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2018 RUTGERS BASEBALL 2018 SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS February (7) Location ......................... New Brunswick, N.J. Baseball Contact .Jimmy Gill (Seventh Season) Fri. 16....... at Miami ............................. 7 p.m. Founded ................................................ 1766 Associate Director of Athletic Communications Sat. 17 ...... at Miami ............................. 7 p.m. Enrollment ......................................... 67,000 Email ...................... [email protected] Sun. 18 ..... at Miami ............................. 1 p.m. President ..................................Robert Barchi Office Phone............................732-445-8103 Fri. 23....... vs. Indiana^ ........................ 3 p.m. Director of Athletics ................ Patrick Hobbs Cell Phone ...............................732-991-9486 Sat. 24 ...... vs. St. Bonaventure^ .......... 1 p.m. Nickname ...............................Scarlet Knights Office Location High Point Solutions Stadium, Sun. 25 ..... vs. Boston College^ .......... 11 a.m. Tue. 27 ..... Wagner .............................. 3 p.m. Color ....................................................Scarlet ............................................ Lower Press Box Conference ......................................... Big Ten Mailing Address ............1 Scarlet Knight Way March (18) Mascot .................................... Scarlet Knight .....................................Piscataway, NJ 08854 Fri. 2......... at Old Dominion ................. 3 p.m. Website ...........................ScarletKnights.com Sat. 3 ........ at Old Dominion ................. 2 p.m. Sun. 4 ....... at Old Dominion ................. 1 p.m. FACT BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Tue. 6 ....... Iona .................................... 3 p.m. STAFF Quick Facts .................................................. 2 Fri. 9......... vs. Army# ........................... 7 p.m. Head Coach ..................................Joe Litterio 2018 Roster ................................................. 3 Sat. 10 ...... vs. Army# ........................... 2 p.m. ........................Fifth season, seventh on staff All-Americans ........................................... 4-9 Sat. 11 ...... vs. Army# ........................... 1 p.m. Alma Mater ................................ Rutgers, ‘94 Rutgers Hall of Fame ............................ 10-13 Wed. 14 ... vs. FIU^ .............................. 3 p.m. Record at Rutgers............................ 95-118-1 1950 College World Series ........................ 14 Fri. 16....... at Florida Gulf Coast ..... 6:30 p.m. Career Record ...........335-488-1 (16 seasons) Rutgers in the Pros .................................... 15 Sat. 17 ...... at Florida Gulf Coast .......... 2 p.m. Pitching Coach............................ Phil Cundari Letterwinners ....................................... 16-20 Sun. 18 ..... at Florida Gulf Coast ........... Noon ....................................................First season Ron Kish Award ......................................... 20 Wed. 21 ... at Rider ......................... 3:30 p.m. Alma Mater ............................. Seton Hall ‘89 All-Conference .......................................... 21 Fri. 23....... Penn State* ........................ 3 p.m. Assistant Coach ...............................Jim Duffy Conference Tournaments .................... 22-23 Sat. 24 ...... Penn State* ........................ 1 p.m. ....................................................First season Conference History .................................. 23 Sun. 25 ..... Penn State* ........................ 1 p.m. Wed. 28 ... Princeton ........................... 3 p.m. Alma Mater ............................. Seton Hall ‘96 Series Records ........................................... 24 Fri. 30....... at Michigan State* ............. 3 p.m. Dir. of Baseball Operations ......Glen Gardner NCAA Tournament .................................... 24 Sat. 31 ...... at Michigan State* ............. 1 p.m. ................................................... 28th season Results Since 1946 ............................... 25-33 Alma Mater ................................. Rutgers ‘88 Yearly Records ...................................... 34-35 April (18) Dir. of Player Development ...... Peter Barron Coaches ..................................................... 35 Sun. 1 ....... at Michigan State* ............. 1 p.m. Tue. 3 ....... Villanova ............................ 3 p.m. ....................................................First season Series Results Since 1946 ..................... 36-45 Wed. 4 ..... at Villanova ........................ 3 p.m. Alma Mater ...............................St. John’s ‘15 Hitting Records ..................................... 46-48 Fri. 6......... LaSalle ................................ 