2016 NCBWA District II Player of the Year
2016 Second Team All-Big Ten
2016 Big Ten Batting Champion (.375)
2016 Olson Award National Semifinalist
2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 29, 2016)
2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
2016 (Senior): Played in and started 52 games (42 at catcher, 10 at designated hitter) ... earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) District II Player of the Year (6/10), an honor given to the top player out of Connecticut, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and District of Columbia ... named Second Team All-Big Ten as a catcher (5/24) ... named to the watch list for the Johnny Bench Award, which is given to the top catcher in the nation ... a national semifinalist for the Olson Award, which is granted to the breakout player of the year ... led the Big Ten and ranked No. 6 nationally (first among seniors) with a .524 on-percentage ... the highest OBP by a Rutgers player since 1994 and only the fourth time a Scarlet Knight finished over .500 since 1984 ... also the best OBP by a player in the Big Ten since 1994 ... reached base in 47-of-52 games and had made it on safely in 44-of-84 (.524) when leading off an inning ... hit leadoff in all 52 games played ... paced the conference with 56 runs scored and a .375 batting average, ranked second with 24 stolen bases and fourth with 41 walks and 15 times being hit by pitch ... the stolen bases ranked first among all catchers in the nation, No. 43 overall and tied for ninth-most in a year in the program record books ... was never thrown out by a catcher in 27 steal attempts ... averaged 1.08 runs per game to rank No. 22 in the country ... the 41 walks ranked No. 71 nationally and tied for eighth-most in a season in program history, with the 0.79 walks per game 37th in the country ... led the team with 20 multiple-hit games and 63 hits ... hit .411 on balls put in play ... caught 10 runners stealing behind the plate ... batted .435 (27-for-62) against left-handed pitching ... scored runner from third with less than two outs in 13-of-16 (.813) situations ... connected for a two-out, two-run double to give Rutgers the lead the last of the eighth inning in final collegiate at bat versus Northwestern (5/21) ... also scored two runs in the game, being honored on Senior Day beforehand ... threw out four Wildcat base runners in the opener of the series (5/19) ... scored three times in as many trips to the bases in win at Maryland (5/14) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI and walk in opener against the Terrapins (5/13) ... had two hits and two runs in finale at No. 21 Michigan (5/8) ... singled, doubled and stole home in opener against the Wolverines (5/6) ... scored twice in win over Saint Peter's (5/3) ... scored the winning run all the way from first base to beat Nebraska (4/29), having drawn two walks in the game ... walked two times, stole two bases and crossed the plate twice in series-clinching win over Penn State (4/23) ... went 2-for-4, caught a shutout and threw a runner out stealing in opener against the Nittany Lions (4/22) ... reached base all four plate appearance at Wagner (4/20) with three runs scored and two steals ... drew three walks versus Delaware State (4/19) ... had two walks, a single and two runs in victory at Ohio State (4/15) ... walked two times and attempted to steal home versus Seton Hall (4/13) ... collected two hits and two runs in first game against the Pirates (4/12) ... totaled three hits, three steals and two run in win at Saint Joseph's (4/10) ... knocked in a run and scored twice in home game versus the Hawks (4/8) ... walked, singled and stole two bases against Fordham (4/6) ... went 2-for-4 in finale against Indiana (4/2) with an RBI ... had two hits and a hit by pitch in opening win over the Hoosiers (4/1) ... picked up a single at Monmouth (3/30) ... reached base safely in 20-4 win over Monmouth (3/29) with two singles, two walks and a hit by pitch ... totaled three hits in middle game at Michigan State (3/26) ... singled, walked, stole a base and scored in first game against the Spartans (3/26) ... singled at Rider (3/23) ... collected a hit, two RBIs and two runs scored against NJIT (3/19) ... went 3-for-5 with a two-run double in win at Florida Gulf Coast (3/16) ... had a two-run double and a stolen base in first game against the Eagles (3/15) ... walked twice, singled, stole a base and scored in finale at No. 16 Florida Atlantic (3/13) ... collected two hits with an RBI in win over the Owls (3/12), while reaching base safely four times in opener (3/11) ... went 2-for-4 with a run, RBI and steal in win at Old Dominion (3/6) ... picked up three hits, two RBIs, two runs and two stolen bases in doubleheader versus the Monarchs (3/5) ... scored three times in home opener against Lafayette (3/2) ... became first Scarlet Knight to win Big Ten Player of the Week (2/29) after reaching base 11-of-14 times (.786 on-base percentage) with five hits, five runs, five RBIs, five walks, one double, one home run and one stolen base in three-game series at George Mason (2/27-28) ... went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs in comeback win over the Patriots ... finished 3-for-5 with first career home run, four RBIs, three runs and three walks in doubleheader against GMU (2/27) ... home run was a three-run shot to break open the opener ... singled and stole a base at No. 4 Miami (2/20) ... started at catcher on Opening Day as the leadoff hitter against the Hurricanes, becoming the first Rutgers catcher to bat first in the lineup this century.
