After a midweek victory over St. Johns, Rutgers baseball is currently sixth in the Big Ten Conference, riding a six-game winning streak. In their last 10 games, Rutgers is 9-1 with series wins over Big Ten rivals Michigan and Northwestern.
Rutgers baseball (25-16, 7-5 Big Ten) heads to West Lafayette, IN to take on the Purdue Boilermakers (19-21, 8-7 Big Ten) for a weekend three-game series.
The Boilermakers are eighth in the Big Ten, riding a three-game losing streak. Purdue is 5-5 in the last ten games, dropping two of three games to Maryland in their previous conference play.
The Scarlet Knights are above average in batting, pitching, and fielding within the Big Ten conference. Rutgers is ranked sixth in team batting average (.297), second in team pitching (4.48 ERA), and third in fielding (38 errors).
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The Boilermakers are lagging behind the Scarlet Knights in the conference with below-averaging rankings for batting, pitching, and fielding. Purdue is ranked eighth in team batting average (.281), sixth in team pitching (5.18), and 11th in fielding (47 errors).
Shifting the focus to another Big Ten weekend on the road.
Off to West Lafayette for three games against the Boilermakers. #TCD pic.twitter.com/igvUYVH9mR
— Rutgers Baseball (@RutgersBaseball) April 26, 2023
Players to watch
Rutgers closer Ben Gorski is a player to watch in this three-game series. Gorski has been on fire this season, ranking fourth in saves (5) among the Big Ten conference. The Rutgers closer has an earned run average of 1.63 in 27.2 innings pitched. Gorski has 38 strikeouts with an opposing batting average of .138. Gorski has only allowed one extra-base hit within 112 batters he has faced.
Purdue outfield Mike Bolton Jr. is a player to watch on the bases for the Boilermakers. Bolton is the Big Ten leader in steals with 25. Along with Bolton, Purdue infielder Paul Toetz is a player to watch in this series. Toetz is tied for fifth in the Big Ten with 46 RBIs.
| Game 1 | Date: April 27th | Friday 6 PM |
| Game 2 | Date: April 28th | Saturday 5 PM |
| Game 3 | Date: April 29th | Sunday 12 PM |
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