Hope International University

Long Beach CC - Played two years for the Vikings under head coach Megan Martinez...helped the Vikings to the SCC and Regional championships with a 36-4 record...named Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore...played in 44 games, hitting .342 with one home run, 19 runs scored and 22 RBI.

Paramount HS - Graduated in 2022...played four years on the varsity squad for coach Colenzo...selected All-San Gabriel Valley as a junior...coached little league softball.

Personal - Born on 8/12/04...parents are Patricia Romero and Jose Ruiz...has three siblings – Jeremy Ruiz (30), Junior Ruiz (26) and Julian Ruiz (22)...brother Jeremy played at McMurry College...brother Junior played at CSUN...chose HIU for the hard working culture...favorite Bible verse is 2 Timothy 1:7...favorite professional athlete is Javier Baez...favorite food is chicken enchiladas...favorite movie is Scarface...Jaela is a Communicaion major with career aspirations of becoming a firefighter.