| Chris Rutta |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Rothschild, Wis.
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| High School:
D.C. Everest
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 215
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| Position:
OF
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| B/T:
R/R
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Career: Appeared in 84 games, making 58 starts during the past three seasons.
2009: Hit .333 (27-for-81) in 27 games, making 24 starts primarily in right field...tied for team lead with six homers...had seven multi-RBI games... homered twice, hitting a two-run blast and a three-run shot, to go 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBI against Purdue on Mar. 17...homered and drove in five runs in nightcap at Wright State on Apr. 24...hit a three-run homer to key decisive five-run seventh inning in win over Notre Dame on Apr. 28...hit .500 (9-for-18) with three homers and 14 RBI in five games between Apr. 24-May 2...named Horizon League Player of the Week on May 4 after hitting .538 (7-for-13) and slugging at a clip of 1.308 in four games from Apr. 28-May 2...went 2-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored, two RBI and a triple in the Horizon League Tournament against Cleveland State May 21.
2008: Played in 15 games, making 11 starts, before missing the remained of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Mar. 14...had surgery to repair the tear on May 13...hit walk-off RBI double in bottom of the 10th against Northwestern on Mar. 13.
2007: Appeared in 40 games, making 23 starts...doubled three times...drove in nine runs...drove in a run against No. 14 Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 in his first collegiate start...hit first collegiate home run at Milwaukee on Apr. 17.
2006: Sat out season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.
Prep/Personal: Named All-Wisconsin Valley Conference, First Team All-Area and Third Team All-State after batting .454 with six homers and 15 stolen bases as a senior at D.C. Everest...batted .363 with eight homers and 36 RBI on his way to being named an Honorable Mention All-Wisconsin Valley Conference selection as a junior and helping the Evergreens to a runner-up finish in the state championship...set school and state single-game records in home runs (3), RBI (11) and stolen bases (6)...three-year letterwinner in football...named Honorable Mention All-State and Second Team All-Conference as a wide receiver during his senior season...picked up Honorable Mention All-Conference honors on the gridiron to help D.C. Everest to the state title...born September 8, 1986...son of Ronald and Nancy Rutta...major is undecided.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2007.... .190 42-23 79 13 15 3 0 1 9 21 .266 6 7 24 0 .301 1 6 4-4 52 5 4 .934
2008.... .231 15-11 39 6 9 2 0 0 4 11 .282 3 5 7 2 .362 0 3 2-2 23 1 0 1.000
2009.... .333 27-24 81 17 27 5 2 6 30 54 .667 13 4 19 2 .444 1 1 1-3 46 3 1 .980
TOTAL... .256 84-58 199 36 51 10 2 7 43 86 .432 22 16 50 4 .372 2 10 7-9 121 9 5 .963
