Diego Cruz

Position:
Infielder
B/T:
L/R
Height:
5-7
Weight:
167
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Carolina, Puerto Rico
High School:
Central Pointe Christian

Miami (Ohio)
• Freshman All-American.
• Played in 52 games. Batted .385 (74-for-192) with 19 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 47 RBI. Scored 58 runs, drew 16 walks and stole 23 bases in 28 attempts.
• Doubled and finished 2-for-6 with a stolen base against Northern Illinois (5/21).
• Went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI in the finale at Akron (5/16).
• Doubled and finished 2-for-3 at Akron (5/15).
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a walk at Akron (5/14).
• Doubled and went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI against Massachusetts (5/9).
• Went 2-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base against Massachusetts (5/8).
• Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in the series finale at Western Michigan (5/3).
• Doubled twice, scored three runs and drew two walks in the middle game at Western Michigan (5/2).
• Went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in the series opener at Western Michigan (5/1).
• Finished 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, three runs and three RBI at Wright State (4/29).
• Hit two home runs and drove in a career-high four runs against Xavier (4/28).
• Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI against Michigan (4/21).
• Doubled twice and went 2-for-5 with two runs in the series finale against Ohio (4/12).
• Went 4-for-5 with a triple, three runs and a stolen base in the series opener against Ohio (4/11).
• Doubled and went 2-for-5 with two runs at Kent State (3/29).
• Doubled twice and finished 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a walk at Kent State (3/27).
• Went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs at Dayton (3/24).
• Hit a home run, went 3-for-4 and scored a career-high four runs against Bowling Green (3/15).
• Went 2-for-4 with a run against Bowling Green (3/13).
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs against Eastern Michigan (3/8).
• Doubled and went 2-for-4 against Eastern Michigan (3/6).
• Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and a stolen base in the nightcap at Southeast Missouri (2/28).
• Went 2-for-5 with a run, three RBI and two stolen bases at Southeast Missouri (2/27).
• Went 2-for-2 with two walks and three stolen bases at Southern Illinois (2/25).
• Doubled and went 2-for-4 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in his debut at Southern U. (2/14).

Prior To Miami (OH)
• Played for DRD DI Bat Puerto Rico, which won the 18U PG MLK Each Championship in 2025.

Personal
• Born May 25, 2006.

Cruz’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4-2x, last at Wright State, April 29, 2026
Doubles: 2-4x, last at Western Michigan, May 3, 2026
Triples: 1-2x, last at Wright State, April 29, 2026
Home Runs: 2, vs Xavier, April 28, 2026
Total bases: 8, vs Xavier, April 28, 2026
RBI: 4, vs Xavier, April 28, 2026
Runs scored: 4, vs Bowling Green, March 15, 2026
Struck out: 3, vs Ball State, April 2, 2026
At bats: 6, vs Northern Illinois, May 21, 2026
Stolen bases: 3, at Southern Illinois, Feb. 25, 2026
Putouts: 4-7x, last at Akron, May 16, 2026
Assists: 9, at Purdue, April 14, 2026