Rutgers baseball got left out of the NCAA Tournament, a surprising if not shocking decision from the selection committee. And Todd Frazier, the most prominent alumni of the baseball program, didn’t hold back on social media on Monday afternoon
It was a tremendous year for Rutgers baseball, which finished 44-15 (17-7 Big Ten). They were remarkably consistent, having finished second in the Big Ten regular-season and second in the Big Ten Tournament. And yet the regular-season champion (Maryland) and the conference tournament champion (Michigan, who received an automatic berth) are both in the NCAA Tournament.
Rutgers finished the season with a No. 42 RPI.
D1Baseball projected Rutgers to make the NCAA Tournament.
Frazier spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball. He was twice an All-Star and won a gold medal in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The former third baseman has been an avid fan of the baseball program, including being an outspoken advocate for the program’s direction under third-year head coach Steve Owens.
Check out what Frazier had to say, including a tweet directed at Mike Buddie, the athletic director at Army West Point. Buddie sits on the selection committee for the baseball tournament.