The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball
- Title:
- Student Assistant
Cameron Rupp returned to the Texas Baseball program as a student assistant for the 2023 season after a great Longhorn career and 10 seasons of professional baseball.
Rupp played in 180 games at Texas with 172 starts behind the plate from 2008-10, blasting 25 career home runs and helping lead the Longhorns to the College World Series in 2009. Following his Texas career, he was selected in the third round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies and played 10 seasons of professional baseball, including five seasons in Major League Baseball.
“After a great career in burnt orange and in the major leagues, we’re excited to welcome Cameron to our team as a student assistant,” Pierce said. “Our players, and especially our catchers, will really benefit from the experience he is going to bring back to the Forty Acres.”
In 2010, Rupp was a first team All-Big 12 selection after batting .304 with 13 doubles, 10 homers and 54 RBI. He started all 63 games, including 61 starts at catcher and also received ABCA All-Region recognition.
Rupp helped lead Texas to a runner-up finish at the 2009 College World Series and was named to the CWS All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team along the way. He batted .292 with 13 doubles and led the team with 11 homers and 46 RBI, while being named Honorable Mention All-Big 12.
As a freshman in 2008, Rupp played in 54 games with 51 starts at catcher and earned First Team Freshman All-America honors. He hit .309 with 17 doubles, two triples and four homers.
Rupp made his MLB debut for the Phillies in 2013 and saw his playing time increase over the next few years. He was the Phillies starting catcher in 2016, playing in 105 games and batting .252 with 26 doubles, 16 homers and 54 RBI.
