| Cameron Rupp |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Plano, Texas
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| High School:
Prestonwood Christian Academy
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 235
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| Position:
C
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 HONORS
· First-team Freshman All-America - NCBWA
· Freshman All-America - Louisville Slugger's/Collegiate Baseball
· All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
· Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2008 SEASON
· Played in 54 games with 51 starts at catcher as a freshman.
· Hit .309 with 34 runs, 60 hits, 17 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 32 RBI on the year.
· Logged a .990 fielding percentage with 362 putouts, 26 assists and four errors on the season.
· Registered 15 mult-hit games and eight multi-RBI efforts on the season.
· Strung together a 16-game hit streak from Feb. 27 to Mar. 22.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
· Logged his first career start and run scored versus VCU (2/24).
· Posted first career hit and logged two RBI against UT Pan American (2/27).
· Went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one double against No. 15 Rice (3/1).
· Batted 3-for-5 with four RBI, one double and one triple in win over Houston (3/2).
· Hit 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and four RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/4).
· Logged two RBI against Stanford (3/7).
· Hit 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI, one double and first career home run against Stanford (3/9).
· Batted 5-for-8 with three runs, one double, six RBI and two home runs in the first two games of the series against Kansas (3/14-15).
· Logged one double, two RBI aond one run in win over UT San Antonio (3/17).
· Hit 4-for-6 with six runs, one double, two hit-by-pitches and six walks in series against Texas Tech (3/20-22).
· Batted 2-for-2 with one run, one RBI and one walk in win against Texas Southern (4/2).
· Hit 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI and a home run in series finale win at Oklahoma (4/6).
· Went 2-for-4 at the plate in win against Texas State (4/8).
· Logged one double, one run and two RBI in series opening win against Kansas State (4/25).
· Batted 2-for-4 with a double the next day against the Wildcats (4/26).
· hit 2-for-2 with two runs, one walk and one hit-by-pitch in win over Texas State (4/29).
· Went 3-for-7 with two doubles, three runs and three RBI in doubleheader sweep of Alabama A&M (5/14).
· Went 6-for-112 with six runs, two RBI and one double in final three games of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
· Played catcher for the Santa Barbara Foresters under the direction of Bill Pintard in the California Collegiate League over the summer.
· Saw action in 28 games, including 24 starts, hitting .253 with 13 runs, 21 hits, five doubles, three home runs and 21 RBI.
· Helped the Foresters to the National Baseball Congress World Series crown, hitting .320 with eight runs, two home runs and eight RBI in seven games.
HIGH SCHOOL
· Three-year letterwinner as a catcher for Coach Kendell Clark and Coach Mike Maack at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas.
· Batted .644 with 46 runs, 20 doubles, five triples, six home runs, 55 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a senior, helping his team post a 31-1 record to win the district championship and reach the state title game.
· Earned district MVP, all-state, Rawlings All-American and Louisville Slugger All-America honors and won the home run derby at the PlayStation All-American High School Baseball game as a senior.
· Batted .500 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 35 RBI to earn district MVP, all-state and Aflac All-America honors as a junior, helping team win a district title with a 24-5 record and earn a state semifinal appearance.
· Won the home run derby at the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic as a junior.
· Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 43rd round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
· Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior while helping the football team win the state title his junior year and district title his senior year.
· Played with the Dallas BAT summer club in 2007, helping team win an AABC South Plains Regional title, batting .391 with 17 home runs and 58 RBI and earning Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament as a catcher.
PERSONAL
Born Cameron Arthur Rupp on Sept. 28, 1988 in Dallas, Texas ... son of Kevin and Kathi Rupp ... has two younger siblings, Carley and Clint ... father, Kevin Rupp, played baseball for the University of Houston (1974-1977) and in the minor leagues for the Montreal Expos (1977-1979) ... uncle, Chris Rupp, played baseball for Texas A&M (1978-1980) and was head coach for San Jacinto College (1991-2000) and Sam Houston State (2003-2006), and an assistant coach for Rice (2000-2003) ... participated in a mission trip to Panama ... majoring in education.
