PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Freshman Victor Valderrama of the Rutgers baseball team appeared on SportsCenter "Top Plays" Tuesday evening. The centerfielder ranged to deep left-center to steal away a homer from Villanova at Bainton Field, which kept a 2-1 lead at the time. The play earned the sixth position.

Here is the clip as shown on ESPN:


And here is the full video from BTN Plus:

ROBBERY! Valderrama leaps over the wall in left-center to steal away a Villanova homer & keep the lead.

Add that one to the highlight reel!

B5 | Rutgers 2, Villanova 1 pic.twitter.com/yHAAdfquhM

— Rutgers Baseball (@RutgersBaseball) May 7, 2019

Valderrama also threw out a runner at home in the game:

Valderrama saves the lead again! This time the freshman fires a strike home to cut down the runner trying to score.

T7 | Rutgers 2, Villanova 1 pic.twitter.com/k3vqhodMEe

— Rutgers Baseball (@RutgersBaseball) May 7, 2019

From Miami, Valderrama has started 36 games in the outfield this season, including 17 in centerfield. He has an active 22-game on-base streak as well.

The Scarlet Knights are back in action Friday at home versus Northwestern. The game is set to start at 2 p.m.

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