Aztec Softball shuts out Seton Hall and Texas Tech
CLUB - LAKEWOOD FIRECRACKERS
Played her club ball for the Lakewood Firecrackers and coaches Jorge Araujo & Bill West.
HIGH SCHOOL - CHINO
Was a four-year letterwinner at Chino High School ... Also played for the Lakewood Firecrackers club team ... Earned all-Mt. Baldy first-team honors for her final three years after being an honorable-mention pick as a freshman ... Was named the Division 2 Player of the Year for the CIF-Southern Section as a senior and named to the All-Sun first team ... Over her career had 11 home runs, 105 RBIs and 138 runs ... Hit .537 with six homers and 35 RBIs as a senior, while scoring 44 runs, helping Chino HS to its first CIF-SS championship ... Also competed on the cross country and soccer teams ... Was a scholar athlete
PERSONAL
Leia Jimenez Ruiz was born Dec. 2, 1994 in Bellflower, Calif. ... Daughter of Rachel and Rafael Ruiz ... Picked SDSU over Purdue and Ball State, as well as additional schools ... Undecided on a major.