Last updated on May 31, 2011
2011 (Sophomore): Had a 2-4 record and 6.02 ERA in 16 appearances that included eight starts...Yielded 64 hits and 40 runs (34 earned) in 49.1 innings pitched, which was the fourth most on the team...Struck out 34 batters and walked 21...Picked up his first career victory by throwing 8.0 innings against Evansville in his first Valley start...Allowed just one run off of seven hits and struck out a career-high seven batters in 7.0 innings to lead SIU in a 2-1 victory at Creighton, April 24.
Prior to SIU: Was a reliever at nearby John A. Logan College in Carterville as a freshman in 2010...Made 12 appearances and started one game for the Volunteers...Finished with a 3-1 record and had one save...Struck out 43 batters and had just 13 walks in 31.0 innings of work...Opposing batters hit .281 off of him...Had a 21-3 record on the mound during prep career at Carterville High School...Three-time All-Conference and All-South Region pitcher...Led Southern Illinois region in strikeouts per seven innings as a freshman and senior...Went 6-0 as a senior in 2009 with a 0.70 ERA and had 55 strikeouts against eight walks...Was 7-2 as a junior and 8-1 as a sophomore...Recorded 83 strikeouts in 51.2 innings as a sophomore and 81 in 47.2 innings as a junior.
Personal:Full name is Bradley Scott Drust...Born May 8, 1991 in Carbondale, Ill...Majoring in both physical education and teacher education...Son of Linda and Dennis Drust...Mother is a school administrator and father is a teacher and football coach at Carterville High School...Has one sister, Amy Jo, and one brother, Ben, who is the director of baseball operations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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