Russ Harless Biography

2013 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Made 16 appearances,three of which were starts… Was 1-3 with a 8.12 ERA...Allowed 47 runs (37 earned) on 59 hits in 41 innings… Struckout 20 while walking 10, and opposing batters hit .335 againsthim… Was hurt by home runs (9) and hit batsmen (11)…In fact, 16 of the runs he allowed came on home runs… Was1-0 with a 3.95 ERA in league play... Did not walk a batter in 13.2innings... Five of his walks came in five innings at Pittsburgh...Walked five batters over his other 36 innings… His beststart came at West Virginia when he allowed two runs on seven hitsin six innings on April 10… Allowed a leadoff homer in thefirst and an RBI ground out in the fifth against theMountaineers… Earned the win in relief against Valparaiso inhis next outing on April 14, striking out the only batter he facedin the eighth inning… Suffered losses against West Virginia(4/10), Pittsburgh (4/16) and Milwaukee (5/11)... Threw 2.2scoreless innings of relief against UIC (4/21)… Had sixscoreless relief outings.

2012 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in 22games, 11 of which he started... Was 3-7 overall with a save and a5.15 ERA, the lowest among starting pitchers... Struck out 50batters while walking just 12 for a 4.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio,which ranked second in the Horizon League and 73rd nationally...His 1.34 walks per nine innings was the 37th-best mark in thenation... Opponents hit .283 against him, which was also best amongPenguins starters... Harless was 2-5 with a save and a 5.22 ERA inregular-season league games... Had 30 strikeouts and just sevenwalks against league foes... Induced 139 fly outs, three time moresthan his 45 ground outs... Posted a 3.63 ERA in his 11 reliefappearances... Earned the victory against Milwaukee in theopening round of the Horizon League Tournament... Allowed threeruns on five hits and one walk in six innings as YSU won 8-4...Came back on two days rest to allow two earned runs in 4 1/3innings to UIC in the conference tournament... Earned his firstvictory against UIC on April 27, allowing two earned runs on sixhits in six innings... Beat Butler a week later by allowing threeruns on six hits in six innings... Made his first start at Akron onMarch 28 and moved into the conference rotation on April 7...Became YSU's game-one starter in the series againstValparaiso on April 13... Averaged more than six innings inhis conference starts... Allowed just one earned run in eightinnings at Milwaukee on April 21 in a complete-gameloss... Held the Panthers to four hits, all of which came inthe first two innings, while stiking out a career-high sevenbatters... Had a 3.63 ERA in 11 relief appearances.

High School: Earned three letters at FairportHarbor... Named First-Team All-Ohio in Division IV in the infieldas a junior... Was an all-district pick as a pitcher and infielderhis final three seasons... Finished his career with a 7-1 record,89 strikeouts and just nine walks... Helped lead the Skippers tothree Chagrin Valley Conference titles and a district title hissenior year... Also played football and basketball... Was a memberof the National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Butch and Nan Harless...Is an only child... Major is integrated social studieseducation.

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