Stephen Ruch was a corner infielder and pitcher for the Wilkes Colonels from 2012 to 2015. He struggled on the mound in 2012 putting up an ERA over 13 and didn't pitch at all in 2013. He made a pitching comeback in 2014 and posted 1 win and 2 losses with an ERA of 5.56. In 2015 he once again put up 1 win and 2 losses but his ERA was only 3.86 this time. His batting stats were much better as he never batted under .300. He had 22 career home runs.
After his baseball career ended he became a math teacher.