Wofford College Athletics

Named to the 2013 Preseason All-Southern Conference second team ... 2012: Named to the All-Southern Conference second team by the coaches ... Only second pitcher to earn All-SoCon honors for the Terriers ... Led the team in almost every pitching category, including wins with five ... In his 14 appearances had a 3.10 ERA and 107 strikeouts, the most by a Wofford pitcher since the 1956 season ... The 3.10 ERA was third in the SoCon, while the 107 strikeouts were second in the conference ... The opponent batting average of .237 ranked third in the league, his five pickoffs were fifth-most in the conference, and he was sixth in the SoCon with 98.2 innings pitched ... In second start of season, went 5.2 innings with six strikeouts against Pittsburgh (2/25) ... Picked up the win against Albany (3/1) with nine strikeouts in six innings ... Had seven strikeouts in seven innings for win over Presbyterian (3/8) ... At College of Charleston (3/16) had eight strikeouts in 7.2 innings ... Recorded nine strikeouts in seven innings against Samford (3/23) ... At The Citadel (3/30) had nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings ... Against Western Carolina (4/6) threw a complete game shutout as he struck out seven in the 2-0 victory ... Earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance against the Catamounts ... Struck out nine batters in a 1-0 complete game loss at Davidson (4/13) ... Picked up the win over Elon (4/20) with six strikeouts and one run allowed in 6.1 innings ... Against Appalachian State (4/28) went eight innings and fanned nine batters ... At UNCG (5/11) went 7.0 innings and struck out ten in the 7-4 win ... Against Georgia Southern (5/18) recorded ten strikeouts in seven innings ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Spring All-Academic Team ... 2011: Started eight games and made 13 appearances during the season ... Posted a 5.89 ERA with a 1-6 record ... In 47.1 innings, recorded 32 strikouts ... Missed the first month of the season due to injury ... In first appearance, had one strikeout in an inning against Furman (3/19) ... Started against Presbyterian (3/30) and allowed one run in three innings ... At Appalachian State (4/2) worked 4.2 innings in relief and allowed only one run with three strikeouts ... Started at Elon (4/9) and did not allow a hit in four innings ... Against Davidson (4/16) went five innings with a career-high seven strikeouts ... Added starts at Western Carolina (4/23) and against the College of Charleston (4/30) ... At Georgia Southern (5/8) picked up the victory with eight innings pitched and only two earned runs allowed in an 11-3 win ... Had three strikeouts in 5.1 inning start at Samford (5/15) ... Started against UNC Greensboro (5/21) and went four innings ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Spring All-Academic Team ... Pitched for the Monmouth Monarchs of the ABCCL and had a 4-2 record with a 2.09 ERA to earn All-Star recognition ... Monarchs won the 2011 ABCCL Championship ... 2010: Made 17 appearances with one start as a freshman ... Posted an 8.49 ERA with sixteen strikeouts in 29.2 innings ... At Davidson (3/13) threw 3.2 innings with four strikeouts ... Went 3.1 innings at Gardner-Webb (4/28) ... Started against Duke (5/12) and went six innings with three strikeouts and four runs allowed ... Against Appalachian State (5/22) went six innings with only one run allowed and three strikeouts ... Played for Monmoth in the ABCCL and had a 3-1 record with a 1.48 ERA ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in baseball at The Peddie School for coach Eric Treese ... As a senior, made seven starts in nine appearances with 46 strikeouts and only ten earned runs in 43.2 innings ... Threw one of four no-hitters in the state of New Jersey in 2009 ... Named The Peddie School Outstanding Player of the Year and was first-team All-Prep as team finished third in the MAPL ... Ranked in the top five for wins, strikeouts and shutouts by the Trenton Times ... As a junior, had a 5-1 pitching record as team advanced to the championship game ... Named second-team All-State ... Also played for the IMG Academies in 2008 and had a 6-0 record to earn a spot in the All-Star game ... In 2007 was a catcher for The Peddie School ... Also lettered twice in crew and track ... PERSONAL: Born October 27, 1990 ... Son of Bret and Laurie Yarusi ... Brother, Brett, was a pitcher at Wesleyan ... Majoring in government ... FAVORITES: Pro Athlete - Mickey Mantle ... Book - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James ... Professors - Dr. Robert C. Jeffrey and Dr. John Farrenkopf ... Dream vacation - Juarez, Mexico ... Hidden talent - Arborist.