Pitcher starts in summer league all-star game
Bruin left-handed pitcher Rob Rasmussen was selected to start in Thursday’s Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game.
In his three summer-league starts for the Orleans Firebirds, Rasmussen has gone 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA.
The rising junior recorded a 4-2 record in 18 appearances for the Bruins this past season. Though he started the season opener for the Bruins, Rasmussen spent most of the 2009 season coming out of the bullpen.
Thursday’s all-star game will take place in Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox, and will be televised live on New England Sports Network at 4 p.m.
Aikman enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame
Recent UCLA alumnus Troy Aikman was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Century Center in South Bend, Ind.
Aikman was UCLA’s starting quarterback in 1987 and 1988, racking up a 20-4 record. Most recently, he participated in the department commencement ceremony on June 13 after earning a degree in sociology earlier this year.
Other player inductees include Roger Brown (Maryland Eastern Shore), Billy Cannon (Louisiana State), Fred Dean (Louisiana Tech), Jim Dombrowski (Virginia), Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Wilber Marshall (Florida), Rueben Mayes (Washington State), Randall McDaniel (Arizona State), Don McPherson (Syracuse), the late Sam Mills (Montclair State), Jay Novacek (Wyoming), Dave Parks (Texas Tech), Ron Simmons (Florida State), Rod Smith (Missouri Southern State), Thurman Thomas (Oklahoma State) and Arnold Tucker (Army).
Several coaches were also inducted, including ESPN college football analyst Lou Holtz (William & Mary, North Carolina State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina).
Bruin golfer wins Southern Amateur Championship
Gregor Main, a rising sophomore for the Bruins, came out on top at this past week’s 103rd Southern Amateur Championship.
Main, the 2008-2009 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, finished at least two strokes under par in each of the tournament’s four rounds. With a final score of 272, he beat out the field by two strokes.
Main stated in a press release that his win this past week is the biggest moment of his career. He previously cited making the cut at the PGA Tour Buick Open in February as his biggest moment.
“But this is definitely bigger,” Main said in the press release. “Getting a “˜W’ in a big tournament like this is much bigger.”
Compiled by Farzad Mashhood, Bruin Sports senior staff.