2023 (SENIOR)
Limited to one mound appearance due to injury ... allowed one unearned run on one hit in his only appearance of the season vs. Texas (Feb. 18) at the College Baseball Showdown.
2022 (JUNIOR)
Played a pivotal role on the mound, appearing in 16 games with three starts in his first season at Mizzou ... worked 51.1 innings with a 4.73 ERA ... was dominant out of the bullpen, posting a 2.77 ERA and a 3-1 mark in 13 appearances and 39.0 IP ... earned first SEC win with 4.2 shutout innings against Kentucky (April 16), striking out a season-high five batters ... earned the save with two perfect innings in the series finale against South Carolina (April 3) ... struck out 42 batters while walking 15 on the season ... limited opponents to .255 hitting, including a .233 mark out of the bullpen ... was even better in SEC play, owning a 3.82 ERA in 33 innings of work.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU
Spent two seasons at the University of San Diego to start his career ... went 5-1 with a 4.70 ERA while making 15 appearances (nine starts) on the mound in 2021 ... recorded 46 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched... named the WCC Pitcher of the Week on May 31 after throwing a complete-game, one-hit shutout on May 28 versus Gonzaga ... received Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American honors in 2020 ... started four games for the Toreros on the mound before the cancelation of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... led the team with a 0.84 ERA and allowed just five hits in 21.1 innings of work, while sitting down 24 batters ... completed 5.0 innings without allowing a hit while striking out three against Monmouth ... collected a career-high nine strikeouts in 6.1 innings at Indiana ... ranked No. 15 on D1 Baseball’s list of top 50 freshman pitchers.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Staley High School in Kansas City ... helped his team to consecutive conference championships in 2018-19 ... a two-time all-conference selection Missouri all-state selection ... holds the Staley’s single-season strikeout record ... participated on the Royals Scout Team  ... Missouri All-State Academic Team ... selected in the 23rd round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
PERSONAL
Son of Jessica and Tim Rustad ... has one younger brother, Christian ... majoring in general studies at Mizzou.
