2015 Baseball Roster
Rash, Alec

Jersey Number 19
Alec Rash
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Adel, Iowa
- High School:
- Adel-DeSoto-Minburn
Bio
2015
- Drafted in the 23rd round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals.
- Appeared in four games as a junior, starting three, while compiling a 3.21 ERA over 14.0 innings pitched.
- Limited batters to .222 hitting on the year and won all three of his starts, giving him a new career-high for wins in a season.
- Allowed just 12 hits in his 14.0 innings.
- Season was cut short due to injury.
2014
- Started two games and appeared in 10 for the Tigers.
- Posted a 2.04 ERA over 17.2 innings, without picking up a decision.
- Struck out 16 batters while only giving up seven walks.
- Gave up the least amount of earned runs (four) and hits (15) of any Tiger appearing in at least 10 games.
- Hitters hit 3-for-21 (.143) with two outs and right-handed hitters hit a mere 8-for-37 (.216) against Rash, the lowest averages of any Tiger pitcher.
- Pitched in six SEC games, posting a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings.
- Opponents hit .129 against Rash in SEC play.
2013
- Spent much of the season as the Tigers' Sunday starter until being shelved with elbow discomfort late in the year.
- Compiled a 4.55 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched, striking out 23 but walking 16 and giving up 34 hits.
- Won his first career start, going 4.0 innings, allowing just one hit and one earned run while striking out a career-best seven against Jackson State.
- Earned another win at Tennessee (3/23), going 5.0 innings, allowing seven hits and just one earned run while striking out five and walking none.
- Did not allow an earned run in his first five appearances.
High School
- Was named to the 2012 Rawlings/Perfect Game High School All-America Second Team.
- Highest-drafted high school player to not sign with a professional team after being selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the MLB First Year Player Draft last summer (95th overall).
- Compiled a 5-2 overall record with a 0.90 ERA and 97 strikeouts in his senior season while guiding Adel-DeSoto-Minburn to a 19-9 overall record.
- Also hit .380 with 20 RBI in his senior season.
- Named to the 2011 Perfect Game Underclass Team and was a 2010 Perfect Game Underclass honorable mention selection.
- Rated as the No. 72 overall recruit nationally according to BaseballAmerica.com and was the cornerstone to the Tigers' 2013 recruiting class, which was dubbed No. 24 nationally by BaseballAmerica.com.
Personal
- Born March 20, 1994, to his his mother, Lora, and father, Mike, in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Plans to major in agricultural business during his time at Mizzou.
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