2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Michael Russo
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- La Crescenta, CA
- High School:
- Crescenta Valley HS
- B/T:
- L/R
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Russo competed in 16 games, starting seven times at mostly designated hitter in his final season with the Matadors ... Collected nine hits, four RBI, three walks and a double in 33 at bats ... Picked up two hits including a double at Ohio State (3/16/18) ... Posted a career high three hits and two RBI at No. 24 Illinois (3/21/18) ... Came off the bench and hit a sacrifice fly at Fresno State (4/10/18).
2017 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Russo appeared in 21 games and started 13 games primarily at designated hitter ... Finished with 11 hits, five RBI, three doubles, two runs scored, two walks and a .239 batting average ... Collected a hit, an RBI and two runs scored vs. Purdue (3/10/17) ... Hit a game-tying RBI double in a comeback win at UC Davis (4/1/17) ... Drove in a run and collected a double against CSU Bakersfield (4/11/17) ... Roped an RBI pinch-hit single vs. Loyola Marymount (4/25/17).
2016 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Russo hit .154 in four games as a freshman ... Made three starts and recorded two hits in 13 at bats...drove in five runs, scored two runs, hit a double and produced a .267 on-base percentage ... Scored a run and drove in a base runner in his collegiate debut against UCLA (3/8/16) ... Went 2-for-3 in his first start and drove in two runs against William & Mary (3/10/16) ... Registered two RBI and picked up a hit vs. William & Mary (3/12/16).
2015 Season (Freshman)
Russo did not appear in a game and used a redshirt.
Crescenta Valley High School
Russo was a two-sport athlete at Crescenta Valley High School and played defensive end/tight end on the freshman football team in addition to being a first baseman and outfielder for the baseball program ... During his time with the Falcons, Russo was named to the All-League and All-CIF First Teams once and picked up two All-League Second Team distinctions.
Personal
Born on April 1, 1996 ... Parents are Jason and Wanda Russo ... Siblings are Anthony and Jasmin Russo ... Favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Giancarlo Stanton, Will Ferrell, the tv show "Family Guy," the film "Stepbrothers," steak, AC/DC, Blink 182, Thomas Rhett and ESPN ... Nobody knows how much he hates failure ... Can't imagine going a week without hitting ... Majoring in Management.
