John Rusin Class: Freshman Hometown: East Amherst, N.Y. High School: Williamsville North Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Position: OF

High School: 2006 Louisville Slugger honorable mention All-America ... named to the Collegiate Baseball All-New York State team in both 2005 and 2006 ... was a three-time Erie County Athletic Conference Division I all-conference selection ... as a senior in 2006, was a second team All-Western New York selection (named by The Buffalo News) after he batted .476 ... also made the 2006 All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete team ... led Williamsville North to a 16-9 record and a No. 6 ranking in The Buffalo News' large school western New York poll ... set a school record with 11 assists from his center field position ... set a Section VI record with three home runs in one game ... holds Williamsville North records with 13 home runs and 47 stolen bases ... as a junior, batted .420 with five home runs and helped Williamsville North to a record of 25-3 ... hit .402 his sophomore season of high school and .396 as a freshman ... invited to participate in numerous camps highlighted by the Stanford Invite, Perfect Game National, Perfect Game Atlantic Coast and TPX Top 96 New England ... attended the IMG Academy in the summer of 2006 and hit .292 in 37 games in the Florida Collegiate League ... played in the Empire State Games in 2005.

Personal: Son of Dr. Mary Lou and Dr. James Rusin ... biology major who has been accepted into 4+4 pre-med program.