2025 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 20
Mike Timberlake
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 225
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Millstone, N.J.
- High School:
- Allentown
- Prev School:
- Montclair State (DIII)
- Major:
- Chemistry
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers to stay close to home and play baseball at a very high level."
2025 (Junior)
- Picked up seven-out save against Delaware, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout (3/4)
- Earned the win in Rutgers debut at Kennesaw State, finishing game two with two scoreless innings and a strikeout (2/14)
Montclair State (DIII)
2024 (Sophomore): Made nine starts on the mound and appeared in 10 games … went 5-1 with a 2.47 ERA, striking out 52 batters in 51 innings, holding opponents to a .226 batting average … pitched seven shutout innings against Rowan, allowing six hits with eight strikeouts and just one walk (4/6) … threw six shutout innings against MIT, yielding just four hits with six strikeouts and no walks (3/22) … tossed seven shutout innings against Trinity, giving up just three hits with career-high 11 strikeouts and two walks (3/16) … pitched six shutout innings against Occidental, giving up two hits with four strikeouts and three walks (3/10).
2023 (Freshman): ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-Region 4 … pitched in 11 games and made four starts … posted a 4-1 record with a 3.03 ERA, striking out 33 batters in 32.2 innings and holding opponents to a .202 batting average … tossed two shutout innings against William Patterson, allowing one hit and one walk with three strikeouts (4/20) … pitched two scoreless innings against NJCU (4/13) … threw three scoreless innings against Rutgers-Newark, allowing just one hit and striking out four with two walks (4/2) … pitched five innings against Manhattanville, giving up an unearned run on one hit, striking out a season-high nine batters with two walks (3/26) … pitched 2.1 scoreless innings against Penn State-Abington, giving up one hit and striking out two (3/22).
Prior to College: Played four years of varsity baseball at Allentown High School … was teammates with current freshman Jack Sweeney from 2021-22… had a 4.45 ERA as a senior with 35 strikeouts in 29.1 innings … posted a 0.98 ERA as a junior with 21 strikeouts and just six hits and four walks allowed in 14.1 innings.
Personal: Son of Steve and Lisa Timberlake … has one brother, John … intends to major in chemistry.
2024 (Sophomore): Made nine starts on the mound and appeared in 10 games … went 5-1 with a 2.47 ERA, striking out 52 batters in 51 innings, holding opponents to a .226 batting average … pitched seven shutout innings against Rowan, allowing six hits with eight strikeouts and just one walk (4/6) … threw six shutout innings against MIT, yielding just four hits with six strikeouts and no walks (3/22) … tossed seven shutout innings against Trinity, giving up just three hits with career-high 11 strikeouts and two walks (3/16) … pitched six shutout innings against Occidental, giving up two hits with four strikeouts and three walks (3/10).
2023 (Freshman): ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-Region 4 … pitched in 11 games and made four starts … posted a 4-1 record with a 3.03 ERA, striking out 33 batters in 32.2 innings and holding opponents to a .202 batting average … tossed two shutout innings against William Patterson, allowing one hit and one walk with three strikeouts (4/20) … pitched two scoreless innings against NJCU (4/13) … threw three scoreless innings against Rutgers-Newark, allowing just one hit and striking out four with two walks (4/2) … pitched five innings against Manhattanville, giving up an unearned run on one hit, striking out a season-high nine batters with two walks (3/26) … pitched 2.1 scoreless innings against Penn State-Abington, giving up one hit and striking out two (3/22).
Prior to College: Played four years of varsity baseball at Allentown High School … was teammates with current freshman Jack Sweeney from 2021-22… had a 4.45 ERA as a senior with 35 strikeouts in 29.1 innings … posted a 0.98 ERA as a junior with 21 strikeouts and just six hits and four walks allowed in 14.1 innings.
Personal: Son of Steve and Lisa Timberlake … has one brother, John … intends to major in chemistry.
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