Friday, May 4
Piscataway, N.J.
1 PM
Rutgers University
vs
Indiana
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Softball Hosts Hoosiers to Close Regular Season
May 03 | Softball
Scarlet Knights will honor four members of the Class of 2018 on Saturday for Senior Day
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (May 3, 2018) - Rutgers softball concludes the 2018 regular season with a three-game Big Ten series against Indiana, Friday through Saturday, May 4-5, at the RU Softball Complex. Due to the weather forecast, Sunday's game will be moved to Friday as a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
On Saturday, the Scarlet Knights will honor the four members of the Class of 2018 on Senior Day in a pregame ceremony beginning at 12:45 p.m. Friday's contest will be broadcast on BTN Plus with Lou Brogno and Pat Boyle on the call, while a one-camera stream will be available on Saturday on BTN Plus.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SENIOR SALUTE
Rebecca Hall will graduate as one of the most prolific hitters in program history. Heading into her final home series, Hall ranks second in program history in career hits (215), doubles (47) and RBIs (138), while coming in third with 29 home runs. An NFCA All-Greak Lakes First Team selection in 2017, the Fairfax, Va. native will play in her 200th career game this weekend with a career batting average of .334. She is one of just three Scarlet Knights to have over 200 hits for a career "On the Banks." She will graduate with a degree in psychology.
Jacqueline Kott is a third-generation Scarlet Knight, with her parents, William and Jeannine both graduating in 1989. Her grandfather, two uncles and one of her cousins also attended Rutgers. With 124 career games played, Kott has 36 runs scored for Rutgers. One of her highlight games came against Hofstra in 2017, when Kott drove in a career-high two runs to help Rutgers top the Pride, 11-5, in New York. She will earn a degree in marketing.
Sierra Maddox has played 170 games for the Scarlet Knights, primarily behind the plate in the catcher's gear. Maddox has been a consistent presence in the middle of Rutgers' lineup over the past four years, with 120 hits and 81 RBIs to her name. She has also flashed plenty of power with the bat, ranking fourth all-time in the Scarlet Knight record book with 22 career home runs. Defensively, Maddox has thrown out 27 would-be base stealers, and fittingly, has a minor in criminology. She will graduate with a degree in biology.
Meaghan Wells is a sure-handed third baseman with a perfect fielding percentage during her senior season "On the Banks." Piscataway's own has 121 career games as a Scarlet Knight with 21 RBIs. Wells has a knack for hitting in the clutch, owning two game-winning or go-ahead hits over her career. A second-generation Scarlet Knight, her father Gene is the long-time equipment manager at Rutgers and owner of the 800m record on the men's track and field team. Wells will earn a degree in plant science this spring.
KNIGHT NOTES
• Senior first baseman Rebecca Hall is ranked in the Top 10 of six statistical categories in the Big Ten this season. She comes in second in triples (6), fourth in total bases (103), sixth in hits (58), seventh in batting average (.375), eighth in slugging (.673) and ninth in doubles (12). By the numbers ... 8 RBIs needed for Hall to set a new program career record ... 5 doubles needed to set a new school record ... 6 triples currently ranks seventh in the NCAA... 103 total bases ranks 55th in the NCAA.
• Through games played on Tuesday, May 1, Rutgers softball ranks 2nd in NCAA Division I in turning double plays at 0.70 per contest, posting 33 double plays in 47 games. Twenty-one of the plays came with one out already on the board, hence ending the inning. Hall has been in on 26 doubles plays, followed by 17 from freshman second baseman Myah Moy and 16 from junior shortstop Jess Hughes.
• Junior shortstop Jess Hughes posted a career-high 16-game hit streak from March 10 - April 8 while hitting .455 over that span and getting on-base at a .577 clip. She ranks 15th in the Big Ten with 34 runs scored and sixth with 28 walks. It's the third longest hit streak in the Big Ten this season, and longest at Rutgers since Sarah Kalker hit in 18 straight in 2007.
