Columbia catcher Alexia Ruiz brings high-upside bat and proven offensive pedigree
Alexia Ruiz entered Columbia as a top-75 recruit in the 2025 class and arrived with a loud high-school resume: a .525 career hitter, 23 home runs, and 85 RBI, plus four First Team All-District nods and District Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior.[1][2] In her early college sample, she played 11 games with six starts and hit .136, but the bigger story is the upside behind the numbers—she is a right-handed catcher with run-producing power and the kind of offensive track record that suggests a bounce-back bat if she adapts to Division I pitching.[2][6]