Pacific University Athletics

2011: First Team All-Northwest Conference selection at second base…Finished fifth for Boxers with .270 batting average while starting 34 games at second base…Led Pacific and the NWC with 17 doubles, which is second most in school history…Ranked 37th among NCAA Division III players in doubles and 25th with 0.47 doubles per game…Finished fourth for Boxers with 33 hits and was second with 22 runs batted in…Also finished tied for fourth in NWC with 22 walks…Helped turn 19 of the Boxers’ league leading 37 double plays…Committed just one error in 165 chances…Finished with seven two-hit games…Went 2 for 4 with two doubles and a RBI against Whitman on 4/9/11…Went 2 for 4 with one RBI, three runs scored and a home run against Puget Sound on 4/23/11…Also made six appearances as a relief pitcher, amassing a 2-0 record and team best 1.59 earned run average…Allowed just two runs on seven hits in 11.1 innings…Earned win against Whitman on 4/9/11, throwing 1.2 perfect innings…Also earned win against Whitworth on 4/17/11, allowing two hits and striking out two in two innings.
 
2010: Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference at third base…Played in 37 games and started 35 with action at pitcher, second base, third base and shortstop…Played 26 of his 35 games at third base…Finished with 10 multi-hit games…Led the Boxers and finished tied for seventh in the NWC with eight home runs…Went 4 for 6 with a double, two runs and one RBI against Whitworth on 4/17/10…Went 3 for 5 with two home runs, three runs scored, six RBI and a game-winning grand slam against Willamette on 4/3/10…Also hit a pair of home runs against Pacific Lutheran on 3/20/10…Made five appearances on the mound, four of those coming in short relief appearances…Made lone start of year against Simpson (Calif,) on 3/24/10.
 
2009: Played in all 39 games and started 37 games, seeing most his action as a middle infielder…Led Boxers with seven home runs and finished second with 28 runs batted in…Was third for the team with 31 hits and 22 runs…Also appeared in 11 times as a relief pitcher…Tied for the team’s second lowest earned run average at 4.91 while finishing with a 2-1 record and four saves, ranking him second in the NWC…Ranked 10th in the conference with 89 assists…Had hits in his first four collegiate games and finished with six multi-hit games…Saved best performance for last, going 3 for 4 with two RBIs, two doubles and three runs against Willamette on 4/26/09…Hit a grand slam against Pacific Lutheran on 3/8/09, going 2 for 4 in the game…Earned first collegiate win against Whitworth on 3/16/09, throwing one perfect inning…Went back-to-back to earn his second in second game of day against the Pirates, allowing two earned runs on five hits…Earned saves in both games of doubleheader against Corban on 4/14/09 and in a third consecutive game against Lewis & Clark on 4/19/09.
 
High School: Played for Joe Sato at Bingham High School…2008: Was named the team’s Most Valuable Player…Batted .383 with 24 RBI and amassed a 4.00 earned run average with a 6-3 record in 55 innings pitched…2007: Batted .308 with 17 RBI and eight doubles in 23 games…Earned leadership awards all four years.
 
Personal: Son of Rand & Vivian Rasmussen…Business marketing major…His father played baseball for Cal State Northridge in 1972 and 1973…Brother Matt played for Willamette from 2001 to 2004…Chose Pacific because the baseball program and the education were too good to pass up…Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld…Favorite Book: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)…Favorite Class In School: Marketing…Career Ambition: To coach college baseball.