Nick Rusche
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Hometown:
- Greenfield, IN
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- Position:
- INF
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- Year:
- SR
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- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
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- High School:
- New Palestine
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- New Palestine
Bio
2021 at Taylor: Started a career-high 57 games … Set career-bests with 210 at-bats, 63 runs, three triples, five home runs, 34 RBI’s and 14 stolen bases … Logged a career-best six RBI’s against Grace on April 3rd … Ranked 29th in the nation in total at-bats and 40th in runs … Ranked third in the league in at-bats and fourth in runs scored … Ranked third on the team in hits, and fourth in both RBI’s and doubles, while ranking 19th in stolen bases … Named Honorable-Mention All-Crossroads … Academic All-Crossroads … NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
2020 at Taylor: Started in each of Taylor’s 18 games … Posted career-bests with a 0.405 batting average, a 0.477 on-base percentage, and a 0.541 slugging percentage … Achieved a career-high four hits against Goshen on March 7th … Ranked ninth in the nation with 4.11 at-bats per game and 13th with 1.67 hits per game … Ranked second in the league in both at-bats and hits per game, while ranking fifth in the league in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage ... Led the team in batting average, as well as at-bats with 74, hits with 30 and doubles with seven.
2019 at Taylor: Drew 55 starts while appearing in all 56 games throughout his freshman campaign …Collected a career-best 56 hits, 16 doubles and 34 walks, while also posting career-bests in the field with 227 total chances, 96 putouts, 127 assists, and a fielding percentage of 0.982 … Led the team in multiple offensive categories: 0.309 batting average, 43 runs, 56 hits, 16 doubles, 34 walks, 11 stolen bases and a 0.422 on-base percentage … Earned an Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League recognition.
Prep: Earned four varsity letters for head coach Shawn Lyons at New Palestine … Two-time All-Hancock County and All-Hoosier Heritage Conference recipient for his work in the middle infield … Named 2018 team MVP … Earned Academic All-Indiana Honorable Mention honors … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Steve and Liz Rusche … Majoring in environmental science.
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