SMSU Athletics

2020: Academic All-NSIC ... appeared in four games and tossed seven innings ... finished 1-1 with six strikeouts ... tossed 4 1/3 innings of relief to earn win vs. Waldorf (3/10) ... recorded four strikeouts vs. Waldorf.

2019: Academic All-NSIC ... played in 15 games with 14 starts ... hit .286 with two doubles and five RBIs ... had two hits and two RBIs vs. Sioux Falls (3/27) ... had two hits and two RBIs at Minot State (4/20) ... appeared in nine games on the mound with two starts ... tossed five innings in relief at UMary (4/27) ... recorded seven strikeouts in five innings of relief vs. Concordia (Neb.) (3/9).

2018: Academic All-NSIC ... played in 22 games with 21 starts at catcher ... batted .265 with one double and eight RBIs ... scored 11 runs ... finished with seven multi-hit games ... had two hits, two RBIs and scored three runs vs. Northern State (3/25) ... scored three runs vs. Bethany Lutheran (3/4) ... pitched one inning vs. Winona State (4/22).

2017: Played in 17 games with 11 starts ... had two hits and two RBIs vs. Jamestown (3/10) ... also made two pitching appearances ... tossed 1 1/3 innings allowing one hit and one unearned run.

High School: 2016 graduate of Winona HS ... played for coach Matt Smith ... two-year letter winner ... team captain ... three-year starter ... recorded a 2.21 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 49 innings as a junior.

Personal: Born Oct. 31, 1997  ... son of John and Michele Rudnik ... criminal justice major.