Rasmussen Pegged as Starter

Some baseball news to pass along...

UCLA left-hander Rob Rasmussen has been named the starting pitcher for the Eastern Division in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game, which will be held at Fenway Park on July 23.

Rasmussen is 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA in three starts for Orleans - the same team he pitched for last summer. The rising junior has struck out 26 in 18 2/3 innings of work.

The southpaw looks to be the early favorite to join standout right-handers Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole - who are both pitching for Team USA this summer - in coach John Savage's weekend rotation next season.

Rasmussen, who was selected in the 27th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school, has had experience pitching in big games - even though he missed most of his freshman campaign after taking a line drive off the foot. He started the Bruins' deciding game against Cal State Fullerton in the 2008 Fullerton Regional and also took the mound on opening night this past season.