Tony Rask

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Oakville
Prev School:
St. Louis CC

2021 (SENIOR)

Played in 31 games and started 23, 22 at catcher and one at DH ... Hit .357/.446/.443 with 3 doubles, a homer, and 7 RBIs ... Did not commit an error and caught three runners stealing ... Team went 17-5 when he started at catcher ... Hit his first career Division I home run in his final game, an MVC Tournament game against Indiana State on May 29 ... Seven multi-hit games ... Had a nine-game hitting streak at one point, the second-longest on the team in 2021 ... Started the season 3-for-3 and his season batting average never went below .333 ... Earned a spot on the MVC Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (JUNIOR)

Played in eight games and started four at catcher ... Went 5-for-16 (.313) and slashed .313/.400/.438 ... Two doubles and three runs scored ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored in a win at Jackson State (Feb. 15).

PRIOR TO SIU

Played two seasons at St. Louis Community College before transferring to SIU ... Slashed .293/.422/.449 in career at STLCC ... Caught 13 baserunners stealing in 39 attempts (33%) ... Third-team Academic All-American as a sophomore ... Three-year starter at Oakville Senior High School ... Three-time first-team All-Suburban West Conference honoree ... Batted .468 as a senior ... Also played hockey.

PERSONAL

Full given name is Anthony Raymond Rask Jr. ... Son of Anthony and Jody Rask ... Mother is a police officer in St. Louis and father is a retired police officer ... Has five siblings, Christa, Anna, Maria, Katie and Joe ... Born March 30, 1999 in St. Louis ... Graduated Cum Laude in university studies.