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By Matt Byrd
Tennessee Director of Scouting

We continue to take a look at players who will be participating in the PBR Tennessee Top Prospect Games at the University of Tennessee on June 9-10. The event affords players the opportunity to showcase their abilities in a combination showcase/game play event and will feature some of the top uncommitted Class of 2016 and 2017 players in the state.

Jared Ruan stood out at our Fall Top Prospect Games event last fall at Lipscomb University. A class of 2016 prospect, below is a look at his scouting report from that event.

11/1/14 - 5-foot-9, 145-pound prospect is a smaller body type that showed he deserves a serious look at the next level. Hits from open stance with a long early stride, maintains level bat path that gives him a natural line drive approach, majority of swings in batting practice were quality offerings producing solid contact and driving the ball around the yard, 75 mph tee exit velocity, ran a 4.74 home to first time, went 2-for-4 in game play with two singles. Flashed solid defensive game, moves well in all directions with quick and fluid footwork, good hands, fields athletically and plays through ball, loose arm action from 3/4 arm slot, 76 mph arm velocity. Good projectability.

Ruan put up impressive offensive numbers during his junior campaign this spring, hitting over .400 and leading Clinton HS to a 20 win season. Defensively, though likely better suited as a second baseman at the college level, Ruan was solid as the everyday shortstop for the Dragons and finished the season with All-District 3-AAA honors.