2016: Appeared in 25 games and made 12 starts in left field, served as a pinch runner/hitter late in the year… Hit .163 with five runs, eight hits and two RBI… Recorded no errors on 24 total chances… Had a double against Navy on March 12.
2015: Made 25 appearances with 14 starts in the outfield in his freshman season... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on March 24 following a 4-for-7 game with two doubles and two RBI against Hartford on March 17... Hit .245 (13-of-53) with two doubles, eight RBI, and 15 total bases... Had the most RBI of any freshman on the team... Made 28 putouts in 29 chances, recording a .966 fielding percentage... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against George Mason on March 12.
Off the Field:
- Member of National Honor Society in high school while maintaining over a 4.0 GPA all four years as a three sport athlete
- Student council treasurer all four years of high school; organized school events and was in charge of the financial aspects of student government
- Coached a youth summer basketball team for three years, emphasizing good sportsmanship and leadership for younger children in the community
Before Yale: Four-year varsity starter… Named West Jersey Player of the Year in 2014... League Champion in 2014... Batted .450 and was First Team All-League and All-County... School record for hits (130) and stolen bases (76)... Captain in his senior year, while also MVP in his junior and senior years... Batted .495 as a junior and stole 33 bases... Batted .448 as a sophomore... First Team All-County and First Team All-League... High Jump was 12th-best in state during his junior year... School record in 55m dash at 6.80 seconds... Varsity basketball sophomore and senior years... Graduated top 10 percent in class… National Honor society member, Russian National Honor society member, and Peer Development Program leader.
Personal: Thomas Ruddy is the son of T.J. and Maureen Ruddy... Sister, Katherine, graduated from Boston College and works in New York City... Sister, Tara, graduated from Salve Regina with a nursing degree... Nominated best looking on the basketball team in high school… Interested in classic rock history and archeology.
