| Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball | |
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 2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1870 (1870) |
| University | Rutgers University |
| Head coach | Steve Owens (6th season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Home stadium | Bainton Field (Capacity: 1,500) |
| Nickname | Scarlet Knights |
| Colors | Scarlet[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1950 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 1950, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Big East: 1998, 2000, 2007 A-10: 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| Big East: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007 A-10: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representingRutgers University in the sport ofcollege baseball at theDivision I level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays its home games atBainton Field on campus inPiscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights are members of theBig Ten Conference, which they joined prior to the 2014 season.[2]
The program's first year of competition was 1870. For their first 37 seasons, the program competed without a head coach, compiling a record of 102-157-1.
The 2007 baseball squad tied the school record for victories with 42 and tallied numbers of 63 home runs and 425 RBIs, good enough for second-most in school history. The team finished in first place in the Big East in the regular season, and won the2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament A record high 6 players would be selected in the2007 Major League Baseball draft. The home runs record would go on to be broken in the 2010 season.[3]
Under head coach Joe Litterio, Rutgers Baseball made the transition from theAmerican Athletic Conference to theBig Ten Conference.
On May 28, 2019,Joe Litterio's contract was not renewed.[4] On June 26 2019,Steve Owens was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers program.[5]
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3–2 | .600 | College World Series 5th place |
| 1966 | 1–2 | .333 | District 2 |
| 1968 | 0–2 | .000 | District 2 |
| 1970 | 0–2 | .000 | District 2 |
| 1986 | 0–2 | .000 | Northeast Regional |
| 1988 | 1–2 | .333 | Northeast Regional |
| 1990 | 4–2 | .667 | Northeast Regional |
| 1991 | 0–2 | .000 | Central Regional |
| 1993 | 1–2 | .333 | Mideast Regional |
| 1998 | 1–2 | .333 | Atlantic II Regional |
| 1999 | 0–2 | .000 | Lubbock Regional |
| 2000 | 1–2 | .333 | HostedMontclair Regional |
| 2001 | 2–2 | .500 | Lincoln Regional |
| 2003 | 1–2 | .333 | Tallahassee Regional |
| 2007 | 1–2 | .333 | Charlottesville Regional |
TOTALS | 16-30 | .348 |
Rutgers plays atBainton Field, a 1,500 seat facility located on the campus ofRutgers University inPiscataway, New Jersey.[6]
Records are through the end of the 2021 season
| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W-L-T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870–1906 | No Coach | 36 | 102-157-1 | .394 |
| 1907 | Frank Gordon | 1 | 3–8 | .273 |
| 1908–1911 | Frank Cox | 4 | 18–35 | .340 |
| 1912–1915 | Walter S. Brodie | 4 | 43–61 | .414 |
| 1916–1917 | Sandy Piez | 2 | 6–11 | .353 |
| 1918–1925 | Frank Cox | 8 | 38-61-1 | .386 |
| 1926–1931 | Fred Jacklitsch | 6 | 43–42 | .506 |
| 1932–1937 | J. Wilder Tasker | 6 | 35-53-2 | .400 |
| 1938–1949 | Charles Ward | 11 | 104-76-2 | .577 |
| 1950–1960 | George Case | 10 | 116-84-3 | .579 |
| 1961–1983 | Matt Bolger | 22 | 304-277-7 | .523 |
| 1984–2014 | Fred Hill | 30 | 941–662–7 | .587 |
| 2015–2019 | Joe Litterio | 6 | 140–174–1 | .446 |
| 2020–present | Steve Owens | 5 | 132–95 | .581 |
| Totals | 13 coaches | 154 seasons | 2,014–1,761–24 | .533 |
Taken from the Rutgers Baseball 2021 Fact Book[7]
As of 2020[update], at least 25 former Scarlet Knights, includingTodd Frazier,Eric Young andDavid DeJesus, have played inMajor League Baseball[8] and 72 players have been selected from the school in theMajor League Baseball draft.[9]
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