Rasalla comes to Carlisle after spending the last two seasons at the University of Virginia (UVA) where he was on staff as the Recruiting Assistant and Camp Director of Atlantic Coast Camps. During his time in Charlottesville, UVA hosted both the NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals before punching their ticket to the 2024 College World Series. Additionally, they had 11 players drafted across the 2024-2025 seasons, including five pitchers.
Prior to UVA, Rasalla spent three seasons at the University of Scranton. In his first season as the Royals Pitching Coach, Scranton captured the 2022 Landmark Conference Regular Season Championship and set a program record with 28 wins. During that season the pitching staff produced the best ERA, WHIP and walks allowed per nine rate in the league. In 2021, Scranton won the program's first ever Landmark Conference Championship and advanced to its first NCAA Tournament. During his tenure, three pitchers earned All-Conference honors, and Daniel Johnson was named Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year.
As a student-athlete, Rasalla played one season at Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA. He helped the Falcons win the Region XIX title in 2015 while pitching to a 0.88 ERA in 41 innings, primarily as a relief pitcher.
Rasalla finished the final three years of his career playing at Division II Dominican University in Orangeburg, NY. In 2016, he earned all-conference honors as a relief pitcher. In 2017, Rasalla earned CACC Tournament MVP Honors as Dominican won the CACC Conference Tournament and earned a bid into the Division II NCAA Tournament. For the season, he led the CACC with 82.1 innings pitched while pitching to a 2.84 ERA. In 2018, Rasalla served as one of the team captains and earned CACC All-Academic honors.
Rasalla graduated from Dominican University with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2018.
