PISCATAWAY, N.J. – As part of the First Pitch Dinner, Rutgers baseball head coach Steve Owens presented several awards to commemorate the 2021 season. The event, hosted by The Rutgers Club, featured remarks from director of intercollegiate athletics Pat Hobbs and Owens, while alumni Todd Frazier and Patrick Kivlehan took part in a Q&A talking about their time at Rutgers, in the major leagues and most recently at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Scarlet Knights open the 2022 season Feb. 18 at Houston Baptist. All three games in the series will stream on ESPN+.
 

2021 AWARDS

Ron Kish Academic Excellence Award: Kyle Muller & Sam Owens


Most Valuable Position Player: Chris Brito


Most Valuable Pitcher: Ben Wereski


Knight Award for Outstanding Service: BJ Merriam


Ron and Pat Bainton Game Changer Award: Jason Newcomb


Fred Hill Award: Harry Rutkowski

 

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Playing a 44-game schedule all within the Big Ten in 2021 amidst a pandemic, the Scarlet Knights earned their best placement (eighth) and winning percentage (.477) in Big Ten play since joining the conference. That included winning six series, a 7-5 mark against NCAA Regional qualifiers and at least one victory over each team in the league. In addition, RU led the conference in road wins (13).
 
The campaign was highlighted by a five-game winning streak over ranked Michigan and Nebraska, all on the road. Rutgers was the only team in the Big Ten to win a series over league champion Nebraska. Through 24 games, a standard Big Ten season, RU set Big Ten team season records in wins (12), runs (141), homers (35), total bases (356), slugging percentage (.430), on-base percentage (.353), strikeouts recorded (196), least walks allowed (72), batting average against (.254) and saves (7). Click here for full 2021 review.
 

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