Rutgers baseball was back in action on Wednesday, hosting Sant Joesph University in their home opener. It was a solid performance for Rutgers, who won 6-3 behind a strong pitching effort from Wyatt Parliament.
Parliament pitched three shutout innings as Rutgers improved to 3-4 on the season.
It was a solid effort from Rutgers, who got two runs in the first inning and four runs in the second, all part of an offense that managed seven hits in the game.
In the bottom of the first, Big Ten Feshman of the Week honoree Trevor Cohen delivered a two-run single giving the Scarlet Knights an early lead. St. Joseph’s would battle back in the top of the second inning with a two-out double to tie the game at 2-2.
The Scarlet Knights, led by Cam Love, Hugh Pinkney, Ryan Lasko, and Trevor Cohen, produced four runs in the bottom of the second inning to give Rutgers a 6-2 lead.
The home side would never look back.
[lawrence-related id=23403]
Trevor Cohen wasted no time making his presence known at Bainton Field ⚡️
2-for 4 with 2 RBIs and he leads the team in AVG, hits, runs, RBIs and OPS.
Have we mentioned he's a true freshman?#TCD pic.twitter.com/Ij8XpXoaoZ
— Rutgers Baseball (@RutgersBaseball) March 2, 2023
Rutgers’ bullpen had a fantastic outing, letting up only one run in six innings. The aforementioned Parliament went scoreless out of the bullpen, taking over in the top of the fourth inning. Parliament pitched three innings until Rutgers head coach Steve Owens called in Ben Gorski.
[lawrence-related id=24495]
Gorski retired six consecutive Hawks and three scoreless innings for his first save of the season.
The win gives Rutgers some needed momentum as they head to North Carolina for a three-game series against the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
[lawrence-related id=22172]
[mm-video type=video id=01gtg0tf4g0gyveehwa6 playlist_id=none player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gtg0tf4g0gyveehwa6/01gtg0tf4g0gyveehwa6-6e256307edc74feae1da5b19fa4e38f9.jpg]