UMass Lowell Athletics

PROFILE: Slated to get the starting nod in centerfield • Outfielder with tremendous potential who reads batters well and has an excellent arm • Very good upside offensively • Very good student, currently maintains a 3.066 cumulative average in psychology. AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 25 games with eight starts • Batted .229 but slugged .343 • Season highlights included a 2 for 2 effort (doubles) with two runs and three RBI in a 13-2 win over Assumption. AS A SOPHOMORE: One of four players to start all 50 games in 2008 • Batted .262 with 28 RBI and 25 runs • Leads all returning players with 11 stolen bases (14 attempts) • Highlights include a 4-for-5 effort in a 13-0 win at Southern New Hampshire; as well as three RBI in a 12-3 win over Bloomfield (2-for-2) and a 3-0 win at Saint Rose (2-for-4) • Recipient of UMass Lowell[apos]s 2008 National Student-Athlete Day Award for highest grade point average (3.433 in the fall of 2007) on the baseball team. AS A JUNIOR: Started 43 games, batted .227 with 19 RBI and 25 runs • Ranked among the NE-10 leaders in triples (10th, 3) • Highlights include a 2-for-5 effort with a home run, four RBI and two runs in a 15-6 win over Mercy College • Also went 2-for-2 with two RBI, two stolen bases and a run in a win over New Haven (9-5). HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year player at Yorktown H.S. for coach Sean Kennedy • Two-time all-league and all-section standout • Recipient of Yorktown Husker Outstanding Male Athlete as a Senior • Also earned all-star billing from the North County News • Named captain as a senior • Recipient of Joseph Sorrentino Memorial Award • Also a three-year basketball standout • Two-year captain, all-league standout as a senior. PERSONAL: Oldest of three sons of Chuck and Lainie Wallace of Yorktown Heights, NY • Nicknamed [quote]Rusty[quote] • Lists Boston Red Sox as favorite team • Favorite sports figures include Jim Edmonds, Ken Griffey, Jr. • Aspires to become a physical therapist.