Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing

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in the sport of

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at the Division I level of the

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(NCAA). The team plays its home games at Bainton Field on campus in

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. The Scarlet Knights are members of the

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, which they joined prior to the 2014 season.

History

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.

Fred Hill era (1984–2014)

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 the 2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament A record high 6 players would be selected in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. The home runs record would go on to be broken in the 2010 season.

Joe Litterio era (2014–2019)

Under head coach Joe Litterio, Rutgers Baseball made the transition from the

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to the

Steve Owens era (2020-present)

On May 28, 2019, Joe Litterio's contract was not renewed. On June 26 2019, Steve Owens was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers program.

Rutgers in the NCAA tournament

Stadium

Rutgers plays at Bainton Field, a 1,500 seat facility located on the campus of

Head Coaches

''Records are through the end of the 2021 season'' Taken from the Rutgers Baseball 2021 Fact Book

Major League Baseball

, at least 25 former Scarlet Knights, including Todd Frazier, Eric Young and David DeJesus, have played in

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and 72 players have been selected from the school in the

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References

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