3 p.m. Pitching Records .................................. 49-50 Sat. 7 ........ LaSalle ................................ 1 p.m. TEAM Team Records ....................................... 51-53 Sun. 8 ....... LaSalle ................................ 1 p.m. 2017 Record ......................................... 19-34 Individual Leaders by Season .............. 54-61 Wed. 11 ... Lafayette ....................... 3:30 p.m. 2017 Big Ten Record ........... 7-16 (12th place) Fri. 13....... at Illinois*........................... 7 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............21/12 CREDITS Sat. 14 ...... at Illinois*........................... 4 p.m. Starters Returning (Position/Pitchers) ....7/2 The 2018 Rutgers baseball fact book was Sun. 15 ..... at Illinois*........................... 2 p.m. Starters Lost (Position/Pitchers) ..............3/2 published by the Office of Athletic Commu- Tue. 17 ..... at Monmouth ..................... 3 p.m. Newcomers ................................................13 nications. Fri. 20....... Nebraska* .......................... 3 p.m. Sat. 21 ...... Nebraska* .......................... 1 p.m. Sun. 22 ..... Nebraska* ........................... Noon PROGRAM HISTORY Editor: Jimmy Gill Wed. 25 ... Saint Peter’s ....................... 3 p.m. First Year of Baseball...... 1870 (145 Seasons) Master Page & Cover Design: Andrew Kulihin Fri. 27....... at Purdue* ......................... 6 p.m. All-Time Record...........1,825-1,583-26 (.535) Photos: Ben Solomon Sat. 28 ...... at Purdue* .............................TBA College World Series ............................. 1950 Sun. 29 ..... at Purdue ......................... 11 a.m. NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) .. 15 (2007) .. 14 (2007) May (10) Conference Regular Season Titles (Last) Tue. 1 ....... Columbia ............................ 1 p.m. Conference Championships (Last) ... 9 (2007) Fri. 4......... Michigan* .......................... 3 p.m. Sat. 5 ........ Michigan* .......................... 1 p.m. VENUE Sun. 6 ....... Michigan* .......................... 1 p.m. Facility ...................................... Bainton Field Fri. 11....... at Maryland* ................ 6:30 p.m. at Class of 1953 Gruninger Baseball Complex Sat. 12 ...... at Maryland* ..................... 2 p.m. Location .................................Piscataway, N.J. Sun. 13 ..... at Maryland* ..................... 1 p.m. Opened ................................................. 2007 Tue. 15 ..... Monmouth ......................... 1 p.m. Capacity.................................................1,500 Thu. 18..... Minnesota* ........................ 1 p.m. Playing Surface ................................ FieldTurf Fri. 19....... Minnesota* ........................ 1 p.m. Dimensions ..............LF-330, LC-385, CF-410, Sat. 20 ...... Minnesota* ......................... Noon 23-27 ....... Big Ten Championships! .........TBA ..............................................RC-370, RF-320 Indoor Facility ..... Fred Hill Training Complex * - Big Ten ^ - Port Charlotte, Fla. # - Fort Myers, Fla. ! - Omaha, Neb. 2 2018 ROSTER # Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School (College) 43 Karl Blum RHP Gr. 6-5 220 R/R Toms River, N.J./Toms River North (Duke) 39 Kevin Blum OF R-So. 6-1 190 R/R Toms River, N.J./Toms River North 29 Luke Bowerbank OF Jr. 5-8 170 L/L Bernardsville, N.J./Bernards 23 Serafino Brito RHP Jr. 6-0 200 R/R Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills 6 Anthony DeRosa INF Fr. 6-0 195 R/R Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 18 Tim Dezzi INF Fr. 5-11 190 R/R Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional (St. John’s) 5 Daniel DiGeorgio INF R-Fr. 6-4 200 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville 17 Chris Folinusz C/INF R-Sr. 6-4 235 R/R Cranford, N.J./Cranford 4 Milo Freeman INF Sr. 6-1 215 R/R Millburn, N.J./Millburn 26 AJ Gallagher C R-Sr. 6-1 215 R/R Wyckoff, N.J./Bergen Catholic (Rockland CC) 27 Tommy Genuario RHP R-So. 6-2 200 R/R Saddle Brook, N.J./St. Mary 22 Kyle Gerace RHP So. 6-1 180 R/R Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional 3 Anthony Greco INF So. 5-8 160 R/R Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Chaminade 1 Jawuan Harris OF Jr. 5-9 190 R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 21 Eric Heatter LHP Fr. 6-0 180 R/L Jamesburg, N.J./Monroe Township 32 Adam Holland OF Fr. 5-8 175 R/R Erial, N.J./William Penn Charter 34 Miles Kelly 1B/OF Fr. 6-3 220 L/R Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River (Col. of Charleston) 11 Collin Kiernan RHP Fr. 6-2 195 R/R Verona, N.J./Verona 12 Jacob Kodros RHP Fr. 6-5 220 R/R Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge 20 Mike Martinez OF/LHP Jr. 5-9 175 L/L West New York, N.J./Bergen Catholic 7 Nick Matera C Jr. 6-2 215 R/R Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury 33 Aaron McLaughlin INF Fr. 5-10 180 R/R Barnegat,