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Jersey Number 20
Max Marusak
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
- High School:
- Amarillo
Bio
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020)
The speedy outfielder appeared in seven games and made five starts as a sophomore … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … improved his average over 50 points to .286 … went 6-for-21 at the plate with six RBI and three runs scored … added a walk to compile a .318 on base percentage and a .286 slugging percentage … went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … had a 1.000 fielding percentage in four chances … finished the year on an uptick as he hit .353 through Tech’s final 10 games … hit safely in five straight appearances to close out the shortened season … recorded a season high and matched his career high with two runs scored against UNLV (Mar. 3) … also went 1-for-3 in that contest with two RBI … recorded a season high and matched his career high with three RBI in three straight games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … posted his lone multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7), going 2-for-2 with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth that gave Tech a 12-8 lead … also came up big the following day against the Owls with a two-run single in the eighth that trimmed the Rice lead to 6-4 and allowed Tech to rally for the extra-inning win (Mar. 8) … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started two of Tech’s five games against ranked foes, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... third on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both outings … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … made five appearances and three starts, all at home … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … HOME GAMES … made five appearances and three starts, all against unranked foes … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … AWAY GAMES … did not play in either of Tech’s two true road games … NEUTRAL SITE … started two of Tech’s six neutral site games, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... fifth on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both starts … DAY GAMES … all five appearances at home and against unranked foes came during the day … NIGHT GAMES … both starts in Biloxi were his lone appearances at night.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Made an immediate impact as one of the fastest players in the country … appeared in 48 games with 21 starts … posted a batting average of .235 and an on-base percentage of .301 … tallied four triples to ranked second on the team … finished third on the team in stolen bases, succeeding on 10-of-12 attempts … in the outfield, he committed only one error in 45 opportunities to claim a .979 fielding percentage … in eight pinch running appearances, stole four bases and scored three runs ... BIG 12 GAMES … appeared in 18 regular season Big 12 games, while starting in eight of them … tallied three stolen bases in Big 12 play … hit for .250, scored five runs and tallied five RBI against Big 12 foes ...had a slugging percentage of .325 … recorded a hit in eight Big 12 games … went 3-for-4 in his start against Kansas on April 7, which marked the fourth time in the season with a multi-hit game … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … appeared in two games of the Big 12 Tournament as a pinch runner and outfielder … batted .500 and scored two runs … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS… started in seven of 15 games against nationally ranked opponents … posted a .250 batting average and had the highest slugging percentage among freshman players with .344 … was 5-for-5 on the base path … HOME GAMES … went 19-of-74 at the plate in Rip Griffin Park … recorded all four of his triples, six of his 10 stolen bases and 14 of his 20 runs at home … started in 15 of the 29 of the home games he appeared in … had four multi-hit games, two multi-RBI games and nine RBI total ... AWAY GAMES … made an appearance in 12 away games while starting in three of them … recorded three walks, two runs and two RBI in away games ... NCAA TOURNAMENT … made an appearance in seven of the 15 postseason games as an outfielder and pinch runner … scored two runs and successfully stole a base against Oklahoma State in the Super Regionals to help Texas Tech advance to the College World Series for the fourth time in the past six seasons … posted three at-bats against Arkansas in the Red Raiders’ second game of the College World Series … tallied his second stolen base during the postseason against Florida State in an elimination game of the CWS … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … appeared in two of Texas Tech’s four CWS games while starting in right field against Arkansas … was one of three true freshmen position players to start a game in Omaha ... swiped a base against Florida State en route to a 4-1 victory over the Seminoles to advance to the College World Series Semi-Finals.
AMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Jeff Timmons at Amarillo High School … ranked as the No. 1 outfielder in the State of Texas and No. 8 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the 2018 class by Baseball America … as a senior, named TSWA 5A All-State First Team in the outfield and was the District 3-5A MVP … led the team with a .439 batting average with 61 runs scored, five home runs and 54 stolen bases … 2018 Globe-News Super Team Player of the Year … played for the North squad in the TBCA Class 5A-6A All-Star game … led the Sandies to a 30-12-1 record, including a share of the district title and place in the area round of the playoffs … as a junior, named TSWA 5A All-State Third Team as a shortstop and was selected All-District 3-5A First Team … was a District 2-6A First Team selection at second base as a sophomore … played safety for the football team and was an All-District First Team defender as a sophomore ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas and Washington State.
PERSONAL
Born in Amarillo, Texas … son of Dean and Cyd Marusak … brother to Braden and Currie … a Tech legacy whose father was a four-year letterwinner with the Red Raider football team (1985-88) and mother ran hurdles … brother also attended Tech and was a linebacker on the Tech football team in 2014 …plans to major in public relations.
