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2024 Baseball Roster

41 Nick Rutkowski

41 Nick Rutkowski

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • Prev School:
    Oakland

Summary

Biography

Career: Finished his career first in innings pitched with 281.2 and third in all-time pitching wins with 21 (21-14)…Notched 46 appearances and 45 starts in his career…Recorded 179 strikeouts and allowed 145 runs, 108 of which were earned…Tallied 10 complete games.
  
2024: All-GLIAC Second-Team honoree…Tallied a 7-4 record on the mound with a 3.48 ERA in 13 starts and 77.2 innings…Pitched six or more innings eight times in 13 starts…Notched 46 strikeouts and allowed 30 earned runs…Named GLIAC Pitcher of the Week with a shutout over Purdue Northwest, allowing six hits and striking out five in 8.2 innings pitched…Went 6.0 innings and struck out a season-best nine vs. Gannon.

2023: Earned NCBWA Midwest Region Second Team honors…Awarded ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Second Team honors…Named to the All-GLIAC First Team…Appeared in 13 games making 12 starts…Posted an 8-3 record with a 2.25 ERA…Led the team with five complete games, 57 strikeouts, and 84 innings pitched…Tossed three complete games in three consecutive appearances from March 11 to March 26…Threw a complete game shutout, while striking out three in a win against Wilmington (Del.) (3/11/23)…Tossed a complete game allowing just one earned run with five strikeouts in a win against Salem (3/17/23)…Struck out a season high eight batters in a win at Parkside (4/2/23)…Won eight games in eight consecutive starts from March 6 to April 21…Threw a season high eight innings with five strikeouts vs Davenport (4/28/23).

2022: Appeared and started in 10 games…Earned All-GLIAC Second Team honors…Pitched 56.1 innings with 41 strikeouts…Struck out five batters in six starts…Threw a complete game against Embry-Riddle (3/14/22)…Picked up the win against Northwood after tossing eight innings allowing just one run, while striking out five (4/9/22).

2021: Named All-GLIAC Second Team...Earned GLIAC All-Tournament Team honors...Named GLIAC Pitcher of the Week (3/29)...Appeared and started in 10 games...Finished with a 3.82 ERA in 63.2 innings on the mound and a 4-3 record...Allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven starts...Tossed a complete game vs. Purdue Northwest (3/26/21) allowing just one run...Earned the win in the GLIAC Tournament opener vs. Wayne State, throwing 7.1 innings and allowing three earned runs

Previous School (Oakland University, 2020): Made four appearances with 11.2 innings pitched, tied for second on the team in strikeouts (13)...Tossed 5.0 scoreless innings in relief allowing only two hits with career-high six strikeouts to pick up his first collegiate win in Oakland's 4-3 win in 14 innings at Akron (2/16)

High School: Four-year letter winner (1-year captain) at Sterling Heights Stevenson HS for coach Joe Emmaule..2019 All-Conference and All-District...Threw a no hitter in 2019 district semifinal against Chippewa Valley HS...Hit walk-off homerun during senior year...Pitched eight scoreless innings in a game
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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2021Freshman

    RHP
    6'0" 190 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2024Senior

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
    41