2021 Baseball Roster
Hrustich, Stephen
Jersey Number 13
Stephen Hrustich
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- C/1B
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lilburn, Ga.
- High School:
- Parkview
Bio
Career Highs:
Hits..........................3 (5x), last at Michigan (5/13/23)
Runs................................3 (2x), last at NIU (4/18/23)
RBI..................................................6, at UIC (5/2/23)
Doubles...................2 (2x), last at Michigan (5/13/23)
Triples...............................1, at Texas State (2/19/23)
Home Runs.........................2 (2x), vs. Iowa (4/26/21)
Walks..............................3 (2x), last at TCU (3/22/23)
Stolen Bases.........1 (10x), last at Michigan (5/14/23)
2023: Went 3-5 while driving in 2 runs at Louisiana Tech (3/5) ... Hit his first home run of the season at Saint Louis (3/10)... Went 2-4 with a double and an RBI against Illinois (4/7)... Hit a home run and drove in 3 runs against Illinois (4/9)... Recorded 3 hits and 2 runs batted in including a home run and a double against NIU (4/18)... Drove in 6 runs in a 2 hit performance against UIC (5/2)... Hit a home run in a 2 hit performance against Michigan (5/12)
2022: Launched home runs in back-to-back games against Cincinnati (3/4-5) ... Homered as part of a two-hit day against St. Thomas (3/13) ... Blasted a three-run, walk-off homer to beat Penn St. (4/10) ... Stole a base and hit a home run against Roosevelt (4/12) ... Homered and reached base three times against Illinois (4/16) ... Launched three-run homers in back to back games against Saint Louis (4/19) and Michigan State (4/22).
2021: Made 32 starts as a sophomore ... Tied for fifth in the Big Ten in home runs (11), and finished sixth in slugging percentage (.609) and seventh in OPS (1.009) ... Tied for the seventh-highest home-run total in school history, while playing nearly half the games of a normal-length season ... Smashed three home runs in three games against the Spartans, one of which was his first career grand slam (3/12-3/14) ... Ripped a two-run homer to left field in the first inning of the series-opening win against Minnesota (3/20) ... Crushed two home runs and a double in a win over Illinois (3/27) ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer in ranked win over Michigan (4/4) ... Blasted a home run as part of a two-hit effort in a win over Rutgers (4/9) ... Hit a two-run double against Indiana (4/16) ... Crushed two home runs and walked twice against Iowa (4/26) ... Reached base five times and scored three runs against Ohio State (5/28) ... Homered in the season finale against Ohio State (5/30).
2020: Started all 13 games as a first-year ... Contributed two hits, including a double, along with two walks in his first collegiate series against Omaha (2/14-16) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting .417 (5-for-12) with his first career home run and two RBI in the series win over South Carolina (2/21-2/23) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a win at UIC (3/3).
High School: 2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team All-American … First Team All-State … Hit .396 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI as a senior … Competed in Georgia state all-star game.
Personal: Born Stephen Frank Hrustich … Parents are Mary and Stephen Hrustich.
Hits..........................3 (5x), last at Michigan (5/13/23)
Runs................................3 (2x), last at NIU (4/18/23)
RBI..................................................6, at UIC (5/2/23)
Doubles...................2 (2x), last at Michigan (5/13/23)
Triples...............................1, at Texas State (2/19/23)
Home Runs.........................2 (2x), vs. Iowa (4/26/21)
Walks..............................3 (2x), last at TCU (3/22/23)
Stolen Bases.........1 (10x), last at Michigan (5/14/23)
2023: Went 3-5 while driving in 2 runs at Louisiana Tech (3/5) ... Hit his first home run of the season at Saint Louis (3/10)... Went 2-4 with a double and an RBI against Illinois (4/7)... Hit a home run and drove in 3 runs against Illinois (4/9)... Recorded 3 hits and 2 runs batted in including a home run and a double against NIU (4/18)... Drove in 6 runs in a 2 hit performance against UIC (5/2)... Hit a home run in a 2 hit performance against Michigan (5/12)
2022: Launched home runs in back-to-back games against Cincinnati (3/4-5) ... Homered as part of a two-hit day against St. Thomas (3/13) ... Blasted a three-run, walk-off homer to beat Penn St. (4/10) ... Stole a base and hit a home run against Roosevelt (4/12) ... Homered and reached base three times against Illinois (4/16) ... Launched three-run homers in back to back games against Saint Louis (4/19) and Michigan State (4/22).
2021: Made 32 starts as a sophomore ... Tied for fifth in the Big Ten in home runs (11), and finished sixth in slugging percentage (.609) and seventh in OPS (1.009) ... Tied for the seventh-highest home-run total in school history, while playing nearly half the games of a normal-length season ... Smashed three home runs in three games against the Spartans, one of which was his first career grand slam (3/12-3/14) ... Ripped a two-run homer to left field in the first inning of the series-opening win against Minnesota (3/20) ... Crushed two home runs and a double in a win over Illinois (3/27) ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer in ranked win over Michigan (4/4) ... Blasted a home run as part of a two-hit effort in a win over Rutgers (4/9) ... Hit a two-run double against Indiana (4/16) ... Crushed two home runs and walked twice against Iowa (4/26) ... Reached base five times and scored three runs against Ohio State (5/28) ... Homered in the season finale against Ohio State (5/30).
2020: Started all 13 games as a first-year ... Contributed two hits, including a double, along with two walks in his first collegiate series against Omaha (2/14-16) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting .417 (5-for-12) with his first career home run and two RBI in the series win over South Carolina (2/21-2/23) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a win at UIC (3/3).
High School: 2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team All-American … First Team All-State … Hit .396 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI as a senior … Competed in Georgia state all-star game.
Personal: Born Stephen Frank Hrustich … Parents are Mary and Stephen Hrustich.
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