Miguel Rodriguez Ruiz
Sport: Baseball
Course: 3rd Year Medicine
Sporting Achievements:
Currently Playing for Great Britain U23 National Baseball Team
Represented Great Britain Baseball Teams each year since 2008 at the U12, U15. U18, and U23 age groups
Won several National Baseball Championships at the U13 and U17 age groups with clubs I have represented
Helped lead UCL to its first ever National University Baseball Championship in March 2017
Ambitions: Represent the GB Senior National Team at the World Baseball Classic and Olympics
Bio:
My whole family is Mexican, and baseball is very popular in Mexico so that is how I got involved in playing a less well-recognised sport in the UK. I was born in England and my dad would always take me to play catch and hit baseballs at the local park since I was around 4 years old. I was fortunate when an American, who had just moved to my local town of Horsham, set up a baseball league when I was 8 years old. This was my first experience playing proper organised baseball and this led me to get involved with the GB U12 team in 2010 and ever since I have represented GB at various international tournaments and tours each year.