2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Bo Rusher III
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
- High School:
- Salisbury HS
2023 at Gardner-Webb: Started in 28 games while appearing in 40 ... Had a career-high .257 batting average on the year to go along with a .339 on base percerntage while slugging .394 ... Had 28 hits with three doubles and four home runs ... Drew 13 walks while getting hit by a pitch ... Had a sac fly, sac hit and stole a base ... Finished with a 1.000 fielding percentage with 36 recorded outs.
2022 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 54 games and made 50 starts ... Hit .198 over 182 at bats with 26 RBIs ... Had four home runs and six doubles on the year to go along with his 36 total hits ... Recorded a .292 on base percentage ... Walked 19 times and six hit by pitches ... Fielded .996 on the year with a single error ... Went a perfect 4-4 at the plate for a career-high against Dartmouth (3/6) with a pair of RBIs.
2021 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 36 games and made 27 starts … Batted .233 with nine runs scored, four doubles and 14 RBI … Belted two home runs … Forged a .330 slugging percentage … Fielded .991 on the season with only two errors.
High School: Played at Salisbury (N.C.) High School for head coach Mike Herndon … Earned 2A Central Carolina Conference All-Conference honors all four years and was a three-time Salisbury Post All-Rowan County team member … Batted .380 with five home runs and 21 RBI in his senior season … Also contributed with four wins and a save on the mound … Batted .430 with three home runs and 31 RBI his junior year … Ranked North Carolina’s fourth-best catcher and 51st overall player by Prep Baseball Report.
Personal: Born November 8, 2000 … Son of Bobby and Kathy Rusher … Has an older sister, Kathryn, and a younger sister, Lillie … Graduated from Salisbury High School in 2019 with a 3.90 GPA … Intends to major in Business Management.
