University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Marusak, Max
Jersey Number 7
Max Marusak
- Position:
- Outfield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
- High School:
- Amarillo
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
Bio
2023 Season (Senior)
Finished among the team leaders in home runs (10), hits (61), triples (3), total bases (107), sac bunts (10), stolen bases (21), stolen base percentage (.840), total plate appearances (270) and at-bats (241) ... hit .253 on the season with 10 home runs, 33 RBI, 10 doubles and 21 stolen bases ... played primarily at the hot corner after handling duties in center field in 2022 ... was stellar in the field posting a .973 fielding percentage while committing four errors in 149 total chances ... had 16 multiple-hit games, including a 5-for-5 performance at ULM (5/6) ... hit .319 in Sun Belt Conference play ... posted a .159 batting average at the end of March before hitting .300 (24-for-80) in April and .304 (24-for-79) in May ... went 2-for-5 at Rice (2/18) before going 3-for-33 (.091) over his next 12 games ... capped an eight-run, first inning with a grand slam against Campbell (3/5) as part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate ... went 5-for-13 with five RBI in a three-game series at Marshall (4/6-8) ... went 3-for-5 in the series finale to start a career-best 10-game hitting streak ... opened the series at James Madison (4/21) with a three-hit performance ... homered in consecutive games against Louisiana Tech (4/11), Southeastern Louisiana (4/12) and Troy (4/14) ... homered in consecutive games at ULM (5/7) and Louisiana Tech (5/9) ... was 5-for-10 at the plate in final two games at Southern Miss belting home runs in both contests while driving in three runs ... had five hits in the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022 Season (Junior)
Second on the team and third in the Sun Belt Conference in stolen bases (21) and attempts (26) ... posted a .253 average with a pair of home runs and 23 RBI ... recorded 11 multi-hit games, with back-to-back 3-for-5 performances against ULM ... went 7-for-14 in the series against the Warhawks with four doubles, a triple, four RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases ... opened season with a five-game hit streak ... collected three hits and four stolen bases in the season-opening series against UC Irvine ... hit leadoff triple and scored against Stanford in the Karbach Round Rock Classic - the only run allowed by the Cardinal in 25.0 innings in the weekend tournament ... sidelined by injury and missed 15 games ... returned with pinch-running appearances in games against Troy and Nicholls before returning to the lineup against South Alabama ... went 2-for-5 in his return to the lineup against the Jags with a double, RBI and two stolen bases ... had four hits, including a pair of homers in three-game series against Georgia Southern ... swiped season-high three bases at App State and scored season-high three runs in games against UC Irvine, Arkansas State, App State and Texas State.
2021 Season (Covid Sophomore)
Played in 20 games with five starts during the season, posting a .100 average (3-for-30) ... all three hits were doubles (Stephen F. Austin, New Mexico, at Oklahoma) ... served primarily as a pinch-runner, scoring eight runs on the season ... swiped lone bag on the season against Gonzaga ... earned starts against Ole Miss, SFA (2), New Mexico and Oklahoma ... perfect in 10 chances in the field.
2020 Season (Sophomore)
The speedy outfielder appeared in seven games and made five starts as a sophomore … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … improved his average over 50 points to .286 … went 6-for-21 at the plate with six RBI and three runs scored … added a walk to compile a .318 on base percentage and a .286 slugging percentage … went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … had a 1.000 fielding percentage in four chances … finished the year on an uptick as he hit .353 through Tech’s final 10 games … hit safely in five straight appearances to close out the shortened season … recorded a season high and matched his career high with two runs scored against UNLV (Mar. 3) … also went 1-for-3 in that contest with two RBI … recorded a season high and matched his career high with three RBI in three straight games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … posted his lone multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7), going 2-for-2 with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth that gave Tech a 12-8 lead … also came up big the following day against the Owls with a two-run single in the eighth that trimmed the Rice lead to 6-4 and allowed Tech to rally for the extra-inning win (Mar. 8) … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … started two of Tech’s five games against ranked foes, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... third on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both outings … made five appearances and three starts, all at home … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … made five appearances and three starts, all against unranked foes … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … started two of Tech’s six neutral site games, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... fifth on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both starts.
