2012: Appeared in11 games as a relief pitcher for the Spartans as a junior…Recorded a 0-1 record with a 7.36 earned run average in 7.1 inningsof work… Allowed no earned runs in six of his 11appearances… Recorded a perfect outing at Mercer (May 18),tossing 1.1 innings and striking out all four batters hefaced… Allowed just two extra base hits in 35 battersfaced… Tallied 10 strikeouts and allowed 14 hits on theseason… A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.
2011: Made 15relief appearances as a junior and finished 1-3 overall with onesave… Totaled 30 innings of work and struck out 24batters… Made season debut against Iona (Feb. 20), pitching1.1 innings without allowing a hit or a run while striking outtwo… Earned the save after pitching two scoreless inningsagainst Presbyterian College (Feb. 25)… Took the lossagainst Butler (Feb. 27)… Allowed two runs on one hit whilestriking out three Bulldog batters… Tossed two scorelessinnings against Furman (Mar. 22)… Was the winning pitcher inthe finale at FGCU (Mar. 26)… Surrendered one run on fourhits to the Eagles while striking out three… Recordedseason-highs for innings pitched (5.1) and strikeouts (5) againstGardner-Webb (Apr. 6)… Didn’t allow a run in 1.2innings of work at Lipscomb (Apr. 17).
2010: Made 12relief appearances and posted a 1-0 record... Picked up firstcollegiate win, in relief, against NJIT (Feb. 28) after pitchingthe final two frames allow zero runs and zero hits while strikingout two... Longest outing of the season came at Charlotte (Mar.31), pitching four innings, giving up just one hit and struck out acareer-best four strikeouts... A member of the A-Sun All-AcademicTeam.
HighSchool: A four-year letterwinner at Lake BrantleyHigh School... Helped the team win the Class 6A state title as ajunior and reach the state semifinals as a senior... Developed intoone of the team''s ace pitchers, going 8-0 with a 0.79 ERA as asenior, doing a mix of starting and relieving... Helped LakeBrantley to a final ranking of 32nd in the final ESPN Fab 50rankings... Allowed two hits and no runs in six innings againstGainesville Bucholz in the deciding game to help lead Lake Brantleyto the regional championship as a senior... Also played with theOrlando Scorpions in club baseball.
Personal: Born on Sept. 27, 1990... Son ofJim and Ann Rusk... Has two sisters, Adriann and Hannah... Aninformation management systems major... Enjoys surfing and playingvideo games... Likes Chinese food ... Favorite TV show is "Dexter"... Favorite musical group is 311... Favorite sports figure isLance Armstrong ... Hero growing up was Nolan Ryan ... Admires hismother ... Wants to own his own training facility.
