Serruto Heading to Rutgers After Being Drafted by Cincinnati Reds
Jun 13 | Baseball
Rutgers signee picked in the 22nd round
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – After being selected in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds last week, Rutgers baseball signee Peter Serruto has decided to enroll to become a Scarlet Knight this fall. A catcher, he was the 649th pick and inked a National Letter of Intent last November.
"Pete is the type of student-athlete we want," head coach Joe Litterio said. "He is a high character kid and understands the value of a Rutgers education. I look forward to having him on campus."
C | 6-2 | 195 | R/R
Short Hills, N.J./Millburn High School
Notes: Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Millburn High School … part of two Group IV state championship teams … hit .366 (32-for-85) as the catcher this past spring with four home runs and 26 RBIs … earned Honorable Mention All-America by Rawlings-Perfect Game and helped lead Millburn to the North 2, Group 4 final … hit .361 with 29 RBIs as a junior to earn first team all-state, all-conference, All-Group IV and All-Essex County … named all-conference as a sophomore … played travel baseball with the NJ .9ers and competed at the Area Code Games in California in 2016 and 2017 … also took part in the East Coast Pro in Florida in 2017 … also a three-year starter at quarterback for Millburn and is leaving as the school's all-time passing yards leader … named all-conference as a junior … a captain of both the baseball and football teams … competed as a wrestler freshman year and picked up all-conference honors … son of Mark and Ellen Serruto … father was the captain of the wrestling team and played baseball at Virginia … has four siblings, Mark, Dana, John and James … John currently plays baseball for Muhlenberg … uncle, Roger Serruto, wrestled at Maryland … cousin, Drew Serruto, played football at Oklahoma … future teammate Harry Rutkowski (28th round) was also drafted by Cincinnati last season and also enrolled at Rutgers.
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"Pete is the type of student-athlete we want," head coach Joe Litterio said. "He is a high character kid and understands the value of a Rutgers education. I look forward to having him on campus."
Peter SerrutoI am blessed to have been given the opportunity to play professional baseball but I have decided it is best for me to attend Rutgers University. Excited to represent JERSEY in the Big 10! ???? @RutgersBaseball pic.twitter.com/IEWXiIdWpK
— Peter Serruto (@pserruto_7) June 13, 2018
C | 6-2 | 195 | R/R
Short Hills, N.J./Millburn High School
Notes: Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Millburn High School … part of two Group IV state championship teams … hit .366 (32-for-85) as the catcher this past spring with four home runs and 26 RBIs … earned Honorable Mention All-America by Rawlings-Perfect Game and helped lead Millburn to the North 2, Group 4 final … hit .361 with 29 RBIs as a junior to earn first team all-state, all-conference, All-Group IV and All-Essex County … named all-conference as a sophomore … played travel baseball with the NJ .9ers and competed at the Area Code Games in California in 2016 and 2017 … also took part in the East Coast Pro in Florida in 2017 … also a three-year starter at quarterback for Millburn and is leaving as the school's all-time passing yards leader … named all-conference as a junior … a captain of both the baseball and football teams … competed as a wrestler freshman year and picked up all-conference honors … son of Mark and Ellen Serruto … father was the captain of the wrestling team and played baseball at Virginia … has four siblings, Mark, Dana, John and James … John currently plays baseball for Muhlenberg … uncle, Roger Serruto, wrestled at Maryland … cousin, Drew Serruto, played football at Oklahoma … future teammate Harry Rutkowski (28th round) was also drafted by Cincinnati last season and also enrolled at Rutgers.
Congrats to #RBaseball signee Peter Serruto (Millburn HS) on being selected in the 22nd round by the @Reds! #MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/jFt0A9Khi6
— Rutgers Baseball (@RutgersBaseball) June 6, 2018
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding baseball, follow the program on Twitter (@RutgersBaseball), Instagram (@rutgersbaseball), Facebook (/BaseballRU) and Snapchat (rutgersbaseball). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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