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Rutgers baseball struggles in the Swig and Swine College Classic

Rutgers baseball struggled at the Swig and Swin Classic in South Carolina, dropping two of three games over the weekend.

Rutgers baseball is struggling to start the season, the Scarlet Knights going 1-2 at the Swig and Swine Classic in South Carolina.

Rutgers, fresh off a second-place finish in the Big Ten last year, is now 2-4 on the season.

Against George Mason, right-handed pitcher Drew Conover received the nod for the Scarlet Knights. Conover was dominant, holding the Patriots scoreless over six innings in a 5-4 extra innings win. Drew finished the day with 6.0 innings, three hits, no runs, no walks, and seven strikeouts.

With the game tied in the 10th inning, George Mason would provide a go-ahead single for a 4-3 lead. The Scarlet Knights battled back in the bottom of the inning, with infielder Cameron Love leading off with an infield single. The Scarlet Knights played small ball, bunting Love to second. With the tieing run at second base,  Hugh Pinkney came in clutch, hitting a triple to tie the game. With only one out in the bottom of the inning, Chris Brito walked off the game with a sac fly to center, giving the Scarlet Knights the victory.

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After their thrilling victory on Friday, Rutgers returned to action on Saturday against Ball State. The Scarlet Knights and the Cardinals battled it out, with the Cardinals pulling out a 5-4 victory. The Scarlet Knights led the game 4-2 going into the seventh until they lost the lead. The Scarlet Knights left eight runners on the base path in the loss.

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In the finale of the Swig and Swine Classic on Sunday, Rutgers baseball fell to Boston College by a score of 6-4. The Scarlet Knights jumped out to an early 2-1 lead, but the Eagles were able to battle back to lead the rest of the way. Rutgers combined for 10 hits but left eight runners on the base path.

Due to the weather, Rutgers’ home opener against St. Joe’s was moved from tomorrow (02/28/23) to Wednesday (03/01/23) at 3 p.m.

Rutgers baseball gets important Sunday win in season opening series at Campbell

Rutgers pulled out their first victory of the 2023 season as they wrapped up a three-game series against the Campbell Camels.

Rutgers baseball pulled out their first victory of the 2023 season as they wrapped up a three-game series at Campbellover the weekend. On Sunday, Rutgers baseball defeated the Camels 16-3 to end the weekend on a high note, salvaging the final game of the series.

Right-handed pitcher Jake Marshall made his first start as a Scarlet Knight, providing three solid innings. Marshall gave up one run, zero hits, six walks, and three strikeouts, handing the ball over to Grant Besser. Making his Rutgers debut, Besser pitched four scoreless innings, allowing just four hits. Besser struck out three Camels, handing the ball to Sam Bello and  Ben Gorski to complete the Rutgers’ victory.

In their season opener on Friday, the Scarlet Knights lost to the Camels 11-5, combining for nine hits and 13 base runners (4 walks). Saturday’s matchup wasn’t much better, falling to Campbell 10-0. Rutgers combined for only two hits and five base runners on Saturday. In his Rutgers debut, Christian Coppola pitched 3.1 innings, giving up five hits, two runs (1 earned run), two walks, and five strikeouts (team leader).

The Scarlet Knights finally got the bats going on Sunday, scoring four runs in the first inning. Rutgers junior outfielder Ryan Lasko led off with a walk, starting the four-run inning for the Scarlet Knights. On the bases, Lasko wreaked havoc, stealing second base and scoring on a wild pickoff throw. With the bases loaded, Freshman outfielder Trevor Cohen singled to left field, scoring two pairs of runs for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers’ four runs in the first inning were enough to defeat the Camels, cruising to a 16-3 victory.

 

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Over the weekend, Cohen went 8-for-11 (.727), contributing six RBIs, three runs, and seven hits in his first weekend of college baseball. On Sunday, Junior INF Jordan Sweeney blasted Rutgers’ first home run of the 2023 season.

After their season series opener, the Scarlet Knights are 1-2 as they prepare for the Swig and Swine Classic in South Carolina on Friday.

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Team leaders

Batting:

  • ABs – OF Ryan Lasko & Evan Sleight (12)
  • Batting Average: C/OF Danny Melnick (.750)
  • Hits – OF Trevor Cohens (8)
  • RBIs – OF Trevor Cohens (6)
  • Walks – INF Chris Brito (4)
  • Strikeouts: C/OF Hugh Pinkney & OF Evan Sleight (6)
  • Runs: C/OF Danny Melnick & OF Trevor Cohens (4)
  • Doubles: OF Ryan Lasko (2)
  • Home runs: INF Jordan Sweeney (1)

Pitching: 

  • Innings pitched: LHP Grant Besser (4.0)
  • ERA: RHP Christian Coppola (2.70)
  • Strikeouts: RHP Christian Coppola (5)
  • ER: RHP Drew Conover & LHP Justin Sinibaldi (5)
  • Walks: RHP Jake Marshall (6)

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Rutgers baseball’s Ryan Lasko to compete for Team USA

Rutgers’ Ryan Lasko received a huge opportunity this past week. The outfielder and New Jersey native received an invite to the 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp.

Rutgers baseball’s Ryan Lasko received a huge opportunity this past week. The outfielder and New Jersey native received an invite to the 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp.

Team USA training camp is reserved for the top college players who are not draft eligible. Close to 50 student athletes receive an invitation each year. Invitees will play a five-game intrasquad series from June 30 through July 4. At the culmination of training camp, USA Baseball will release the final 26-man Collegiate National Team roster to represent the United States during Haarlemse Honkbalweek (Haarlem Baseball Week) in the Netherlands from July 9 through July 15.

This past season, Lasko had one heck of a season. He led the Big Ten with 90 hits and 81 runs, while also tying for the Rutgers lead with 16 home runs, 12 of which came in Big Ten play – two shy of the all-time Big Ten record for HRs in Bit Ten play. The sophomore finished his season with a .349 batting average, a 1.074 OPS, and finished with an efficient 13-of-14 on stolen base attempts.

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Scarlet Knights head coach Steve Owens said “This is an exciting opportunity for (Ryan) to be able to showcase his abilities and compete to earn a spot on the team.” Only two Rutgers players have gone on to play for the Team USA Collegiate National Team, with Bobby Brownlee (2001) and Todd Frazier (2006) each representing Team USA on behalf of Rutgers.

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