2019 Season (Freshman)
Made an immediate impact as one of the fastest players in the country … appeared in 48 games with 21 starts … posted a batting average of .235 and an on-base percentage of .301 … tallied four triples to ranked second on the team … finished third on the team in stolen bases, succeeding on 10-of-12 attempts … in the outfield, he committed only one error in 45 opportunities to claim a .979 fielding percentage … in eight pinch running appearances, stole four bases and scored three runs ... appeared in 18 regular season Big 12 games, while starting in eight of them … tallied three stolen bases in Big 12 play … hit for .250, scored five runs and tallied five RBI against Big 12 foes ...had a slugging percentage of .325 … recorded a hit in eight Big 12 games … went 3-for-4 in his start against Kansas on April 7, which marked the fourth time in the season with a multi-hit game … appeared in two games of the Big 12 Tournament as a pinch runner and outfielder … batted .500 and scored two runs … started in seven of 15 games against nationally ranked opponents … posted a .250 batting average and had the highest slugging percentage among freshman players with .344 … was 5-for-5 on the base path … went 19-of-74 at the plate in Rip Griffin Park … recorded all four of his triples, six of his 10 stolen bases and 14 of his 20 runs at home … started in 15 of the 29 of the home games he appeared in … had four multi-hit games, two multi-RBI games and nine RBI total ... made an appearance in 12 away games while starting in three of them … recorded three walks, two runs and two RBI in away games ... made an appearance in seven of the 15 postseason games as an outfielder and pinch runner … scored two runs and successfully stole a base against Oklahoma State in the Super Regionals to help Texas Tech advance to the College World Series for the fourth time in the past six seasons … posted three at-bats against Arkansas in the Red Raiders’ second game of the College World Series … tallied his second stolen base during the postseason against Florida State in an elimination game of the CWS … appeared in two of Texas Tech’s four CWS games while starting in right field against Arkansas … was one of three true freshmen position players to start a game in Omaha ... swiped a base against Florida State en route to a 4-1 victory over the Seminoles to advance to the College World Series Semi-Finals.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Jeff Timmons at Amarillo High School … ranked as the No. 1 outfielder in the State of Texas and No. 8 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the 2018 class by Baseball America … as a senior, named TSWA 5A All-State First Team in the outfield and was the District 3-5A MVP … led the team with a .439 batting average with 61 runs scored, five home runs and 54 stolen bases … 2018 Globe-News Super Team Player of the Year … played for the North squad in the TBCA Class 5A-6A All-Star game … led the Sandies to a 30-12-1 record, including a share of the district title and place in the area round of the playoffs … as a junior, named TSWA 5A All-State Third Team as a shortstop and was selected All-District 3-5A First Team … was a District 2-6A First Team selection at second base as a sophomore … played safety for the football team and was an All-District First Team defender as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Amarillo, Texas … the son of Cyd and Dean Marusak … last name is pronounced MAR-shock ... brother to Braden and Currie … a Tech legacy whose father was a four-year letterwinner with the Red Raider football team (1985-88) and mother ran hurdles … brother also attended Tech and was a linebacker on the Tech football team in 2014 …plans to major in public relations.
Finished among the team leaders in home runs (10), hits (61), triples (3), total bases (107), sac bunts (10), stolen bases (21), stolen base percentage (.840), total plate appearances (270) and at-bats (241) ... hit .253 on the season with 10 home runs, 33 RBI, 10 doubles and 21 stolen bases ... played primarily at the hot corner after handling duties in center field in 2022 ... was stellar in the field posting a .973 fielding percentage while committing four errors in 149 total chances ... had 16 multiple-hit games, including a 5-for-5 performance at ULM (5/6) ... hit .319 in Sun Belt Conference play ... posted a .159 batting average at the end of March before hitting .300 (24-for-80) in April and .304 (24-for-79) in May ... went 2-for-5 at Rice (2/18) before going 3-for-33 (.091) over his next 12 games ... capped an eight-run, first inning with a grand slam against Campbell (3/5) as part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate ... went 5-for-13 with five RBI in a three-game series at Marshall (4/6-8) ... went 3-for-5 in the series finale to start a career-best 10-game hitting streak ... opened the series at James Madison (4/21) with a three-hit performance ... homered in consecutive games against Louisiana Tech (4/11), Southeastern Louisiana (4/12) and Troy (4/14) ... homered in consecutive games at ULM (5/7) and Louisiana Tech (5/9) ... was 5-for-10 at the plate in final two games at Southern Miss belting home runs in both contests while driving in three runs ... had five hits in the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022 Season (Junior)
Second on the team and third in the Sun Belt Conference in stolen bases (21) and attempts (26) ... posted a .253 average with a pair of home runs and 23 RBI ... recorded 11 multi-hit games, with back-to-back 3-for-5 performances against ULM ... went 7-for-14 in the series against the Warhawks with four doubles, a triple, four RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases ... opened season with a five-game hit streak ... collected three hits and four stolen bases in the season-opening series against UC Irvine ... hit leadoff triple and scored against Stanford in the Karbach Round Rock Classic - the only run allowed by the Cardinal in 25.0 innings in the weekend tournament ... sidelined by injury and missed 15 games ... returned with pinch-running appearances in games against Troy and Nicholls before returning to the lineup against South Alabama ... went 2-for-5 in his return to the lineup against the Jags with a double, RBI and two stolen bases ... had four hits, including a pair of homers in three-game series against Georgia Southern ... swiped season-high three bases at App State and scored season-high three runs in games against UC Irvine, Arkansas State, App State and Texas State.
