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2026 Baseball Roster
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Jesse Rusinek
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brock, Texas
- High School:
- Brock HS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:
• Attended Brock High School where he played for Koby Page
• Also played Summer Ball for DFW Twins and Duran Baseball 17U
• 2024 16/17U USA Baseball National Development Program Invitee
• 2023 16U USA Baseball NTIS Champions Cup participant
• Rated the No. 35 prospect in Texas and No. 7 left-handed pitcher
• Ranked a top-50 LHP nationally
• Hit .526 with four home runs and 37 RBIs and 42 runs scored and 28 stolen bases
• Also went 11-1 with a 1.24 ERA in 14 games (12 starts) allowing just 9 earned runs and 84 strikeouts
• Named 2025 District 4 6A MVP and was a Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star
• 2025 Class 4A First Team All-State (OF) and 2025 Class 4A Second Team All-State (Pitcher) by the TXSWA
• 3A Pitcher of the Year
• Went 6-for-8 with a double, a triple and four runs scored in Brock’s 2025 Regional run
• 2025 THSB 4A Player to Watch
• 2024 Class 3A First Team All-State selection (Pitcher) by the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association
• Finished the 2024 season with a 0.40 ERA the sixth-lowest in Class 3A
• 2024 District-8 Pitcher of the Year
• 2024 District-8 First Team All-District
• 2024 Class 3A Runner Up
• Struck out 17 batters and threw a no-hitter against Peaster during the 2024 season
• 2023 District-8 3A Newcomer of the Year after going 8-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 67 strikeouts
• Also hit .379 for Brock in 2023
• 2023 South Texas Showdown Champion and MVP
• Elite Team All-State selection
• Also played safety for Brock’s Football program
PERSONAL
• Son of Toni and Mike Rusinek
• Has one sibling, Rian
• His father Mike played D1 Football at Cal and in NFL for the Cleveland Browns (1987) and Seattle Seahawks (1985)
• Has two dogs: Sherman and Bowie
• Intends to major in Sports Management