The speedy outfielder appeared in seven games and made five starts as a sophomore … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … improved his average over 50 points to .286 … went 6-for-21 at the plate with six RBI and three runs scored … added a walk to compile a .318 on base percentage and a .286 slugging percentage … went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … had a 1.000 fielding percentage in four chances … finished the year on an uptick as he hit .353 through Tech’s final 10 games … hit safely in five straight appearances to close out the shortened season … recorded a season high and matched his career high with two runs scored against UNLV (Mar. 3) … also went 1-for-3 in that contest with two RBI … recorded a season high and matched his career high with three RBI in three straight games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … posted his lone multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7), going 2-for-2 with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth that gave Tech a 12-8 lead … also came up big the following day against the Owls with a two-run single in the eighth that trimmed the Rice lead to 6-4 and allowed Tech to rally for the extra-inning win (Mar. 8) … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started two of Tech’s five games against ranked foes, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... third on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both outings … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … made five appearances and three starts, all at home … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … HOME GAMES … made five appearances and three starts, all against unranked foes … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … AWAY GAMES … did not play in either of Tech’s two true road games … NEUTRAL SITE … started two of Tech’s six neutral site games, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... fifth on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both starts … DAY GAMES … all five appearances at home and against unranked foes came during the day … NIGHT GAMES … both starts in Biloxi were his lone appearances at night.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Made an immediate impact as one of the fastest players in the country … appeared in 48 games with 21 starts … posted a batting average of .235 and an on-base percentage of .301 … tallied four triples to ranked second on the team … finished third on the team in stolen bases, succeeding on 10-of-12 attempts … in the outfield, he committed only one error in 45 opportunities to claim a .979 fielding percentage … in eight pinch running appearances, stole four bases and scored three runs ... BIG 12 GAMES … appeared in 18 regular season Big 12 games, while starting in eight of them … tallied three stolen bases in Big 12 play … hit for .250, scored five runs and tallied five RBI against Big 12 foes ...had a slugging percentage of .325 … recorded a hit in eight Big 12 games … went 3-for-4 in his start against Kansas on April 7, which marked the fourth time in the season with a multi-hit game … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … appeared in two games of the Big 12 Tournament as a pinch runner and outfielder … batted .500 and scored two runs … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS… started in seven of 15 games against nationally ranked opponents … posted a .250 batting average and had the highest slugging percentage among freshman players with .344 … was 5-for-5 on the base path … HOME GAMES … went 19-of-74 at the plate in Rip Griffin Park … recorded all four of his triples, six of his 10 stolen bases and 14 of his 20 runs at home … started in 15 of the 29 of the home games he appeared in … had four multi-hit games, two multi-RBI games and nine RBI total ... AWAY GAMES … made an appearance in 12 away games while starting in three of them … recorded three walks, two runs and two RBI in away games ... NCAA TOURNAMENT … made an appearance in seven of the 15 postseason games as an outfielder and pinch runner … scored two runs and successfully stole a base against Oklahoma State in the Super Regionals to help Texas Tech advance to the College World Series for the fourth time in the past six seasons … posted three at-bats against Arkansas in the Red Raiders’ second game of the College World Series … tallied his second stolen base during the postseason against Florida State in an elimination game of the CWS … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … appeared in two of Texas Tech’s four CWS games while starting in right field against Arkansas … was one of three true freshmen position players to start a game in Omaha ... swiped a base against Florida State en route to a 4-1 victory over the Seminoles to advance to the College World Series Semi-Finals.
AMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Jeff Timmons at Amarillo High School … ranked as the No. 1 outfielder in the State of Texas and No. 8 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the 2018 class by Baseball America … as a senior, named TSWA 5A All-State First Team in the outfield and was the District 3-5A MVP … led the team with a .439 batting average with 61 runs scored, five home runs and 54 stolen bases … 2018 Globe-News Super Team Player of the Year … played for the North squad in the TBCA Class 5A-6A All-Star game … led the Sandies to a 30-12-1 record, including a share of the district title and place in the area round of the playoffs … as a junior, named TSWA 5A All-State Third Team as a shortstop and was selected All-District 3-5A First Team … was a District 2-6A First Team selection at second base as a sophomore … played safety for the football team and was an All-District First Team defender as a sophomore ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas and Washington State.
PERSONAL
Born in Amarillo, Texas … son of Dean and Cyd Marusak … brother to Braden and Currie … a Tech legacy whose father was a four-year letterwinner with the Red Raider football team (1985-88) and mother ran hurdles … brother also attended Tech and was a linebacker on the Tech football team in 2014 …plans to major in public relations.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
