After capturing the NJCAA DIII Baseball World Series – National Championship, Scotty Young is now focused on his next chapter. Young, who committed to Rutgers baseball this spring, is honed in on stepping up to Big Ten baseball.
At the World Series, Young had four hits, an RBI, a walk, three runs, and a stolen base as Rowan College (Gloucester) defeated Dallas College Eastfield 15-7 in the national championship.
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When speaking with Young, he provided insight into what led him to Rutgers and why Rutgers baseball will be his new home. On Saturday, Young talked with Rutgers Wire about why he committed to the Scarlet Knights.
“It’s a winning culture. I mean, I’m a winner. I’ve always been a part of winning programs. I think that’s part of the reason I love baseball so much is I love the ability to compete and the ability to win,” Young told Rutgers Wire.
“Rutgers doesn’t do anything shy of that for sure. I mean, they’ve won an extreme amount of games in these last four years. I think we have a lot of pieces coming back next year along with the pieces that are coming in to put something really special together next year.”
With the departure of the current outfielder Ryan Lasko, the Scarlet Knights will have a vacancy in center field next season. Young, a natural centerfielder, is eager to compete for the vacant position and have the opportunity to play in the Big Ten.
“I’m looking forward just getting on the field, having that Rutgers name on my on my chest, playing for a program that everyone is sort of expecting to do really well. Next year, we can really make something special happen,” Young said.
“So I’m really looking forward to the postseason play next year. I think we can make a really deep run, but that’s all going to start when we get to campus on September 6, then we got to start building a winning culture.”
Young had 193 at-bats this past season, logging 85 hits, eight doubles, two triples, 26 strikeouts, and 13 walks, finishing as the third-best hitter on Rowan’s 2022-2023 roster.
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