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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2022 Baseball Roster

12 Will Rudy

  • Position RHP
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • Highschool Woodbridge HS

Biography

COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS (Entering 2023):
  • ABCA All-West Region First Team (2022)
  • D2CCA All-West Region First Team (2022)
  • NCBWA All-West Region First Team (2022)
  • CCAA Most Valuable Pitcher (2022)
  • All-CCAA First Team (2022)
  • CCAA All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • CCAA All-Academic (2x; 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • CCAA Spring All-Academic (2021)

2022 (FRESHMAN): Three-time CCAA Pitcher of the Week (weeks of Feb. 28-March 6, March 21-27 and April 11-17), and two-time NCBWA West Region Pitcher of the Week (March 21-27 and April 11-17) ... Provided career bests at the time, of 8.0 innings and 12 strikeouts, to combine with AJ Moreno on first nine-inning shutout over Chico State (3/4) in program history ... In 14-0 home romp, retired first 15 Wildcats before infield single led off sixth, but wiped that out with strikeout and inning-ending 6-4-3 double play en route to facing minimum 24 batters over eight complete frames (no walks) ... Threw career-high 9.0 frames of one-hit, shutout baseball and matched best of 12 strikeouts at Sonoma State (3/25), settling for no decision as CPP scored eight times in 11th to win it, 8-0 ... Retired first nine (first four and five of six on strikeouts) and last nine Seawolves in order, allowing leadoff single in fourth and leadoff walk in seventh while facing just one over minimum 27.

2021:  No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 (FRESHMAN):  Made three relief appearances, tossing 3.1 innings ... All four hits allowed were singles ... Made college debut at Cal State LA (2/23), providing perfect seventh on six pitches in relief of starter Drew Atherton in 18-5 rout ... Threw one-plus frame vs. Point Loma (2/26), notching first collegiate strikeout for starters before wiping out one-out single with 5-4-3 double play to end eighth ... Season-high 1.1 innings in 6-1 win at San Francisco State (3/8).

HIGH SCHOOL:  A 2019 graduate of Woodbridge High School in Irvine, Calif. ... Three-year varsity starter for Warriors ... Team's Rookie of the Year as a sophomore, All-Pacific Coast League First Team as a junior and Coaches' Award as a senior ... Junior varsity squad's Best Offensive Player as a freshman ... Principal's Honor Roll in sophomore year.

PERSONAL:  A Kinesiology major ... Born May 7 in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of parents Phil and Cindy, who both attended Ohio State ... Has one younger sister, Megan ... Aspires to become a physical therapist after graduating from CPP ... Enjoys surfing, reading, listening to music and hanging out with friends ... Roots for the Cincinnati Reds ... Favorite pro athlete is Francisco Lindor ... Favorite TV show is Outer Banks ... Top movie is Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ... Loves fish tacos.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2020Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'1" 165 lbs
    35
  • 2021Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 12

    2022Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    12