Drew Rasmussen

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
High School:
Mt. Spokane

MLB First-Year Player Draft
• Selected in the 39th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Arizona but did not sign.
• Selected in the first round, 31st overall, in the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Tampa Bay.

2017
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Made eight appearances, with four starts, and went 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA in 27 innings. Earned two saves and held opponents to a .192 average.
• Closed out the regular season with six scoreless innings against Abilene Christian, striking out five, for his third win of the year (5/27).
• Earned his second win of the season after limiting Washington State to three hits and a walk in 5 2/3 scoreless innings (5/21).
• Started, and held Oregon to a hit and an unearned run, with five strikeouts, in three innings (5/12).
• Made his season debut in the series opener versus USC, facing two batters to earn his first career save (4/28).

2016
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Made six starts, going 4-1 with a 3.41 ERA in 37 innings. Struck out 42 to 10 walks and limited opponents to a .198 batting average.
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on March 14.
• Scattered five hits and two runs over 8 1/3 innings against Arizona State, picking up his fourth win of the season after striking out eight (3/18).
• Set a career-best with 12 strikeouts and scattered two hits and a run in six innings for the win over San Francisco (3/11).
• Scattered four hits and a run over seven innings against San Diego, striking out seven to earn the win (3/4).
• Started against Kansas State, going 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts (2/25).
• Made the opening day start against Ball State, scattering five hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings to earn the win (2/19).

2015
• Pac-12 First Team.
• Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, D1Baseball.com and NCBWA Freshman All-American.
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 23).
• NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week (March 24).
• Pitched in 19 games, with 14 starts, and went 7-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 106 innings.
• Allowed opponents to bat .223 and struck out 82.
• Shut out California, allowing six hits with five strikeouts, in a complete-game effort (5/23).
• Scattered three hits and two runs in six innings against Stanford for his sixth win of the season (5/16).
• Threw 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits, for the win over Utah (5/9).
• Allowed nine hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings at Washington (5/1).
• Scattered seven hits and two runs in eight innings in a start against USC but did not figure in the decision (4/25).
• Took the loss despite allowing just three hits and two runs over seven innings against Arizona (4/18).
• Picked up his fourth win after scattering three hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings at Oregon (4/11).
• Was saddled with the loss after allowing seven hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings at UCLA (4/2).
• Took the loss after allowing six hits and four runs in 7 1/3 innings against Cal Poly (3/28).
• Threw the first perfect game in Oregon State history, striking out a career-best 10, to improve to 3-0 with a win over Washington State (3/21).
• Did not figure in the decision after scattering seven hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings at Arizona State (3/14).
• Tossed 7 1/3 innings against Fresno State, limiting the Bulldogs to eight hits and two runs - one earned - with five strikeouts for the win (3/7).
• Held Grambling State to four hits and one earned run while striking out nine in 7 2/3 innings against Grambling State (2/28).
• Tossed 3 2/3 innings of relief against Kansas, striking out seven while allowing just three hits and a run (2/22).
• Picked up a hold after allowing two hits with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings against Oklahoma State (2/19).
• Allowed three hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 scoreless innings against New Mexico (2/16).

Mt. Spokane High School
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Alex Schuerman.
• Went 11-1 with a 0.57 ERA as a senior, garnering first-team all-state and first-team all-league honors.
• Also earned league MVP recognition and served as team captain.
• Struck out 115 in 85 innings as a senior.
• Was an all-state and all-league first-team selection as a junior after going 7-1 with a 1.28 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 59 innings.
• Recorded 70 strikeouts.
• Also batted .280 with six doubles.
• As a sophomore, earned second-team all-league honors after going 6-3 with two saves in 15 games.
• Struck out 55 in 51 innings.
• Hit .250 with four doubles.
• Named as the No. 3 prospect in Washington by Baseball Northwest and is No. 7 in the entire Northwest.
• Competed for the Royals team at the 2013 Area Code Baseball Games.
• Also lettered three years in football, playing as a linebacker.

Personal
• Majoring in finance.
• Born July 27, 1995 in Puyallup, Wash.
• Son of Kim and Mark Rasmussen.
• Has one sister, Kendle.
• Enjoys fishing and hanging out in his spare time.
• Was on the Honor Roll at Mt. Spokane all four years.
• Chose Oregon State because it’s “a great program, a great campus and a great environment to achieve both on and off the field goals.”

Rasmussen’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 9.0, Washington State, Mar 21, 2015 ; California, May 23, 2015
Walks allowed: 4, 4 times
Strikeouts: 12, San Francisco, Mar 11, 2016
Batters faced: 33, USC, Apr 25, 2015
Field chances: 3, 6 times
Putouts: 2, Arizona State, Mar 18, 2016 ; Abilene Christian, May 27, 2017
Assists: 3, Fresno State, Mar 07, 2015 ; vs VCU, May 31, 2015