2023 / REDSHIRT SEASON
• Did not see action as a true freshman, opting to redshirt
• Named an all-star for the Olney Cropdusters of the Cal Ripken League during the summer ball season
HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for coach Travis Queck at Bryant High School near Little Rock
• Attended Bentonville West High School in Northwest Arkansas as an underclassman
• All-conference honoree in baseball as a senior
• First freshman to start on the varsity basketball team at BWHS
• Honorable mention all-state in basketball as a junior
• All-conference honoree in basketball as a sophomore and junior
• Threw a complete game in a Perfect Game championship showcase in 2018
• All A’s honor roll student as a senior
PERSONAL
• Major: Biology
• Full name is Kade Stephen Ruffner
• Born in Joplin, Missouri
• Parents are Scott and Katie Ruffner
• Family also includes younger siblings Jace, Brooks and Belle
• Father ran track at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas
• Did not see action as a true freshman, opting to redshirt
• Named an all-star for the Olney Cropdusters of the Cal Ripken League during the summer ball season
HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for coach Travis Queck at Bryant High School near Little Rock
• Attended Bentonville West High School in Northwest Arkansas as an underclassman
• All-conference honoree in baseball as a senior
• First freshman to start on the varsity basketball team at BWHS
• Honorable mention all-state in basketball as a junior
• All-conference honoree in basketball as a sophomore and junior
• Threw a complete game in a Perfect Game championship showcase in 2018
• All A’s honor roll student as a senior
PERSONAL
• Major: Biology
• Full name is Kade Stephen Ruffner
• Born in Joplin, Missouri
• Parents are Scott and Katie Ruffner
• Family also includes younger siblings Jace, Brooks and Belle
• Father ran track at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas