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Brad Rulon Photo Gallery I
2006 Academic All-ACC Baseball Team Valuable member of the Yellow Jacket bullpen for four years ... Was used both in the setup and closer roles ... Had a live fastball and combined that with a good changeup and power breaking ball to be one of the most productive relievers in Yellow Jacket history.
Finished his career ranked third in school history with 117 game appearances in his four years on the Flats ... Averaged 9.82 strikeouts per nine innings, which ranks eighth in the Tech career record books while his 11 saves stands 10th for most in a career ... Went 11-4 in his career, a winning percentage of .733 which is for 20th for highest winning percentage in school history.
Selected in the 34th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees.
Named to the 2006 ACC Honor Roll and the 2006 Academic All-ACC Baseball Team.
2008:
Made a team-best 34 appearances on the season, 26 of which were scoreless outings ... Went 3-1 with seven saves for the Yellow Jackets ... His 34 appearances stands seventh for most in a season on the Flats, while his seven saves is tied for 10th ... Had 42 strikeouts in 34.2 innings of work ... Tossed a 1-2-3 eighth inning against Youngstown State (2/24), striking out two of the three batters he faced to earn his first win of the season ... Improved to 2-0 on the year by pitching a scoreless 10th inning against Georgia Southern (2/27) ... Picked up win No. 3 on the year with a scoreless outing against Rutgers (2/29) ... Earned his first save of the season by throwing the final two innings against Duke (3/22) ... Earned a pair of saves against Boston College (3/29-3/30), helping Tech to a 5-2 win in the series opener and a 3-2 victory to complete the sweep of the Eagles ... Entered the game against Coastal Carolina (5/2) with no outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd to work out of the 8th-inning jam before tossing a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his fourth save of the season ... Tossed a scoreless ninth inning against NC State (5/21) to preserve a 10-9 win over the Wolfpack in the opening game of the ACC Championships ... Picked up two saves in the NCAA Athens Regional, with scoreless outings against Louisville (5/30) and Lipscomb (5/31).
2007: Tied for the team lead with 29 game appearances on the season, 18 of which were scoreless outings ... Held Kennesaw State (2/13) hitless through 2.2 innings while recording two strikeouts ... Struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings in the series opener against Virginia Tech (3/9) ... Tossed three scoreless innings against the Hokies (3/10) the next day, giving up just four hits while striking out five ... Made his fourth-consecutive scoreless appearance against Kennesaw State (3/14) ... Tossed a pair of perfect innings against Duke (3/25), striking out two ... Earned his first win of the year by pitching the final 0.2 innings against Maryland (3/30) before Tech scored two in the ninth to win ... Appeared in all three games against Miami (4/6-4/8) and held the Hurricanes scoreless through 2.2 innings, giving up just three hits while striking out seven ... Earned his second win of the season by tossing the final 0.1 inning against NC State (4/20) before the Jackets scored two in the bottom of the ninth to win, 2-1 ... Picked up a save against the Wolfpack the next night, striking out two Wolfpack hitters to end the game and preserve a 4-3 win ... Earned his second save of the year by throwing 1.2 scoreless innings at Clemson (4/29) to close out the game.
2006: Led the Yellow Jackets with a 2.20 ERA while posting a 5-0 record with two saves in a team-high 37 appearances ... Struck out 51 batters in 49 IP in 2006 ... Opponents hit just .207 against the right-hander, who allowed no earned runs in his last five appearances on the season ... Made scoreless outings in a total of 28 appearances during the season ... Posted a 0.77 ERA in regular season ACC appearances (23.1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER), holding opponents to a .163 average ... Went 4-0 with two saves, 1.62 ERA in 33.1 IP in his last 23 appearances ... Earned a win in his first game of the season, working 1.2 scoreless innings at Georgia Southern (2/12) ... Pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings in Tech's 5-3 win at Virginia Tech (4/9) ... Improved to 2-0 with a win at Georgia State (4/19), working 1.1 scoreless innings ... Moved to 3-0 with a win out of the bullpen at No. 5 Florida State (4/21), working 1.2 shutout innings without allowing a run as Tech rallied from an early 6-0 deficit ... Picked up a win out of the bullpen against Duke (5/14), working 1.2 scoreless innings ... Improved to 5-0 with a win vs. No. 16 Miami (5/20) ... Struck out the final two batters of the game to earn his first career save against No. 19 Miami (5/24) in the Jackets' first game in the ACC Tournament ... Earned his second save in the NCAA Super Regional by working 2.1 scoreless innings to close out Tech's 5-0 win over College of Charleston.
2005: Made 17 appearances and posted a 1-0 record and a 4.94 ERA ... Came on strong in the second half of the season, and allowed just two runs after Mar. 25 ... Last seven appearances: 10.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 12 K ... Was solid in his only appearance of the NCAA Atlanta Regional, working 2.2 innings and allowing one run on one hit while fanning four vs. South Carolina ... Earned a win in his collegiate debut at Georgia Southern (2/12), working 3.2 innings and allowing two runs ... Made three straight scoreless appearances vs. Duke, Georgia Southern and Wake Forest in early March ... Made scoreless appearances vs. Maryland, Winthrop, Virginia, Florida Atlantic and Virginia Tech since the beginning of April.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Bobby Howard at Columbus High School as a pitcher ... Led Columbus to the Georgia AAAA State Championship in 2004 ... Team was ranked No. 2 in the nation by USA Today and No. 5 by Baseball America ... Went 9-1 with two saves and posted a 1.15 ERA as a senior ... Registered 89 strikeouts in 55 innings ... Posted a 9-1 record with five saves and a 1.11 ERA as a junior, recording 97 strikeouts in 63 innings ... A first-team all-Bi City selection in 2003 and 2004 ... Lettered two years in football as a placekicker.
Personal: Full name is Bradley Michael Rulon ... Born June 22, 1986 ... Son of David and Anna Rulon ... Brother, Ben, played baseball at Georgia State and for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization ... Dean's List student majoring in Management.
Year ERA W-L App/GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2005 4.94 1-0 17/0 0 0/1 0 23.2 22 16 13 11 20 4 0 2 103 .253 3 2 3 0 0
2006 2.20 5-0 37/0 0 0/1 2 49.0 36 14 12 27 51 3 1 2 206 .207 7 3 2 0 1
2007 5.49 2-3 29/0 0 0/0 2 39.1 45 29 24 29 47 7 2 2 189 .304 11 4 4 4 0
2008 4.15 3-1 34/0 0 0/2 7 34.2 34 16 16 20 42 6 1 3 163 .258 5 7 2 2 0
TOTAL 3.99 11-4 117/0 0 0/4 11 146.2 137 75 65 87 160 20 4 9 661 .253 26 16 11 6 1
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