EUGENE, Ore. – Rutgers baseball continues its west coast swing with a three-game series at No. 9 Oregon for its first Big Ten road series of the season.

The Scarlet Knights (9-12, 1-2) dropped their midweek contest at No. 8 Oregon State by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday night and lost two-of-three to Cal Baptist at Bainton Field last weekend. 

The Ducks (17-4, 5-1) have won their first two Big Ten series, sweeping USC on the road to open conference play and taking two-of-three from Minnesota last weekend in Eugene. Oregon is in the midst of an eight-game homestand and have played 18 of its first 21 games at home.

All three games this weekend will be streamed on B1G+. Fans can also follow along on X (@RutgersBaseball) for live updates. Live stats will be available here.

Series History
This weekend marks the first all-time meeting between Rutgers and Oregon.

The 2025 Scarlet Knights  

• The 2025 roster features a total of 38 players, with 11 returners and 27 newcomers.
• Of the 27 newcomers, 13 are true freshmen, 12 are four-year transfers and 2 are junior college transfers.
• Head Coach Steve Owens enters his sixth season at the helm of the program and has accumulated three consecutive winnings season with RU. 
• Mike McRae joins the program as pitching coach after three years as the head coach at William & Mary, where he posted three straight winning seasons and three straight CAA Tournament berths.

Rutgers/Collegiate Debuts 

• In total, 25 players have made their Rutgers debuts in 2025
  • INF Jan Avila, RHP/OF Charles Batista, RHP Quinn Berglin, OF Peyton Bonds, INF Yomar Carreras, C Matt Chatelle, RHP Matthew Cruz, RHP Luke Fithian, RHP Zach Gleason, RHP/INF Connor Grotyohann, LHP Hunter Hoxie, OF Brennan Hyde, LHP Cameron Johnson, RHP Tyler Kane, RHP Jack Kirchner, RHP Landon Mack, RHP Nolan Peel, LHP Preston Prince, RHP Andrew Rondini, RHP Dillon Ryan, RHP Justin Shadek, OF Jack Sweeney, INF JT Thompson, RHP Mike Timberlake and INF Nick Tomasetto
• Additionally, 13 freshmen have made their collegiate debuts this season 
  • RHP/OF Charles Batista, INF Yomar Carreras, RHP Matthew Cruz, RHP Luke Fithian, LHP Hunter Hoxie, LHP Cameron Johnson, RHP Jack Kirchner, RHP Landon Mack, RHP Nolan Peel, RHP Andrew Rondini, RHP Justin Shadek, OF Jack Sweeney and INF Nick Tomasetto