| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |
| Current: | 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team |
| University: | Rutgers University |
| Conference: | Big Ten |
| Location: | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Coach: | Steve Owens |
| Tenure: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Bainton Field |
| Capacity: | 1,500 |
| Nickname: | Scarlet Knights |
| Cws: | 1950 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1950, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 |
| Conference Tournament: | Big East 1998, 2000, 2007 |
| Conference Champion: | Big East 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing Rutgers University in the sport of college baseball at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays its home games at Bainton Field on campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights are members of the Big Ten Conference, which they joined prior to the 2014 season.[1]
The program's first year of competition was 1870. For their first 37 seasons, the program competed without a head coach, compiling a record of 102-157-1.
The 2007 baseball squad tied the school record for victories with 42 and tallied numbers of 63 home runs and 425 RBIs, good enough for second-most in school history. The team finished in first place in the Big East in the regular season, and won the 2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament A record high 6 players would be selected in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. The home runs record would go on to be broken in the 2010 season.[2]
Under head coach Joe Litterio, Rutgers Baseball made the transition from the American Athletic Conference to the Big Ten Conference.
On May 28, 2019, Joe Litterio's contract was not renewed.[3] On June 26 2019, Steve Owens was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers program.[4]
| 1950 | 3–2 | College World Series 5th place | ||
| 1966 | 1–2 | District 2 | ||
| 1968 | 0–2 | District 2 | ||
| 1970 | 0–2 | District 2 | ||
| 1986 | 0–2 | Northeast Regional | ||
| 1988 | 1–2 | Northeast Regional | ||
| 1990 | 4–2 | Northeast Regional | ||
| 1991 | 0–2 | Central Regional | ||
| 1993 | 1–2 | Mideast Regional | ||
| 1998 | 1–2 | Atlantic II Regional | ||
| 1999 | 0–2 | Lubbock Regional | ||
| 2000 | 1–2 | Hosted Montclair Regional | ||
| 2001 | 2–2 | Lincoln Regional | ||
| 2003 | 1–2 | Tallahassee Regional | ||
| 2007 | 1–2 | Charlottesville Regional | ||
| 16-30 |
Rutgers plays at Bainton Field, a 1,500 seat facility located on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey.[5]
Records are through the end of the 2021 season
| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W-L-T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870–1906 | No Coach | 36 | 102-157-1 | .394 |
| 1907 | Frank Gordon | 1 | 3–8 | .273 |
| 1908–1911 | Frank Cox | 4 | 18–35 | .340 |
| 1912–1915 | Walter S. Brodie | 4 | 43–61 | .414 |
| 1916–1917 | Sandy Piez | 2 | 6–11 | .353 |
| 1918–1925 | Frank Cox | 8 | 38-61-1 | .386 |
| 1926–1931 | 6 | 43–42 | .506 | |
| 1932–1937 | 6 | 35-53-2 | .400 | |
| 1938–1949 | 11 | 104-76-2 | .577 | |
| 1950–1960 | 10 | 116-84-3 | .579 | |
| 1961–1983 | Matt Bolger | 22 | 304-277-7 | .523 |
| 1984–2014 | 30 | 941–662–7 | .587 | |
| 2015–2019 | 6 | 140–174–1 | .446 | |
| 2020–present | 2 | 27–32 | ||
, at least 25 former Scarlet Knights, including Todd Frazier, Eric Young and David DeJesus, have played in Major League Baseball[7] and 72 players have been selected from the school in the Major League Baseball draft.[8]