Softball Sends Off Seniors with Walk-Off Win

Sunday, May 3

Piscataway, N.J.

12:00 PM

Rutgers University

29-19, 11-12

Wisconsin

21-31, 5-17

Wisconsin

Rutgers

May 03 | Softball

Box Score

May 3, 2015

Final Stats

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (May 3, 2015) -- The Rutgers softball team sent off its seniors in dramatic fashion, as freshman Rebecca Hall (Fairfax, Va.) registered a walk-off home run to give RU a 3-2 win over Wisconsin in its regular season finale at the RU Softball Complex.

Rutgers ends the regular season with an overall record of 29-19 and a Big Ten mark of 11-12. Wisconsin ends its 2015 campaign with a record of 21-31 overall and league mark of 5-17.

Hall led the squad with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate, including the pay-off home run. Senior Jackie Bates (Lincroft, N.J.) also added a two-run homer of her own in the contest.

In the top of the third, Wisconsin's Kelsey Jenkins registered a two-RBI double to give the Badgers the lead.

Although the Scarlet Knight offense got off to a slow start, the momentum would shift in the bottom of the fourth. After senior Chandler Howard (North Wilmington, Del.), Bates found the prime time to notch her 22^nd home run of the year, bringing both runs in to tie the game, 2-2.

Landrith held strong in the circle across the final innings of play, holding the Badgers scoreless for four straight frames. Across that span, she allowed only four hits and stranded four runners on base. She capped off the dominance with a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh, sending the RU offense back to the plate.

On the first pitch in the bottom of the seventh, Hall belted a home run over the left field fence to give the Scarlet Knights a 3-2, walk-off victory in their regular season finale.

Up next, Rutgers makes a trip back to Columbus, Ohio for the 2015 Big Ten Tournament. The championship is set for May 7-9 at Ohio State. RU is one of 12 teams awaiting the seeding for the tournament. For up to date Big Ten standings, click here.

KNIGHT NOTES

Rutgers softball 2015 senior class -- Jackie Bates, Chandler Howard and Alyssa Landrith - played their final home game as Scarlet Knights "On the Banks."
Rutgers 29 wins this year is the most victories for the program since the 2013 season, when the Scarlet Knights notched 30 wins.
As the winningest pitcher in RU history, Alyssa Landrith improved her record to 67 career wins.
Landrith extended her strikeout record to 636 and has now pitched 79 complete games
Jackie Bates registered her 22^nd home run of the year to extend her Rutgers single-season record. It marked the 40^th long ball of her career, which also extended her all-time home run record.
Bates brought her career RBI total to 143, ranking second in the record books. She is two shy of tying the first place spot.
Chandler Howard brought her career hits total to 208, a mark that ranks third in the Rutgers record books.
Becca Hall registered her sixth home run of the year. She has registered at least one hit in 15 of the last 16 games.

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