• Sophomore left fielder Hailey Hoklotubbe is riding a streak of 17 straight games reaching base safely since moving up to the No. 2 hole on March 30, tied for the longest streak this season for RU. Over that span, Hoklotubbe is hitting .321 with an on-base percentage of .390 while scoring 10 runs and driving in six. She also has a 10-game hitting streak, a career-long and the longest current streak on the team.
TRENDING
• Rutgers is 12-3 when scoring six or more runs in a contest.
• The Scarlet Knights are 10-2 when leading after four innings.
• RU has scored 32 runs (17% of offense) in the final scheduled inning of play, the seventh inning.
• Hailey Hoklotubbe has reached base safely in 17 straight games with an average of .321 and on-base percentage of .390.
• Rutgers is 39-for-48 in stolen base attempts (81% success rate).
• The Scarlet Knights are 13-8 when scoring first, and 4-22 when the opponent does.
• Five of Rutgers' 17 wins have been in come-from-behind fashion when trailing after five innings.
• Rutgers has hit a home run in 12-of-17 wins.
CLIMBING THE LADDER
Rebecca Hall recorded hit No. 200 of her career in the seventh inning of the dramatic comeback victory over Penn State on Friday, March 30. She becomes just the fourth player in program history to reach the milestone.
Hall moved up the RU record book in a few categories this year. With 38 RBIs, she now ranks third with 138 career ribbies. She ranks second all-time with 215 career hits, her 12 doubles place her second all-time with 47, and her six triples moved her into sixth place with nine career three-baggers.
This season she has 18 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI contests and reached base safely in 13 straight games from March 10-31.
RUTGERS RECRUITS
Jay Nelson welcomes 10 newcomers to the squad in 2018, including nine first-years.
Myah Moy has played in all 47 games (46 starts at second base) and leads the freshmen with 42 hits. She is hitting 15-for-49 (.306) in Big Ten Play with two home runs, seven runs scored and eight RBIs in 17 contests.
Erin Collins picked up a hit in all three games of the Penn State series. She hit her second home run of the year in Game 1, the first of two RBIs in that victory. The second was the walkoff RBI groundout that clinched the comeback 6-5 win.
Collins hit a two-out, pinch-hit grand slam in her first collegiate at-bat in February.
On Saturday, the Scarlet Knights will honor the four members of the Class of 2018 on Senior Day in a pregame ceremony beginning at 12:45 p.m. Friday's contest will be broadcast on BTN Plus with Lou Brogno and Pat Boyle on the call, while a one-camera stream will be available on Saturday on BTN Plus.
| THE SLATE | All Times Eastern | ||
| Fri. 5/4 | vs. Indiana | 1 p.m. |
| Fri. 5/4 | vs. Indiana | 3 p.m. |
| Sat. 5/5 | vs. Indiana | 1 p.m. |
FOLLOW LIVE
Live Stats | Watch on BTN Plus | Twitter | Instagram
HEAD-TO-HEAD
SENIOR SALUTE
Rebecca Hall will graduate as one of the most prolific hitters in program history. Heading into her final home series, Hall ranks second in program history in career hits (215), doubles (47) and RBIs (138), while coming in third with 29 home runs. An NFCA All-Greak Lakes First Team selection in 2017, the Fairfax, Va. native will play in her 200th career game this weekend with a career batting average of .334. She is one of just three Scarlet Knights to have over 200 hits for a career "On the Banks." She will graduate with a degree in psychology.
Jacqueline Kott is a third-generation Scarlet Knight, with her parents, William and Jeannine both graduating in 1989. Her grandfather, two uncles and one of her cousins also attended Rutgers. With 124 career games played, Kott has 36 runs scored for Rutgers. One of her highlight games came against Hofstra in 2017, when Kott drove in a career-high two runs to help Rutgers top the Pride, 11-5, in New York. She will earn a degree in marketing.
Sierra Maddox has played 170 games for the Scarlet Knights, primarily behind the plate in the catcher's gear. Maddox has been a consistent presence in the middle of Rutgers' lineup over the past four years, with 120 hits and 81 RBIs to her name. She has also flashed plenty of power with the bat, ranking fourth all-time in the Scarlet Knight record book with 22 career home runs. Defensively, Maddox has thrown out 27 would-be base stealers, and fittingly, has a minor in criminology. She will graduate with a degree in biology.
