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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
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Baseball America First Team (TWP) Freshman All-American
• 2026 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
2026 Season (Freshman/1st Yr.):
• Shined both at the plate and on the mound in his first season at Tech
• Saw action in 35 games and made 31 starts in the field
• Also made 11 appearances on the mound
• Suffered a season ending injury and missed the final month of the season
• Hit .442 with two home runs and 28 RBIs
• Struck out just 16 times and walked 15 times in 120 at-bats
• Swiped 16 of 18 bags he attempted
• Also doubled nine times and had three triples
• Recorded an on-base percentage of .514 and an OPS of 1.131
• Struck out 16 batters in 13 innings pitched
• Whiffed three batters in 1.1 scoreless innings in his collegiate debut against No. 7 Arkansas (Feb. 15)
• Walked twice and scored his first career run in his first career start against UAlbany (Feb. 21)
• Launched his first career home run and went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs in the first game of the DH sweep over UAlbany (Feb. 21)
• Stole two bases, drove inf our and went 3-for-4 with a walk and double in the sweep-clinching win over UAlbany (Feb. 22)
• Scored three times, doubled and walked in a 3-for-4 day in the series opener against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 27)
• Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings to earn his first career win in the 15-7 win over Penn State (Mar. 6)
• Tripled twice and drove in a career-best five runs in the win over Penn State (Mar. 7)
• Swiped two bases and went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk against No. 24 UTSA (Mar. 10) to raise his batting average to .516
• Scored a run and went 1-for-3 and then tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless ball and struck out three in the win over No. 24 UTSA (Mar. 11)
• Went 3-for-4 finishing a home run shy of the cycle in the Friday night win over Kansas (Mar. 13)
• Turned a 4-for-5 day with two runs scored and a double and two stolen bases in the Friday win over Arizona (Mar. 20)
• Homered in the Red Raiders Friday night opener at TCU (Mar. 27) and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored
• Went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and was hit-by-pitch at the plate, also tossed two scoreless innings and struck out four in the 13-inning contest against TCU (Mar. 28)
• Went 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored at the plate and also struck out two batters on the mound (Apr. 3)
• Had three hits in five at-bats with two RBIs in the series opener against No. 17 West Virginia (Apr. 10)
• Delivered an RBI single and went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the Red Raiders Saturday win over No. 17 WVU (Apr. 11)
• Stole two bases and scored twice in the Red Raiders midweek contest against UIW (Apr. 15)
• Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the Friday opener at Utah (Apr. 17)
• Drove in a run and went 2-for-3 in the Saturday contest at Utah (Apr. 18)
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
