University of South Carolina Upstate

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Lake Brantley High School ... Helped the team win the Class 6A state title as a junior and reach the state semifinals as a senior ... Developed into one of the team''s ace pitchers, going 8-0 with a 0.79 ERA as a senior, doing a mix of starting and relieving ... Helped Lake Brantley to a final ranking of 32nd in the final ESPN Fab 50 rankings ... Allowed two hits and no runs in six innings against Gainesville Bucholz in the deciding game to help lead Lake Brantley to the regional championship as a senior ... Also played with the Orlando Scorpions in club baseball.

Personal: Born on Sept. 27, 1990 ... Son of Jim and Ann Rusk ... Has two sisters, Adriann and Hannah ... A biology major ... Enjoys surfing ... Likes Chinese food ... Favorite TV show is "Scrubs" ... Favorite musical group is The Expendables ... Favorite sports figure is Lance Armstrong ... Hero growing up was Nolan Ryan ... Admires his mother ... Wants to own his own training facility.