Rob Rasmussen Class: Junior Hometown: Arcadia, Calif. High School: Pasadena Poly Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170 Position: LHP Bats/Throws: L/L

2009 (summer)
Made six starts for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League...went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA, recording a team-leading 42 strikeouts and 11 walks in 35.0 innings...limited the opposition to a .197 batting average and averaged 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings...selected to start for the Eastern Division in the 2009 Under Armour Cape Cod League All-Star Game...was the only Cape Cod League pitcher to register four wins without absorbing any losses...finished eighth in the league in ERA (1.80, minimum 35 innings)...Orleans went 25-17 in the Eastern Division of the Cape Cod League.

2009
Made 18 appearances, including six starts...went 4-2 with a 6.75 ERA, totaling 51 strikeouts and 26 walks in 44.2 innings...ranked fourth on the team in strikeouts and innings pitched...went 3-0 with a 4.95 ERA in 12 relief appearances, compiling 27 strikeouts and 12 walks in 20.0 innings...recorded a career-high seven strikeouts in 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, scattering two hits against Loyola Marymount (April 1)...tossed a career-high 6.0 innings in the start against Rice in the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park (Feb. 27); allowed three runs and six hits while notching four strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision...earned first collegiate save at Stanford (April 10), allowing one hit and four walks while collecting five strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless frames in an 8-5 victory...collected first collegiate victory in the Bruins' season-opener, a 13-1 win against UC Davis (Feb. 20) - scattered two hits in five scoreless innings, totaling five strikeouts and one walk.

2008 (summer)
Made nine starts for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League...recorded a 4.12 ERA and a 4-3 record in 39.1 innings...totaled 43 strikeouts and 23 walks, limiting the opposition to a .268 average...Orleans finished 25-17 in first place in the Eastern Division of the Cape Cod League.

2008
Made nine appearances, including two starts...missed nearly 10 weeks of the season after sustaining a broken left foot off a line drive comebacker in the third inning of his collegiate debut (vs. UC Santa Barbara, Feb. 27)...returned to action April 30 against Loyola Marymount, tossing one scoreless inning...finished his freshman season having logged a 5.60 ERA and 0-2 record in 17.2 innings...totaled eight strikeouts and issued 11 walks...helped preserve UCLA's second of back-to-back shutouts at California (May 24), tossing 1.1 hitless innings in relief of Charles Brewer...earned the start in the Fullerton Regional Final, allowing three runs and six hits in 3.0 innings at Cal State Fullerton (June 2).

High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, Calif., under head coach Wayne Ellis...selected in the 27th round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers...compiled a 38-2 record and 1.04 ERA over four seasons, recording 492 strikeouts and allowing just 37 earned runs in 248.2 innings...earned third-team All-America accolades from Baseball America and first-team All-State honors from CalHi Sports...captured 2007 CIF Southern Section Division VI Player of the Year accolades after leading Pasadena Poly to a 24-2 overall record and CIF playoff appearance...was one of two pitchers named to the Los Angeles Times all-region team...logged a 0.33 ERA and 12-0 record his senior season, registering 200 strikeouts and just 34 walks in 86.0 innings; hurled 11 complete games, including six consecutive complete game victories (April 14 through May 17) and four complete game shutouts...struck out 10 or more batters 11 times and retired 15 or more batters seven times, including a season-high 20 strikeouts against Glendale...proficient at the plate, posted a .455 batting average, including two home runs, 12 doubles, 32 RBI, 29 runs and 21 walks...as a junior in 2006, tallied a 0.56 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 25 innings; hit .333 in nine games as a junior, recording one home run, five doubles, 11 runs and five RBI...in 2005, earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section honors, second-team All-State accolades and first-team San Gabriel Valley All-Area recognition...captured Prep League MVP honors in 2005 after posting a 9-1 record and 1.40 ERA as a sophomore; hurled three complete games and one shutout that season...led all California high school players with 147 strikeouts in 2005, according to MaxPreps.com...at the plate in 2005, logged a .361 average with nine doubles, 26 runs and 14 RBI...as a freshman in 2004, led all southern California pitchers with 13 victories; finished his freshman campaign with a 1.79 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 62.2 innings; also totaled a .385 batting average with one home run and 19 RBI...in the summer of 2007, tallied a 2-0 record and 0.70 ERA in the Babe Ruth World Series in Ohio; won three Babe Ruth World Series titles in three seasons, posting a career 17-0 record (state, regional and world series games)...competed for the Babe Ruth 19-and-under team in the summers of 2005 and 2006...invited to the 2006 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Joplin, Mo. to represent the Babe Ruth organization...selected to the 2006 All-Star Team and World Series Tournament Team, which won the 18-and-under World Series in Newark, Ohio...pitched two complete games in the World Series Tournaments, posting 23 strikeouts in two games including 10 strikeouts against the Alabama Raw Dogs...was selected to the Babe Ruth 16-and-under All-Star Team in the summer of 2005 and represented the San Gabriel Valley; pitched complete-game shutouts in both the All-Star Southwest Regional and World Series Championship games (against Bakersfield and Jefferson Parish, La., respectively)...earned Southwest Regional and World Series All-Tournament Team honors.

Personal
Robert Paul Rasmussen...born April 2, 1989 in Pasadena, Calif...Rob is the son of Dale and Linda Rasmussen...mother, Linda, graduated from UCLA in 1980...uncle, Neil Rasmussen, was selected in the first round (12th overall selection) of the 1971 MLB Draft....pre business-economics major.

Career Highs
Innings Pitched - 6.0 vs. Rice (2/27/09)
Strikeouts - 7 vs. Loyola Marymount (4/1/09)

ROB RASMUSSEN'S CAREER STATISTICS