2021 Season (Covid Sophomore)
Played in 20 games with five starts during the season, posting a .100 average (3-for-30) ... all three hits were doubles (Stephen F. Austin, New Mexico, at Oklahoma) ... served primarily as a pinch-runner, scoring eight runs on the season ... swiped lone bag on the season against Gonzaga ... earned starts against Ole Miss, SFA (2), New Mexico and Oklahoma ... perfect in 10 chances in the field.
2020 Season (Sophomore)
The speedy outfielder appeared in seven games and made five starts as a sophomore … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … improved his average over 50 points to .286 … went 6-for-21 at the plate with six RBI and three runs scored … added a walk to compile a .318 on base percentage and a .286 slugging percentage … went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … had a 1.000 fielding percentage in four chances … finished the year on an uptick as he hit .353 through Tech’s final 10 games … hit safely in five straight appearances to close out the shortened season … recorded a season high and matched his career high with two runs scored against UNLV (Mar. 3) … also went 1-for-3 in that contest with two RBI … recorded a season high and matched his career high with three RBI in three straight games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … posted his lone multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7), going 2-for-2 with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth that gave Tech a 12-8 lead … also came up big the following day against the Owls with a two-run single in the eighth that trimmed the Rice lead to 6-4 and allowed Tech to rally for the extra-inning win (Mar. 8) … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … started two of Tech’s five games against ranked foes, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... third on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both outings … made five appearances and three starts, all at home … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … made five appearances and three starts, all against unranked foes … went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate with a walk … recorded six RBI and two runs while going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … finished with a .333 on base percentage and .286 slugging … posted his only multi-hit game against Rice (Mar. 7) … recorded three-straight multi-RBI games against UNLV (Mar. 3) and Rice (Mar. 7-8) … started two of Tech’s six neutral site games, both against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10-11) ... fifth on the team with a .286 average … went 2-for-7 overall with a run and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases … recorded a hit in both starts.
2019 Season (Freshman)
Made an immediate impact as one of the fastest players in the country … appeared in 48 games with 21 starts … posted a batting average of .235 and an on-base percentage of .301 … tallied four triples to ranked second on the team … finished third on the team in stolen bases, succeeding on 10-of-12 attempts … in the outfield, he committed only one error in 45 opportunities to claim a .979 fielding percentage … in eight pinch running appearances, stole four bases and scored three runs ... appeared in 18 regular season Big 12 games, while starting in eight of them … tallied three stolen bases in Big 12 play … hit for .250, scored five runs and tallied five RBI against Big 12 foes ...had a slugging percentage of .325 … recorded a hit in eight Big 12 games … went 3-for-4 in his start against Kansas on April 7, which marked the fourth time in the season with a multi-hit game … appeared in two games of the Big 12 Tournament as a pinch runner and outfielder … batted .500 and scored two runs … started in seven of 15 games against nationally ranked opponents … posted a .250 batting average and had the highest slugging percentage among freshman players with .344 … was 5-for-5 on the base path … went 19-of-74 at the plate in Rip Griffin Park … recorded all four of his triples, six of his 10 stolen bases and 14 of his 20 runs at home … started in 15 of the 29 of the home games he appeared in … had four multi-hit games, two multi-RBI games and nine RBI total ... made an appearance in 12 away games while starting in three of them … recorded three walks, two runs and two RBI in away games ... made an appearance in seven of the 15 postseason games as an outfielder and pinch runner … scored two runs and successfully stole a base against Oklahoma State in the Super Regionals to help Texas Tech advance to the College World Series for the fourth time in the past six seasons … posted three at-bats against Arkansas in the Red Raiders’ second game of the College World Series … tallied his second stolen base during the postseason against Florida State in an elimination game of the CWS … appeared in two of Texas Tech’s four CWS games while starting in right field against Arkansas … was one of three true freshmen position players to start a game in Omaha ... swiped a base against Florida State en route to a 4-1 victory over the Seminoles to advance to the College World Series Semi-Finals.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Jeff Timmons at Amarillo High School … ranked as the No. 1 outfielder in the State of Texas and No. 8 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the 2018 class by Baseball America … as a senior, named TSWA 5A All-State First Team in the outfield and was the District 3-5A MVP … led the team with a .439 batting average with 61 runs scored, five home runs and 54 stolen bases … 2018 Globe-News Super Team Player of the Year … played for the North squad in the TBCA Class 5A-6A All-Star game … led the Sandies to a 30-12-1 record, including a share of the district title and place in the area round of the playoffs … as a junior, named TSWA 5A All-State Third Team as a shortstop and was selected All-District 3-5A First Team … was a District 2-6A First Team selection at second base as a sophomore … played safety for the football team and was an All-District First Team defender as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Amarillo, Texas … the son of Cyd and Dean Marusak … last name is pronounced MAR-shock ... brother to Braden and Currie … a Tech legacy whose father was a four-year letterwinner with the Red Raider football team (1985-88) and mother ran hurdles … brother also attended Tech and was a linebacker on the Tech football team in 2014 …plans to major in public relations.
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