Heading into his fourth season as an assistant baseball and recruiting coordinator in 2016 is former Boxer baseball player Nate Rasmussen.
Rasmussen serves as the recruiting coordinator, infield coach and third base coach for the program. This year, there are ten states represented on the Boxer roster.
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He handles administrative duties in the Pacific baseball office and works with players regarding placement in summer programs. Rasmussen has placed Pacific players on summer baseball teams in Oregon, Washington, Kansas, New York, Iowa, Arizona, Colorado, California and Canada.
Rasmussen also serves as the head coach of Pacific’s junior varsity baseball program, which took the field last spring for the first time.
Prior to returning to Pacific, Rasmussen spent one season as the hitting and catchers coach at Northwest Conference rival Puget Sound under current Pacific head coach Brian Billings. He was successful in helping to raise the Loggers’ success in nearly every offensive statistical category, resulting in 40 more extra-base hits and a 36-point jump in batting average.
In addition to his work at Puget Sound, Rasmussen has served as a hitting coach for the Summer Baseball Club U18 Red Team in Bellevue, Wash., and has served in coaching capacities for the DeMarini Top 96 team as well as camps at the University of Washington and Stanford.
A three-time All-NWC selection for the Boxers, Rasmussen was a mainstay for Pacific in the middle infield. He was selected as a First Team All-NWC selection at second base in 2011 and was key member of the Boxers’ 2012 NWC championship team.  Between 2011 and 2012 Rasmussen had a hand in over 30 double plays, and he posted a .984 fielding percentage.Â
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Rasmussen played his prep baseball at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah, where he was a first team all-state selection and led his team to the 2008 Utah state championship game.
Rasmussen graduated from Pacific in 2012 with a degree in business with an emphasis in marketing. He resides in Hillsboro.Â
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