Career: Lifetime 11-14 record with four saves and a 4.94 ERA ... has appeared in 45 games, starting 29 ... will look to be one of the leaders on the Purdue pitching staff ... one of Purdue’s more experienced pitchers ... has developed into a solid starter who can contribute strong innings ... spent this past summer with the Alaska Goldpanners of the Alaska Baseball League.
2000: Named to All-Big Ten tournament team ... went 6-3 for first winning record in three-year career ... had Purdue’s second-best ERA for a starter, 3.83, on the conference’s top pitching staff (4.12 overall ERA) ... had wins against Vanderbilt, Austin Peay, Michigan State, Penn State, Illinois and Minnesota ... stepped to the hill 13 times, all as a starter ... had seven appearances in conference play, earning an impressive 2.82 ERA with a 3-2 record ... named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following a complete game two-hitter in which he did not surrender a single earned run ... defeated number-one seed Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament by throwing a dominating, four-hit complete game, giving up only one run ... tossed four complete games to lead the staff.
1999: Had third lowest ERA on the squad, closing out the season at 5.47... had second most wins for Purdue this season, going 4-5 in 16 appearances... pitched two complete games including a nine inning, 13 strikeout performance in a 1-4 loss to Wright State (3/20)... notched wins against Kent (3/6), Pace (3/14), Iowa (4/16) and Northern Illinois (3/27)... had eight inning, nine strikeout outing against Northern Illinois... finished second on the team with strikeouts with 64, and first on the team with eight runners picked off.
1998: Appeared in 16 games, starting six, including the season opener at Louisville (2/21) tied for the team lead with three saves ... earned first collegiate save with tow perfect innings of relief in 10-9 win over Toledo (3/11) ... struck out five in 3.1 innings in 5-4 win over Valparaiso (3/18) ... earned first collegiate win, allowing one earned run while striking out four in 5.1 innings against Miami of Ohio (3/28) ... picked up save with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings against Ball State (4/29).
Hortonville High School: went 8-0 with a 0.35 ERA as a senior ... was named conference Player-of-the-Year as a junior ... high school coach was Don Williams.
Personal: Parents are Kenneth and Charlotte Gassner ... has three brothers, Steve, Stacey and Danny, and three sisters, Jenny, Becky and Vanessa ... enjoys playing golf ... majoring in physical education ... one letter.
Gassner's Career Stats
Yr. G-GS W-L ERA SV CG IP H R ER BB SO
1998 16-6 1-6 6.17 3 0 42.1 51 43 29 21 32
1999 16-10 4-5 5.47 1 2 79.0 85 58 48 31 64
2000 13-13 6-3 3.83 0 4 84.2 91 48 36 25 51
Totals 45-29 11-14 4.94 4 6 206.0 227 149 113 77 147
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