Tanner Rusk

Prev School:
Wallace-Hanceville CC
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
West Point, Ala.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
- Posted a 1-3 record in 18 appearances with three starts
- Picked up 14 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work
- Struck out four batters and allowed only one hit in two innings versus Alabama A&M on Feb. 27

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
- Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Tossed 12 strikeouts in 15.2 innings with a 4.02 ERA on the season
- Made five appearances and four starts
- Held opponents to a .246 batting average
- Had a career-high five strikeouts versus Notre Dame on Feb. 15

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
- Tossed 37 strikeouts in 52 innings of work for a 4.85 ERA on the season
- Posted a 2-2 record with a save
- Struck out a career-high 10 batters while only giving up one hit in six innings on the way to a 5-1 win over Radford (3/2)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Played at Wallace State under head coach Randy Putman
- Posted a 2-2 record with one start as a sophomore
- Logged 19.0 innings, with 2.84 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 2018
- Made 15 appearances, throwing 27.1 innings with a perfect 3-0 record as a freshman
- Sat down 23 batters to go along one save and a 3.62 ERA in his freshman season
- Played with UAB teammates Cole Collins and Austin Triplett

WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL
- Played under head coach Seth Ward
- Tabbed as an All-Area performer as a junior and a senior
- Also played football, basketball and ran track
- On the track team that set the school record for the 4x400 relay team
- Was a 1000+ point scorer on the basketball team
- Played quarterback for the football team

PERSONAL
- Born May 22 in West Point, Ala.
- Son of Alan and Cheryl Rusk
- Has one sister: Madison
- Majoring in industrial distribution