Carter Rasmussen

Photo by: Brown Athletics

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Class:
Freshman
Position:
RHP
Height/Weight:
6-5 / 230
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Justin, Texas
High School:
Northwest
Concentration:
Applied Math-Economics

2024: Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen…Struck out 22 batters over 20.0 innings of work…Got the final out to earn the save in an 11-9 win at Yale (4/27)…Struck out four batters over 1.1 scoreless innings against Cornell (5/4).

2023: Made 11 appearances, including one start…Struck out 30 batters over 23.1 innings of work…Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors after striking out a season-high seven batters and allowing one run on two hits over 3.0 innings at New Orleans on March 4…Struck out six over 3.0 innings of relief at Columbia (3/26).

Before Brown: 2022 Texas District 6-5A Pitcher of the Year…Finished his senior season with a 10-0 record with two saves, a 1.60 ERA, limited opponents to a .208 batting average, struck out a school-record 94 batters and allowed just 50 hits over 67.2 IP…Broke Northwest High School’s single season strikeout record (94) in 2022, surpassing the marks held by his own pitching coach Jared Henke, and current LA Dodgers pitcher, Dustin May…Earned Performance Course High School Player of the Week honors on May 9, 2022 after breaking the school’s single-season strikeout record…Texas All-State Academic Elite Team honoree…National Merit Scholar Finalist…2021 Northwest High School Flagship Student of the Year…Graduated in the top 10 of his class.

Personal: Son of Nicole and Craig Rasmussen…Has one sister, Kayla.

Why Brown?: “Brown gave me a perfect opportunity to pursue the high-level academics that I have always made a priority as well as the chance to compete against the best in collegiate baseball.”