2021 RUTGERS BASEBALL 2021 ROSTER 2021 SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS # Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School (College) Location ......................... New Brunswick, N.J. Baseball Contact .... Jimmy Gill (10th Season) 1 Andy Axelson C R-So. 6-0 180 R/R Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury • Weekend of 3/5: at Minnesota (2) Founded ................................................ 1766 ....Associate Dir. of Athletic Communications w/ Indiana (2) Enrollment ......................................... 69,000 Email ...................... [email protected] 2 Kevin Welsh INF 5th-Sr. 5-9 175 S/R Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional President ......................... Jonathan Holloway Office Phone............................732-445-8103 3 Sam Owens C/INF R-Jr. 6-0 195 R/R Scituate, R.I./Scituate (Bryant) • Weekend of 3/12: at Maryland (4) Director of Athletics ......................Pat Hobbs Cell Phone ...............................732-991-9486 4 Tim Dezzi INF R-So. 5-11 190 R/R Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional (St. John’s) Nickname ...............................Scarlet Knights Office Location ......... Rutgers Athletic Center • Weekend of 3/19: Ohio State (3) Color ....................................................Scarlet Mailing Address .............83 Rockafeller Road 5 Danny DiGeorgio INF R-Jr. 6-5 210 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville • Weekend of 3/26: at Purdue (3) Conference ......................................... Big Ten .....................................Piscataway, NJ 08854 6 Bradley Norton INF R-So. 6-1 185 R/R Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley (Ohlone CC/Nevada) Mascot .................................... Scarlet Knight 7 Peter Serruto C R-So. 6-2 195 R/R Short Hills, N.J./Millburn Website ...........................ScarletKnights.com • Weekend of 4/2: Penn State (3) FACT BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Mike Nyisztor INF/OF R-Jr. 6-3 190 R/R Toms River, N.J./Toms River North Quick Facts .................................................. 2 • Weekend of 4/9: at Northwestern (3) STAFF 2021 Roster ................................................. 3 9 Alejandro Morales LHP Fr. 6-1 180 L/L Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep Head Coach ....Steve Owens (Second season) All-Americans .............................................. 4 11 Parker Scott RHP R-So. 6-2 210 R/R Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood • Weekend of 4/16: Iowa (4) Alma Mater ..................... St. Lawrence, 1987 Rutgers Hall of Fame ................................. 10 12 Garrett French RHP R-So. 6-2 200 R/R Red Bank, N.J./Middletown North Record at Rutgers..................................... 6-9 1950 College World Series ........................ 14 • Weekend of 4/23: at Michigan (3) Career Record ...........920-492-3 (29 seasons) Rutgers in the Pros .................................... 15 13 Kyle Muller RHP Gr. 6-3 205 R/R Hamilton, N.J./Steinert Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator........ Letterwinners ............................................ 16 • Weekend of 4/30: at Nebraska (3) 14 Eric Reardon LHP 5th-Sr. 6-5 215 L/L North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick Township .......................................Brendan Monaghan Ron Kish Academic Award ........................ 20 16 Tevin Murray LHP 5th-Sr. 6-6 215 L/L Ringtown, Pa./North Schuylkill ............................................ (Second season) All-Conference .......................................... 21 • Weekend of 5/7: Indiana (2)/ 17 Victor Valderrama OF R-So. 5-10 170 R/R Miami, Fla./Palmetto Nebraska (2) Alma Mater ...........................St. John’s, 2007 Conference Tournaments ......................... 22 Hitting Coach ...........................Kyle Pettoruto Conference History .................................. 23 18 Dale Stanavich LHP R-So. 5-11 175 L/L Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam (Herkimer CC/Marshall) • Weekend of 5/14: at Penn State (2) ............................................ (Second season) NCAA Tournament .................................... 24 19 Matt Ciccone RHP R-Fr. 6-0 193 L/R East Hanover, N.J./Newark Academy w/ Minnesota (2) Alma Mater ....................... New Haven, 2012 Results Since 1950 .................................... 25 Assistant Coach .................Branden Cogswell Yearly Records ........................................... 38 20 Jared Bellissimo LHP R-So. 6-1 200 R/L Toms River, N.J./Toms River North • Weekend of 5/21: Michigan State (3) ............................................ (Second season) Coaches History ........................................ 39 21 Gus Sosa C/INF R-Fr. 6-2 180 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville Alma Mater ............................. Virginia, 2018 Big Ten Series Results ............................... 