Slippery Rock University Athletics

Personal: Son of Paula Lutz and Keith DiRuscia ... safety management major.

2011: Earned All-PSAC-West First Team honors ... was one of two Rock players to start all 46 games … hit .266 (37-for-139) with 23 runs scored, two home runs and 17 RBI … registered 10 extra-base hits while slugging .374 and posting an on-base percentage of .376 … ranked second on the team with a .986 fielding percentage … recorded 12 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … season-long hitting streak lasted six games … was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored vs. West Liberty on March 26 … Game-By-Game Statistics

2010: Started and played in 47 games ... hit .331 (54-for-163) while driving in 35 runs, hitting two home runs and scoring 31 times ... recorded 23 extra-base hits ... Game-By-Game Statistics

2009: Shared time as catcher/first baseman with All-America performer Matt Adams ... started 50 of Rock’s 51 games ... batted .379 with 15 doubles, one triple, five home runs and 46 RBIs ... was second on the team behind in RBI and tied for second in doubles ... fourth on team in home runs ... earned spot on Prospect League all-star game roster ... batted .256 with four doubles, one triple, team-high four home runs and nine RBIs in 40 games as catcher/first baseman/DH for Slippery Rock Sliders … Game-By-Game Statistics

2008: Started six of 12 games played as a freshman ... hit .308 (8-for-26) with 10 runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI ... played for the Allegheny Athletics in the Erie Shores League in the summer.

High School: Two-year letterwinner ... holds school records for career batting average (.468) and single-season triples (6) ... helped lead team to PIAA western final appearance and WPIAL runner-up finish as a senior ... two-year member of Beaver County Times’ “Roaring 20’s” team ... also earned spot on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Top 10 Players” and MSA Sports “Diamond Dozen” lists ... played in WPIAL all-star game ... member of 2006 American Legion Region 6 championship team .