math and National Honor Societies … Born on June 8, 1994 ... Has a sister Lauren (24), who played soccer at Alabama  …  His father Pasquale played collegiate soccer at Upsala College … Is undecided on a major at Wagner.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013Freshman

    INF
    6'2" 185 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2014Sophomore

    INF/OF
    6'2" 185 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2015Junior

    INF/OF
    6'3" 195 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016Senior

    INF/OF
    6'2" 195 lbs
    10

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