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2024 Baseball Roster

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24 Spencer Rasmussen

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Major Master's in Leadership
  • Hometown Orange, Calif.
  • High School Canyon HS

Biography

2023: Saw action in 50 games with 49 starts for the Cougars this season… Hit .287 (49-for-171) with 40 RBI, 13 doubles, 10 home runs, two triples and 40 runs scored… Collected a .561 slugging percentage with a .410 on-base percentage… Defensively, led the team with 356 putouts and collected 13 assists… Had 15 multi-hit games and in a victory over Cal State Monterey Bay, went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles and two runs scored. 

2022: Named Second Team All-Region by the D2CCA and ABCA, a Second Team All-PacWest selection (DP), and garnered Academic All PacWest distinction… Appeared in 53 games with 51 starts for the Cougars.. Went 57-for-190 at the plate (.300 AVG%) with a team-high .632 SLG% and .457 OB%... Ranked second on the team with an OPS of 1.013, 49 RBI and was tied for second with 16 home runs and 11 doubles… Ranked top ten in the PacWest in SLG% (3rd), home runs (3rd), RBI (4th), and OPS (8th)... Recorded an 11 game hitting streak from 4/27 to 5/21... Was 2-for-5, with two home runs, two runs scored and a career-high six RBI in a victory over Biola on 3/25.

2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 33 games, starting 19...batted .329 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI...hit four home runs in the three PacWest AQ Pod series games (May 20-22), including two in the opening game versus Academy of Art (May 20).

2020 (COVID-shortened season): Appeared five times including one start for the Cougars in his true freshman campaign… Recorded his first collegiate hit against Chico State (February 1).

High School: Graduated from Canyon High School in Anaheim, Calif… Played two varsity seasons for coach Mike Najera… As a senior was named to the Orange County All-League Second Team… He hit .349 his senior year while recording 10 extra base hits in 17 games… In his senior season pitched a total of 30 innings finishing with a 2.57 ERA with 19 strikeouts… Hit .200 his junior year with seven hits.

Personal: Born August 1, 2001… Son of Chris and Dianne… His father, Chris, played baseball at UC Irvine… Has one sister Emma… Studying Communication Studies… Wants to become a sports broadcaster after graduating… Enjoys collecting shoes.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    INF
    6'4" 230 lbs
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    2021Freshman

    INF
    6'4" 230 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    INF
    6'5" 235 lbs
    24
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    2023Junior

    INF
    6'5" 225 lbs
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    2024Senior

    Infield
    6'5" 240 lbs
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