Baseball Welcomes Garrett Callaghan
May 24 | Baseball
Graduate transfer earned first team all-conference in 2021
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball and head coach Steve Owens have announced the addition of Garrett Callaghan to the program. A graduate transfer from Ithaca College, the Franklin Park, New Jersey, native will join the Scarlet Knights this fall and be part of the 2022 roster.
"Garrett has been an excellent college player for four years," Owens said. "He will bring an experienced left-handed bat with a proven record of a high batting average. In addition, he has excellent discipline that has led to high on-base percentages and a great walk-to-strikeout ratio. As he has developed and matured, his power numbers have really increased with this past season being his best. We are excited to add him to our team and expect him to be a large contributor for us."
Garrett Callaghan
OF | 6-2 | 215 | L/R
Franklin Park, N.J./Franklin High School/Ithaca College
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because it has one of the best master's programs in the country for finance. I also look forward to staying close to home and being a part of a program clearly on the rise with a great coaching staff."
Career: Played in 95 games with a .363 batting average (102-for-281) … totaled 85 runs, 65 RBIs and 18 stolen bases … walked 63 times compared to 64 strikeouts.
2021 (Senior at Ithaca): Slashed .375/.533/.809 in 29 games … earned First Team All-Liberty League and claimed a spot on the Liberty League Spring Academic Team … ranked second in the conference in homers (9) and walks (27), third in slugging percentage, fourth in on-base percentage and RBIs (34) and runs scored (21) … had 10 games with at least two hits and eight driving in multiple runs … added seven stolen bases … collected six RBIs with two homers in a win over Vassar (4/14) … named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week (3/30) after going 6-for-9 with two home runs, two doubles and eight RBIs in doubleheader at RIT (3/27) … received Liberty League Baseball Offensive Performer of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks (3/22 & 3/29) … went 8-for-13 with five runs scored, four RBIs and two stolen bases in the opening series against Elmira (3/20-21).
2020 (Junior at Ithaca): Started all seven games in pandemic-shortened season and hit .448 with 11 runs scored, six RBIs, four doubles and a home run … tied for third in the conference with five RBIs … earned CoSIDA Academic All-District … went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI versus Allegheny (3/8) … named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week (3/2) after going 5-for-6 against St. Mary's (3/1) with two doubles, one home run and five RBIs … notched a two-hit game against Hampden-Sydney (2/29) along with a double.
2019 (Sophomore at Ithaca): Hit .336 in 35 games … named to the Empire 8 Second Team … totaled 40 hits, 33 runs, 19 RBIs, 10 extra-base hits, 20 walks and six stolen bases … went 3-for-5 with an RBI against St. John Fisher (5/11) in the E8 Tournament … went 4-for-5 with three doubles and an RBI at Houghton (4/18) ... went 4-for-7 with four runs scored in a doubleheader against Utica (3/24) … recorded a three-hit game against Occidental (3/13) with three runs scored.
2018 (Freshman at Ithaca): Hit .333 on the season with 15 hits in 45 at bats with 10 runs scored in 24 games played … collected six RBIs and 12 walks … against Shenandoah in the NCAA Tournament (5/19), went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored … notched a five-game hitting streak from April 26 to May 17 … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in collegiate debut against Virginia Wesleyan (2/25).
High School: Played at Franklin High School … earned All-Skyland Conference honors senior and junior seasons.
Personal: Son of Carol and Steve Callaghan … has a younger sister, Heather … plans to study finance at Rutgers … inducted into Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma in the Ithaca College Business School.
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) and Facebook (/BaseballRU). For additional updates, please download the Scarlet Knights App via the app store or play store.
"Garrett has been an excellent college player for four years," Owens said. "He will bring an experienced left-handed bat with a proven record of a high batting average. In addition, he has excellent discipline that has led to high on-base percentages and a great walk-to-strikeout ratio. As he has developed and matured, his power numbers have really increased with this past season being his best. We are excited to add him to our team and expect him to be a large contributor for us."
Garrett Callaghan
OF | 6-2 | 215 | L/R
Franklin Park, N.J./Franklin High School/Ithaca College
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because it has one of the best master's programs in the country for finance. I also look forward to staying close to home and being a part of a program clearly on the rise with a great coaching staff."
Career: Played in 95 games with a .363 batting average (102-for-281) … totaled 85 runs, 65 RBIs and 18 stolen bases … walked 63 times compared to 64 strikeouts.
2021 (Senior at Ithaca): Slashed .375/.533/.809 in 29 games … earned First Team All-Liberty League and claimed a spot on the Liberty League Spring Academic Team … ranked second in the conference in homers (9) and walks (27), third in slugging percentage, fourth in on-base percentage and RBIs (34) and runs scored (21) … had 10 games with at least two hits and eight driving in multiple runs … added seven stolen bases … collected six RBIs with two homers in a win over Vassar (4/14) … named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week (3/30) after going 6-for-9 with two home runs, two doubles and eight RBIs in doubleheader at RIT (3/27) … received Liberty League Baseball Offensive Performer of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks (3/22 & 3/29) … went 8-for-13 with five runs scored, four RBIs and two stolen bases in the opening series against Elmira (3/20-21).
2020 (Junior at Ithaca): Started all seven games in pandemic-shortened season and hit .448 with 11 runs scored, six RBIs, four doubles and a home run … tied for third in the conference with five RBIs … earned CoSIDA Academic All-District … went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI versus Allegheny (3/8) … named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week (3/2) after going 5-for-6 against St. Mary's (3/1) with two doubles, one home run and five RBIs … notched a two-hit game against Hampden-Sydney (2/29) along with a double.
2019 (Sophomore at Ithaca): Hit .336 in 35 games … named to the Empire 8 Second Team … totaled 40 hits, 33 runs, 19 RBIs, 10 extra-base hits, 20 walks and six stolen bases … went 3-for-5 with an RBI against St. John Fisher (5/11) in the E8 Tournament … went 4-for-5 with three doubles and an RBI at Houghton (4/18) ... went 4-for-7 with four runs scored in a doubleheader against Utica (3/24) … recorded a three-hit game against Occidental (3/13) with three runs scored.
2018 (Freshman at Ithaca): Hit .333 on the season with 15 hits in 45 at bats with 10 runs scored in 24 games played … collected six RBIs and 12 walks … against Shenandoah in the NCAA Tournament (5/19), went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored … notched a five-game hitting streak from April 26 to May 17 … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in collegiate debut against Virginia Wesleyan (2/25).
High School: Played at Franklin High School … earned All-Skyland Conference honors senior and junior seasons.
Personal: Son of Carol and Steve Callaghan … has a younger sister, Heather … plans to study finance at Rutgers … inducted into Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma in the Ithaca College Business School.
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) and Facebook (/BaseballRU). For additional updates, please download the Scarlet Knights App via the app store or play store.
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