40 22 Richie Schiekofer OF R-So. 6-0 190 L/R Millburn, N.J./Millburn (Maryland) • Weekend of 5/28: Illinois (3) Director of Baseball Operations Peter Barron Hitting Records .......................................... 42 ............................................. (Fourth season) Pitching Records ....................................... 45 23 Josh Rodriguez OF R-Fr. 6-2 196 R/R Belleville, N.J./St. Joseph’s Regional [Montvale] Alma Mater ...............................St. John’s ‘15 Team Records ............................................ 47 25 Grant Shulman INF R-Fr. 6-1 200 L/R Wall, N.J./Wall Individual Leaders by Season ................... 50 26 Ryan Lasko OF Fr. 5-11 185 R/R Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial TEAM 27 Evan Sleight OF R-Fr. 6-1 218 L/R Framingham, Mass./Belmont Hill School (Virginia) 2020 Record ............................................. 6-9 CREDITS 2020 Big Ten Record ................................. 0-0 The 2021 Rutgers baseball fact book was 28 Chris Brito INF R-So. 6-2 215 R/R Perth Amboy, N.J./Perth Amboy Letterwinners Returning ........................... 20 published by the Office of Athletic Commu- 29 Justin Sinibaldi LHP Fr. 6-4 195 L/L Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan Starters Returning (Position/Pitchers) ....9/3 nications. 31 Brent Teller RHP Gr. 6-2 205 R/R Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto Senior (Sacred Heart) Starters Lost (Position/Pitchers) ..............0/1 Newcomers ............................................... 15 Editor: Jimmy Gill 32 Jordan Sweeney 1B R-Fr. 6-5 225 R/R Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Egg Harbor Twp. Cover: Thomas Northcutt 33 Nate McLain RHP R-So. 6-6 230 R/R Spring Brook Township, Pa./North Pocono (Lackawanna CC) PROGRAM HISTORY Front & Back Cover Photos: Ben Solomon 34 Sam Portnoy RHP Fr. 6-2 200 R/R Voorhees, N.J./Eastern First Year of Baseball...... 1870 (145 Seasons) All-Time Record...........1,888-1,675-26 (.530) 35 Ben Gorski RHP R-Fr. 6-2 180 R/R Chatham, N.J./Chatham (Case Western) College World Series ............................. 1950 38 Aaron Winkler RHP Gr. 6-0 195 R/R Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane (Richmond) NCAA Tournaments (Last) .............. 15 (2007) 40 Ryder Tallent LHP R-So. 6-2 210 R/L Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial (Mercer County CC) Conf. Regular Season Titles (Last).. 14 (2007) Conference Championships (Last) ... 9 (2007) 41 Harry Rutkowski LHP R-Jr. 6-2 230 R/L Fords, N.J./Woodbridge 43 Jayson Hoopes RHP R-Fr. 6-3 205 R/R Northfield, N.J./St. Augustine Prep (Virginia) VENUE 44 Ben Wereski LHP Gr. 6-2 210 L/L Buffalo, N.Y./Orchard Park (Columbia) Facility ...................................... Bainton Field 45 Brian Fitzpatrick LHP R-Fr. 6-7 230 S/L Port Jefferson, N.Y./St. Anthony’s at Class of 1953 Gruninger Baseball Complex Location ................................ Piscataway, N.J. 47 Cameron Love INF Fr. 6-0 180 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s Boys Opened ................................................. 2007 Capacity................................................ 1,500 Staff Playing Surface ................................ FieldTurf Head Coach: #30 Steve Owens (Second season) Sport Administrators: Ryan Pisarri, Lisa Tirrell Dimensions ..............LF-329, LC-370, CF-392, #15 Brendan Monaghan Jimmy Gill ..............................................RC-370, RF-324 Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Communications: Indoor Facility ..... Fred Hill Training Complex Hitting Coach: #36 Kyle Pettoruto Athletic Trainer: Ryan Pelle Assistant Coach: #37 Branden Cogswell Equipment Manager: John Reardon Director of Baseball Operations: Peter Barron Academic Advisor: Bill Bailey 2 3 ALL-AMERICANS ALL-AMERICANS 28 PLAYERS • 54 HONORS DOUG ALONGI BOBBY BROWNLIE DARREN FENSTER (Listed in alphabetical order) 1993 ABCA Third Team 2000 Louisville Slugger Freshman 1999 Rawlings/ABCA Third Team 2000 Collegiate Baseball Second Team 2000 NCBWA First Team Doug Alongi 1993 ............................................. ABCA Third Team Alongi was one of two All-Americans 2000 Baseball America Freshman 2000 Sporting News First Team Pat Biserta 2010 ............................................. ABCA Third Team on the 1993 squad, which was one of 2000 Rawlings/ABCA first Team Bobby Brownlie 2000 ............................ Louisville Slugger Freshman Rutgers’ finest. He helped lead RU to a One of college baseball’s biggest sur- 2000 Baseball America Second Team 2000 .................... Collegiate Baseball Second Team school record in wins (38) at the time prises in 2000, Bobby Brownlie arrived while finishing with a .371 batting aver- 2000 Collegiate Baseball Second Team 2000 ............................ Baseball America Freshman on the scene and emerged as one of the 2000 Baseball Weekly Second Team Mike Carter 2014 ............................ Louisville Slugger Freshman age, nine home runs, 39 stolen bases and top young players in the nation.