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Charlie Ruud '04 is one of the most accomplished pitchers in the history of the St. Olaf baseball program and earned All-MIAC honors in each of his four seasons, including being named the Mike Augustin MIAC Most Valuable Pitcher in 2002 after leading the MIAC with a 0.66 ERA in conference play. From 2001-04, Ruud made 50 appearances for the Oles, including 39 starts, going 27-10 with a 2.39 ERA and 263 strikeouts over 264.0 innings. He currently holds program records in wins (27), strikeouts (263), innings pitched (264.0), complete games (24), and fewest walks per nine innings (1.74), while ranking in the top 10 in ERA (sixth, 2.39), strikeouts per nine innings (sixth, 8.97), and appearances (seventh, 50). Over his four-year career, St. Olaf went 103-52 (.665) overall, including 64-16 (.800) in the MIAC, and won two regular-season conference championships (2001, 2002), one MIAC Playoffs title (2003), and made one NCAA Tournament appearance (2003). After graduating from St. Olaf, Ruud went on to pitch for the St. Paul Saints and retired in 2009 as the team's all-time leader in wins (36), strikeouts (300), games started (72), innings pitched (458.0), and complete games (9).
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