Garret Rukes

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Career Accolades

Carried a 2-0 record and a perfect 0.00 ERA (10.2 IP) across his five appearances, including one start
Limited opposing hitters to a .143 average and struck out eight

Returned from season-ending surgery during his freshman campaign
Began the season in the midweek starter role before becoming the Crimson Tide's Sunday starter in his redshirt freshman campaign
Went 1-3 with a 3.60 ERA (12 ER/30.0 IP) and struck out 24 in his 13 starts
Started all 10 conference weekends, working 23.0 total innings

Saw early success as a midweek starter for the Tide before suffering a season-ending injury that required surgery
Received a medical redshirt at season’s end
Finished 2-1 with a 1.65 ERA (5 ER/27.1 IP) across seven appearances, four of which were starting efforts
Struck out 21 batters compared to six walks while limiting opposing hitters to a lowly .184 batting average
Five of his seven appearances were scoreless with only one featuring one earned run allowed

Attended Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Rated as a top-500 player nationally according to Perfect Game USA following his senior season
Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American as a senior and Underclass Honorable Mention All-America honoree in 2015
Helped lead Pine Crest to the district semifinals three out of his four years with the varsity squad
Received All-Broward County honors as a junior
Was a major contributor to his club team in the summer before his junior season, leading the Elite Squad 17U Prime to a 2014 BCS Championship