Sunday, March 16
Piscataway, N.J.
10:30 AM
Rutgers University
9-11
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Cal Baptist
10-10
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Cal Baptist
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Rutgers
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Photo by: Tom Gilbert
Baseball Drops Rubber Match to Cal Baptist
Mar 16 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball (9-11) dropped the rubber match of its weekend series against Cal Baptist (10-10), 4-1, Sunday at Bainton Field. The Scarlet Knights loaded the bases in the ninth, but the Lancers escaped to pick up the win.
Ryan Kittredge pitched a career-high 7.2 innings with five strikeouts for CBU, allowing three hits, one walk and no runs. Julian Orozco collected his first save of the season.
For Rutgers, Dillon Ryan pitched a season-long 2.2 innings of relief with three strikeouts, as the Scarlet Knights used five pitchers overall.
The Lancers recorded a double and two groundouts to push across the first run in the top of the second. Hunter Hoxie came on later in the inning and stranded two inherited runners with a strikeout.
The game stayed 1-0 until the top of the seventh when CBU added three.
In the ninth, RU loaded the bases with no outs, but a 5-4-3 double play quelled the rally.
The Scarlet Knights head to the west coast to face No. 8 Oregon State Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. It will be the first meeting between the programs since the 2007 NCAA Regional in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Ryan Kittredge pitched a career-high 7.2 innings with five strikeouts for CBU, allowing three hits, one walk and no runs. Julian Orozco collected his first save of the season.
For Rutgers, Dillon Ryan pitched a season-long 2.2 innings of relief with three strikeouts, as the Scarlet Knights used five pitchers overall.
The Lancers recorded a double and two groundouts to push across the first run in the top of the second. Hunter Hoxie came on later in the inning and stranded two inherited runners with a strikeout.
The game stayed 1-0 until the top of the seventh when CBU added three.
In the ninth, RU loaded the bases with no outs, but a 5-4-3 double play quelled the rally.
The Scarlet Knights head to the west coast to face No. 8 Oregon State Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. It will be the first meeting between the programs since the 2007 NCAA Regional in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ryan Kittredge (1-0)
L: Peel, Nolan (0-1)
S: J. Orozco (1)
Batting:
2B: Ben Castelli 2
RBI: Nick Dumesnil 1 ; Ben Castelli 2 ; Ryan Kim 1
SH: Julian Alvarez 1 ; Jake Brown 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Julian Alvarez 1 ; Bubba Rocha 1 ; Nick Dumesnil 1 ; Ben Castelli 1
SB: Ben Castelli 1
PO: Bubba Rocha 1
Batting:
2B: Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Bonds, Peyton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doucette, Ty 1
HBP: Sweeney, Jack 1 ; Santos, Pablo 1
PO: Sweeney, Jack 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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