#26 Mia Ruther Season 2019-20

2020 as a junior (season cut short due to Coronavirus)

• Started all 22 games at SS, OF, and 2B.
• Batted .254 with three RBIs and one double.
• Went 3-for-3 against Virginia Tech on Feb. 9, helping Iowa to a 4-3 win.
• Hit safely in four of her last five games, scoring five runs during the stretch.
• Tallied five multi-hit games.

At Des Moines Area CC

• Starting second baseman from 2017-2019
• First-Team All-American (NJCAA)
• First-Team All-Conference
• All-District honoree
• 2018 conference and district champion and was third place at NJCAA World Series (48-2 record)

High School

• Four-time first-team All-Hawkeyeland honoree
• Three-time All-State selection, including first-team her senior year
• Three-time All-MAC Conference selection
• Three-time first-team All-Eastern District honoree
• Batted .542 with 31 RBIs her junior year
• Holds school record for highest single-season batting average (.542)
• Also played volleyball and golf
• Four-year honor roll member
• High school coach was Larry Heath
• Club coaches were David Durbala and Dave Streyfeller

Personal

• Born Aug. 12, 1999
• Daughter of Crys and Brent Ruther
• Has one sibling: Annaka