East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Awards

• All-ASC Second Team (2016)
• ASC Honorable Mention (2015)

Career Highs

• Innings Pitched: 7.2 vs. LSU Alexandria (2/26/13)
• Strikeouts: 7 vs. LeTourneau (4/8/16)
• Most Runs: 8 vs. University of Dallas (3/8/13)
• Least Runs: 0, 22 times; last vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (gm2) (4/23/16)
• Most Earned Runs: 7, 2 times; last vs. LeTourneau (3/28/13)
• Least Earned Runs: 0, 21 times; last vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (gm2) (4/23/16)
• Walks: 3, 3 times; last vs. LeTourneau (3/28/13)

2016 (senior)

• Named to All-ASC second team
• Made 22 appearances
• Second in the ASC with 10 saves.
• Finished with a 2-1 record and a team-leading 2.57 ERA.
• Recorded wins against LeTourneau (4/8/16) & Mary Hardin-Baylor (4/22/16)
• Went 42 innings allowing three runs on five hits, struck out 10 batters and walked three.

2015 (junior)

• Named Honorable Mention All-ASC
• Pitched in 19 games, throwing 28.1 innings
• Allowed just nine runs, seven earned, on 34 hits
• Struck out 22 batters while only walking 12
• Struck out a season high three batters in two games—vs. LeTourneau (3/16) and at Ozarks (4/25)
• Tied for tead team with four saves—at Texas Dallas (both games of a doubleheader on 2/19), at Southwestern (3/30) and vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (4/21)
• Didn’t allow a single homerun
• Recorded wins over Centenary (2/14) and Texas Dallas (5/6)

2014 (sophomore)

• Made seven appearances
• Finished with a record of 0-1 and an ERA of 9.00
• Pitched 13 innings and had nine K’s
• Pitched .1 innings and allowed a hit in win vs. Centenary (2/8/14)
• Pitched three innings, allowing two hits and striking out a season high four in loss at Concordia-Texas (3/21/14)

2013 (freshman)

• Made 11 appearances, starting eight games
• Finished the season 1-3 with a 7.69 ERA
• Pitched 48 innings, allowing 15 walks and 17 strikeouts
• Picked up the loss allowing four hits and three runs (two earned) at Louisiana College (4/6/13)
• Pitched 4.1 innings, allowing six hits and five runs (four earned) with two strikeouts, picking up the loss at Texas-Tyler (3/22/13)
• Pitched career high 7.2 innings with three strikeouts while allowing nine hits and six runs (four earned), picking up the loss vs. LSU-Alexandria (2/26/13)
• Picked up only win of the season by pitching five innings and allowing four hits and three runs while striking out two vs. Austin College (2/19/13)
• Started the season opener, pitching 5.1 innings while allowing eight hits and five runs (two earned) and striking out a career high five vs. Centenary (2/8/13)

Kingwood Park High School

• Lettered two years for coach Buddy Thames
• Named to All-District first-team as a DH and utility player
• Help his team to the Texas state playoffs as a junior
• Team won the 2012 Texas District Championship and finished 21-5 overall
• Graduated in 2012

Club

• Played for the Houston Elite under Brian Martin

Personal

• Son of Joe and Janice Russo
• Born on July 22, 1994
• Is undecided in a major
• Family member Keith Town played baseball at Angelo State

Favorites

• Hobbies: baseball, sleep, hanging out with friends
• Food: chicken
• Team: Boston Red Sox, Houston Texans, New England Patriots
• Person: his parents
• Vacation: Jamaica
• Prized Possession: baseball glove
• Most Influential Person: his father
• Sports Movie: Friday Night Lights
• Athlete: Dustin Pedroia