Asbury Park Press (May 19, 2016): Fight to friends: Shore rivals form Rutgers baseball star battery
NJ Advance Media (March 1, 2016): R.J. Devish is catching on for the Rutgers baseball team
2015 (Junior): Played in 47 games with 45 starts (44 at catcher, one at second base) ... tied for the team lead and for eighth in the Big Ten with 13 stolen bases ... only caught stealing once ... tied for sixth in the league and No. 93 nationally with 12 hit by pitches ... threw out 15 runners attempting to steal from behind the plate ... played to a .989 fielding percentage defensively ... nominated for the 2015 Rance T. Carman Award and the Johnny Bench Award ... registered a hit and a walk in season finale win over No. 13 Iowa (5/16) ... knocked in two runs in opener at No. 3 Illinois (5/9), including RBI single through the right side against the No. 6 pick in the MLB Draft, Tyler Jay ... reached base all five times, including three hit by pitches, and scored the winning run from second in the 10th inning on a wild pitch versus Saint Peter's (5/5) ... drove in two runs at Penn State (5/2) ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI and stolen base against the Nittany Lions (5/1) ... had an RBI, drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run in final two games against Seton Hall (4/25-26) ... picked up two hits with an RBI in opener against Michigan State (4/17) ... picked up a single and stole a base against Columbia (4/15) ... produced two hits, two RBIs and swiped a base in series finale at Indiana (4/12) ... collected an infield single against the Hoosiers (4/10) ... went 3-for-5 with three singles against Wagner (4/7) ... scored two runs in series finale against Minnesota (4/5) ... went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a stolen base in series opener against the Golden Gophers (4/4) ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored and stolen base against Rider (3/25), throwing out three runners stealing ... knocked in a runs on two hits in the series opener against Purdue (3/20) ... collected two hits, a walk, a run batted in and a steal in win versus Canisius (3/16) ... had an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in home opener against Iona (3/11) ... went 2-for-2 with a double, RBI, run scored and stolen base at No. 24 Florida Atlantic (3/6) ... walked twice and scored in win over Old Dominion (3/1) ... knocked in a run in middle game versus Monarchs (2/28) ... scored a run and had an RBI groundout in finale at No. 9 Miami (2/15) ... made opening night start at catcher and drew two walks, also catching a runner stealing (2/13).
ScarletKnights.com (April 2, 2015): Devish Catching On Behind the Plate
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 36 games with 31 starts (29 at catcher, two at third base) ... led team with nine sacrifice bunts (tied for sixth-most in the conference) ... batted .480 in 10 games in the month of May ... hit .300 in league games and .371 overall at Bainton Field ... went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in conference playoffs against USF (5/21) ... collected two hits in as many at bats and scored two runs versus USF (5/11) ... hit two singles and knocked in one run in opener against USF (5/9) ... had season-high three hits and scored twice in series finale versus Temple (5/4) ... drove in a run at Wagner (4/23) ... recorded a single and a run scored against Fordham (4/8) in Lakewood ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in series opener versus No. 10 Houston (4/6) ... picked up an RBI single against Iona (4/1) ... laced an RBI single at No. 7 Louisville (3/22) ... picked up a two-out RBI single against VCU (3/16) ... picked up an RBI, hit, and run in series finale at FIU (2/16) ... recorded a single as starting third baseman in season opener at FIU (2/14).
2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games with five starts (four at catcher, one at designated hitter) ... served as the backup catcher ... collected two hits, two RBIs and two runs in the win at Lafayette (4/16) ... went 2-for-3 in the win against Iona (4/3) ... picked up first career hit in home opener versus Columbia (4/2) ... started Big East-opening win at Louisville (3/22) at catcher ... made collegiate debut at Miami (2/17).
Prior to Rutgers: Earned First Team All-Ocean County honors as a senior ... also in 2012, named Second Team All-Shore ... member of the varsity basketball team for four seasons ... played for the Toms River Black Sox Club (2010-11).
Personal: Son of Michele and Robert Devish ... has an older sister, Noelle ... a labor and employment relations major.
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