Raimy Gamsby is making an impact as a freshman for Rutgers softball

Rutgers softball is getting strong contributions from Raimy Gamsby.

Through the first few weeks of the college softball season, Rutgers has been one of the best teams in the Big Ten. As the Scarlet Knights have gotten off to a 26-10 start Raimy Gamsby has set the tone on the mound in her freshman season.

In 79.2 innings of work, the Napa native has posted a 2.11 ERA and struck out 61 batters. Although this is the first season of her collegiate career, Gamsby has already shown that she can be the staff’s ace. So far this season, she leads the Scarlet Knights in ERA, innings pitched, and strikeouts.

Additionally, Gamsby has held opponents to a .223 batting average and added two shutouts to her resume. In Gamsby’s last five starts, she has only allowed more than two earned runs once. Over that span, she has shown excellent control and limited her walks.

While the season is far from over, Gamsby has made an immediate impact. She leads the Scarlet Knights in almost every pitching category and has not committed an error yet this season. Rutgers has a bright future with her in the rotation for the next few years.

As the 2023 season continues, the Scarlet Knights will continue to look at the California native to set the tone. So far, she has proven up to the task for one of the best teams in the country.

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Big Ten Matchups in the first-round of the NCAA Softball Tournament

The Big Ten will have a busy regional round in the NCAA Softball Tournament.

On Sunday, the Big Ten Conference saw seven teams selected for the NCAA Softball Tournament. Regional play for the tournament will occur on 16 collegiate campuses from May 20-22. Regional play is a four-team, double-elimination tournament with the 16 winners advancing to the Super regionals. The super regionals will occur from May 26-29, in which the 16 teams will play eight separate best of three series. Finally, the super-regional winners will advance to the NCAA College World Series from June 2-10 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Minnesota was the last Big Ten team to the Softball College World Series back in 2019. Michigan is the only Big Ten team ever to win the College Softball World Series, which they accomplished in 2005.

Scroll below to see the seven Big Ten teams selected for the NCAA Tournament. The first game dates and times are attached.