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24 Kevin Rush

  • Position RHP
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 190
  • Custom1 R/R
  • Hometown Metuchen, NJ
  • Highschool Metuchen

Biography

2009 Senior Season
Concludes having appeared in 78 games, second-most in school history ... Team's primary set-up man in each of the last two years ... Was a part of 93 wins, 60 NEC wins, three NEC Tournaments and the program's first NEC Regular Season title ... Went 0-1 with 14 strikeouts, against 14 walks, and a 5.12 ERA over 31.2 innings ... Appeared in 23 games, ranking fifth in school annals and fourth in the NEC ... Held opposing batters to a .270 average ... Allowed just one hit over a season-high 4.1 innings against Sacred Heart (5/23) in the NEC Tournament ... Pitched 1.1 innings with one strikeout in win over FDU (5/15) ... Hurled 2.2 innings at Sacred Heart (5/10) after toeing the rubber for one scoreless inning in the opener against the Pioneers (5/8) ... Gave up just one hit over 2.2 innings spanning two games vs. Mount St. Mary's (4/25-4/26) ... Over two Wagner wins over Maine (3/27; 3/30), fired 3.1 perfect innings with three strikeouts ... Hurled 2.0 innings of one-hit ball in win over Saint Peter's (4/22) ... Also pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless ball in win over Lafayette (3/25) ... Struck out two over a perfect inning in win vs. NJIT (5/6).

2008 Junior Season

Team's primary set-up man ... Second on the squad with 21 appearances, which ranked fifth in the NEC ... Struck out 12 over 22.0 innings of work with one save and a 6.55 ERA ... Did not yield an earned run in 11 of his 12 NEC appearances, posting a 0.63 ERA with eight strikeouts over 14.1 innings of work ... Also held conference-hitters to a .226 average ... From April 13-May 11, allowed only two earned runs over 12.0 innings, spanning nine games ... Clinched Wagner's four-game sweep of LIU with his first collegiate save, recording the final two outs in 4-2 win (4/6) ... Struck out two over 2.0 scoreless-innings in 16-5 game-one victory over LIU (4/5) ... Helped the Green & White sweep a four-game set from Quinnipiac (5/2-5/4) by pitching 2.2 innings of scoreless relief over three games while scattering just one hit ... Hurled 2.2 innings of no-hit ball with one K against Monmouth (4/13) ... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief at Winthrop (3/21) ... Sixth all-time at Wagner with 55 career appearances.

2007 Sophomore Season
Hurled 16.1 innings in 17 games out of the bullpen ... Recorded a 3.86 ERA and went 0-1 with four strikeouts while serving as one of teams top pitchers out of the pen ... Converted from the traditional over-the-top throwing motion to a sidearm delivery ... After yielding three earned runs in his first appearance, surrendered just four earned runs the rest of the way while posting a 2.45 ERA ... From March 17-April 21, allowed only one earned run over 11.2 innings, spanning 12 games ... Pitched a season-best 2.0 innings against Seton Hall (4/18), scattering one hit ... Threw scoreless innings of relief against CCSU (5/11) and at Monmouth (5/20) ... Gave up just one hit over two appearances against Mount (4/13-4/14) ... Helped the Seahawks to an 8-5 win over FDU (4/29), hurling an inning of relief.

2006 Freshman Season
Saw action in 17 games, with seven starts, serving as the primary mid-week starting pitcher ... Went 1-3 with four strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA in 35.0 innings ... Over his last five games, allowed just five earned runs in 16.1 innings ... Picked up his first career win against Iona (5/11), pitching a career-high 6.0 innings while yielding just one run ... Didn't allow an earned run in 5.1 solid innings of work at NYIT (4/20) ... Pitched a perfect inning of relief at Jacksonville (3/14) ... Followed that up with 1.1 hitless innings against George Washington (3/18) ... Allowed one or fewer earned runs in eight of his 17 appearances.

Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Metuchen High School under the guidance of Sean Economou ... Was named to the All Blue Division-Team ... Posted 16 strikeouts in a game on one occasion ... Named All-Greater Middlesex in basketball ... Was a member of the Spanish Honor Society ... Has a sister Lauren (21) ... Recently graduated from Wagner.

Rush's Game-By-Game Stats
2006 2007 2008 2009
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