Honors and Awards
- 2024: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2024: CSC Academic All-District
- 2023: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2023: CSC Academic All-District
2024 MLB Draft
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the eighth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft
Arizona 2024 (Junior)
Spent time as part of the Wildcats starting rotation and bullpen as a junior...Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament team champion...Logged 21 appearances with five starts and went 2-2 with a team-leading three saves and a 6.59 ERA...Struck out 36 over 28.2 innings of work while walking just seven...Picked up the second CSC Academic All-District selection of his career...Notched first career save on April 26 at Washington (1.0,1,0,0,0,2)...As a starter, went 0-2 with a 9.69 ERA...Moved to the bullpen full-time beginning with a relief outing against New Mexico on April 2; as a reliever, went 2-0 with three saves and a 4.02 ERA...Held opponents without an earned run in 11-of-16 relief appearances; posted nine consecutive scoreless outings from April 2 – May 5...Over the course of his scoreless streak, worked 9.1 innings and struck out 16...Struck out multiple batters 13 times, including a season-high four on Feb. 18 against No. 23 Northeastern (4.0,3,0,0,1,4)...Dominant in Pac-12 Conference play, going 1-0 with one save and a 1.35 ERA and nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings...Limited opposing hitters in conference play to a .259 batting average.
POSTSEASON: Made three relief appearances and earned one save...Picked up the save against Washington to open the Pac-12 Tournament (1.0,3,2,2,0,1)...Earned the win in relief in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game against USC (1.0,0,0,0,0,0).
Arizona 2023 (Sophomore)
Registered 13 appearances with seven starts in his second season...Improved his ERA over two full runs from freshman campaign with a mark of 6.07 (27ERx40.0IP)...Tallied a 1-2 record with 32 strikeouts and limited opposing hitters to a .325 batting average...Picked up CSC Academic All-District honors...Struck out multiple batters in all but three outings, with a season-best five-strikeout performance on March 4 against North Dakota State (4.2,5,2,2,2,5)...Worked a season-high six innings in his season debut on Feb. 18 against Fresno State, posting a quality start (6.0,7,3,3,3,2)...Earned the win on May 15 at UC Irvine, helping the Wildcats secure the only win over UCI by a Pac-12 team in 2023 (3.0,1,0,0,1,2)...Made four appearances (one start) in Pac-12 play, posting a 7.59 ERA (9ERx10.2IP).
POSTSEASON:Â Did not register an appearance in Arizona's six postseason contests.
Arizona 2022 (Freshman)
Kicked off collegiate career with 16 appearances (nine starts) for the Wildcats...Posted a 4-3 record with an 8.81 ERA (46ERx47.0IP)...Struck out 32 batters and walked 19...Earned college debut in relief on Feb. 18 against Kansas State (2.1,6,4,4,1,5)...Made first career start on Feb. 24 against Milwaukee (5.0,6,3,3,0,3) and earned first win...Struck out a career-high eight in a start against New Mexico on March 8 (5.1,9,5,4,0,8)...Worked three strong innings of relief on April 18 at Creighton to earn his second win (3.0,2,0,0,1,5)...Worked three or more innings six times...Made six appearances and four starts during Pac-12 play.
POSTSEASON: Made two appearances (one start) during Arizona's postseason stretch...Drew the start in the Wildcats second game against Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament (2.0,1,3,3,4,2)...Pitched in relief in Arizona's elimination game victory over Miami at the NCAA Coral Gables Regional (1.0,1,2,2,1,0).
High School
Attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California...Lettered four years in baseball under head coach Joe Potulny...Finished prep career ranked by
Perfect Game as the No. 4 right-handed pitcher and No. 15 overall prospect in the state of California for the 2021 class...Missed senior season due to elbow surgery...Earned First Team All-Delta League and all-city honors as a sophomore after going 5-3 with a 2.28 ERA and 60 strikeouts across 43 innings of work...
Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American in 2019 and 2020 and Preseason All-American in 2021...Participated in the
Perfect Game National Showcase in 2020 and Junior National Showcase in 2019...Played for the Athletics at the 2019 Area Code Underclass Games...Excelled in the classroom, graduating from Jesuit HS magna cum laude and earning High Honors distinction as a junior and senior.
Personal
Anthony F. Susac...Son of John and Sonia Susac...One older sister, Sophia...Majoring in Personal & Family Financial Planning...Sister was a national champion synchronized swimmer at Stanford...Cousin of Daniel Susac, former Wildcats All-American, 2021 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and 2022 first round MLB Draft selection...Cousin Liz Zadro played soccer at UCLA...Cousin Matt Susac played baseball at Nevada and with the Croatian National Team...Cousin Andrew Susac played baseball at Oregon State and six seasons in Major League Baseball...Enjoys cooking, bowling, and playing table tennis in his free time...Fan of professional darts and snooker...Proud owner of a 4.91/5 rating as a DoorDash driver with over 1,000 deliveries complete...Patriotic Croatian who loves following Croatian sports...Chose Arizona because, "They have a winning culture, a beautiful campus, outstanding facilities, and a family atmosphere."