Meaghan Wells is a sure-handed third baseman with a perfect fielding percentage during her senior season "On the Banks." Piscataway's own has 121 career games as a Scarlet Knight with 21 RBIs. Wells has a knack for hitting in the clutch, owning two game-winning or go-ahead hits over her career. A second-generation Scarlet Knight, her father Gene is the long-time equipment manager at Rutgers and owner of the 800m record on the men's track and field team. Wells will earn a degree in plant science this spring.
KNIGHT NOTES
• Senior first baseman Rebecca Hall is ranked in the Top 10 of six statistical categories in the Big Ten this season. She comes in second in triples (6), fourth in total bases (103), sixth in hits (58), seventh in batting average (.375), eighth in slugging (.673) and ninth in doubles (12). By the numbers ... 8 RBIs needed for Hall to set a new program career record ... 5 doubles needed to set a new school record ... 6 triples currently ranks seventh in the NCAA... 103 total bases ranks 55th in the NCAA.
• Through games played on Tuesday, May 1, Rutgers softball ranks 2nd in NCAA Division I in turning double plays at 0.70 per contest, posting 33 double plays in 47 games. Twenty-one of the plays came with one out already on the board, hence ending the inning. Hall has been in on 26 doubles plays, followed by 17 from freshman second baseman Myah Moy and 16 from junior shortstop Jess Hughes.
• Junior shortstop Jess Hughes posted a career-high 16-game hit streak from March 10 - April 8 while hitting .455 over that span and getting on-base at a .577 clip. She ranks 15th in the Big Ten with 34 runs scored and sixth with 28 walks. It's the third longest hit streak in the Big Ten this season, and longest at Rutgers since Sarah Kalker hit in 18 straight in 2007.
• Sophomore left fielder Hailey Hoklotubbe is riding a streak of 17 straight games reaching base safely since moving up to the No. 2 hole on March 30, tied for the longest streak this season for RU. Over that span, Hoklotubbe is hitting .321 with an on-base percentage of .390 while scoring 10 runs and driving in six. She also has a 10-game hitting streak, a career-long and the longest current streak on the team.
TRENDING
• Rutgers is 12-3 when scoring six or more runs in a contest.
• The Scarlet Knights are 10-2 when leading after four innings.
• RU has scored 32 runs (17% of offense) in the final scheduled inning of play, the seventh inning.
• Hailey Hoklotubbe has reached base safely in 17 straight games with an average of .321 and on-base percentage of .390.
• Rutgers is 39-for-48 in stolen base attempts (81% success rate).
• The Scarlet Knights are 13-8 when scoring first, and 4-22 when the opponent does.
• Five of Rutgers' 17 wins have been in come-from-behind fashion when trailing after five innings.
• Rutgers has hit a home run in 12-of-17 wins.
CLIMBING THE LADDER
Rebecca Hall recorded hit No. 200 of her career in the seventh inning of the dramatic comeback victory over Penn State on Friday, March 30. She becomes just the fourth player in program history to reach the milestone.
Hall moved up the RU record book in a few categories this year. With 38 RBIs, she now ranks third with 138 career ribbies. She ranks second all-time with 215 career hits, her 12 doubles place her second all-time with 47, and her six triples moved her into sixth place with nine career three-baggers.
This season she has 18 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI contests and reached base safely in 13 straight games from March 10-31.
RUTGERS RECRUITS
Jay Nelson welcomes 10 newcomers to the squad in 2018, including nine first-years.
Myah Moy has played in all 47 games (46 starts at second base) and leads the freshmen with 42 hits. She is hitting 15-for-49 (.306) in Big Ten Play with two home runs, seven runs scored and eight RBIs in 17 contests.
Erin Collins picked up a hit in all three games of the Penn State series. She hit her second home run of the year in Game 1, the first of two RBIs in that victory. The second was the walkoff RBI groundout that clinched the comeback 6-5 win.
Collins hit a two-out, pinch-hit grand slam in her first collegiate at-bat in February.
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