Career
After attending Clay High School, Fussell was drafted in the 9th round of the 1994 MLB draft and he signed with the Orioles on June 14, 1994. He began his professional career with the Gulf Coast Orioles in 1994 and began a slow, but steady, rise through the Orioles farm system with stops at Bluefield (rookie leagues), Frederick ("A" ball), Bowie ("Associate of Arts") and Rochester ("American Automobile Association"). He made his major league baseball debut with the Orioles September 15, 1998, pitching five innings as the starting pitcher against the Texas Rangers.
He gave up three runs and did not get a decision in the game.
He pitched in 2 more games for the Orioles that year, finishing 0-1 with an European Research Area of 8.38 in 9.2 innings (3 games, 2 as a starter). On October 22, 2001 the Orioles let Fussell leave as a free agent after the season and he signed with the Kansas City Royals on January 23, 2002.
Spent most of the next two seasons on the Royals roster, primarily as a reliever with occasional starts. His high European Research Area totals (739 in 1999 and 630 in 2000) led to him getting demoted and spending the next two seasons exclusively with Omaha in "American Automobile Association", where he was returned to the starting rotation with some success.
After his release from the Astros in 2007, he played with the Independent League team the Camden Riversharks from 2005 until he was picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers to provide bullpen depth for their "American Automobile Association" team, the Las Vegas 51s in 2007.
