WEEK 7 STATS: 4 games, .462 BA (6-for-13), 4 XBH, 4 R, 2 RBI, .533 OBP, 923 slugging pct.
Ruth slugged .923 while posting a .533 on-base percentage during LIU Brooklyn’s four-game series sweep of Verrazano Bridge rival Wagner. Reaching base safely at least twice during each of the first three contests of the conference series, the first-year Blackbird batted .462 (6-for-13) with four extra-base hits, two walks, two RBI and four runs scored for the four-game set. Making four consecutive starts at third base, Ruth recorded two putouts and nine assists while playing error-free baseball. He belted a RBI double to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning of the series opener, an eventual 9-1 triumph for the Blackbirds. Ruth went 3-for-3 at the plate with a pair of two-baggers during LIU’s 5-3 victory in Game 2. He opened the scoring again in Game 3, leading off the second inning with a solo blast. One frame later, Ruth singled and came around to score the eventual winning run.