Softball Opens Home Slate With Rutgers Tournament This Weekend
Mar 16 | Softball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – After 27 games on the road, the Rutgers softball team is back home. The Scarlet Knights welcome Holy Cross, Iona UMass-Lowell and Saint Peter's to the Rutgers Softball Complex for the Rutgers Softball Tournament on March 17-19.
It will be the final nonconference tournament weekend for the Scarlet Knights before heading into Big Ten play starting next weekend at Illinois.
| TOURNAMENT INFO |
| Tournament: | Rutgers Softball Tournament Rutgers Softball Stadium | Piscataway, N.J. |
| Admission: | Free |
| Parking: | Free with registration | Click to register vehicle |
| Game Notes: | Rutgers | Holy Cross | Iona | UMass-Lowell | Saint Peter's |
| Statistics: | Rutgers | Holy Cross | Iona | UMass-Lowell | Saint Peter's | Big Ten |
| Live Stats & Video: |
Friday, March 17
9:00 a.m. - Saint Peter's vs. UMass-Lowell - Stats | Video
11:15 a.m. - UMass-Lowell vs. Iona - Stats | Video 1:30 p.m. - Rutgers vs. Saint Peter's - Stats | Video 3:45 p.m. - Rutgers vs. Iona - Stats | Video Saturday March 18 9:00 a.m. - Iona vs. UMass-Lowell - Stats | Video 11:15 a.m. - UMass-Lowell vs. Saint Peter's - Stats | Video 1:30 p.m. - Rutgers vs. Iona - Stats | Video 3:45 p.m. - Rutgers vs. Saint Peter's - Stats | Video Sunday, March 19 11:15 a.m. - Iona vs. Holy Cross - Stats | Video 1:30 p.m. - Rutgers vs. UMass-Lowell - Stats | Video 3:45 p.m. - Rutgers vs. Holy Cross - Stats | Video |
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| ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS |
- The Scarlet Knights enters the 2023 Rutgers Tournament at 17-10 overall. Rutgers opened the season with eight-straight victories marking the best start for the program since 1980. Last week, RU got its first taste of top 25 action taking on No. 8/10 Florida, No. 24 Louisiana and a UCF squad receiving votes in the polls.
- At the plate, Rutgers is led by Kyleigh Sand who is hitting .432 with 38 hits, 31 runs and 10 RBIs. Last weekend, Sand's on-base streak was halted to 58 games, one game shy of tying the Big Ten record.
- Also leading the bats is Ryann Orange batting .347 with a team-leading four home runs and team second-best 18 RBIs. Morgan Smith is hitting .312 with three home runs and a team-leading six doubles and 22 RBIs.
- Inside the circle, Raimy Gamsby is holding down a 1.89 ERA with 5-3 record in her 13 appearances with a team-leading 42 strikeouts. Ashley Hitchcock is 6-0 with 2.57 ERA and 22 batters faned, while Jaden Vickers comes into the weekend at 4-4 with a 2.46 ERA and 38 strikeouts.
- The Scarlet Knights opened 2023 sweeping the NorCal Kickoff with a 5-0 record and followed with a 3-2 weekend at the Mardi Gras Classic. With a 7-1 win over Mississippi Valley State, the Scarlet Knights won its first eight-straight games marking the best start for the program since 1980. More recently, RU went 4-1 at both the Low Country Classic in Charleston, South Carolina and Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas.
- Most recently, RU took on its first top 25 opponents of the season in No. 8/10 Florida and No. 24 Louisiana at the Bubly Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. and also took on UCF, a squad receiving votes in the polls.
- In national stats this week, as a team the Scarlet Knights are in the top 50 in double plays per game doubles, fielding percentage, stolen bases per game, total stolen bases and triples per game. Individually, Kyleigh Sand is eighth in hits, fourth in stolen bases and the eighth toughest batter to strike out.
- Among the Big Ten, Rutgers leads its conference peers in batting average (.326), runs (132), triples (8), RBIs (121), on-base percentage (.404), stolen bases (44) and fielding percentage (.980). Sand is first in runs scored (32) and stolen bases (22), second in batting average (.429) and hits (39) , and fourth in on-base percentage (.495). Morgan Smith is fourth in sac flies (3), fifth in RBIs and seventh in walks (21) and stolen bases (7).
| ABOUT UMASS-LOWELL |
2023 Record: 6-9-1
All-Time Series: Rutgers Leads 2-0 (Last Meeting: W, 2-1 - March 18, 2016)
River Hawks to Watch:
Batting
- Morgan Fisher - .391 BA, 5 runs, 18 hits, 5 doubles, 12 RBIS
- Cayla Tulley - .380 BA, 8 runs, 19 hits, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 17 RBIs
- Mya Case - .265 BA, 11 runs, 13 hits, 4 doubles, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs
- Ryley White - 2-1 - W-L, 1.46 ERA, 2 CG, 33.2 IP, 44 Ks
- Kaylie See - 1-4 - Wl-L, 3.32 ERA, 1 CG, 19.0 IP, 12 Ks
| ABOUT IONA |
2023 Record: 4-11-1
All-Time Series: Rutgers Leads 8-0 (Last Meeting: April 29, 2015)
Gaels to Watch:
Batting
- Jessica Chilcott - .324 BA, 6 runs, 11 hits, 6 doubles, 5 RBIs
- Jamie Sheeran - .304 BA, 6 runs, 14 hits, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs
- Kaylin Flukey - .302 BA, 2 runs 13 Hits, 1 double, 4 RBIs
- Alyssa DeJianne - 1-2 W-L, 4.10 ERA, 2 CG, 27.1 IP, 21 K
- Samantha Rieb - 1-4 W-L, 4.15 ERA, 30.1 IP, 15 Ks
| ABOUT HOLY CROSS |
Head Coach: Kimberly Stiles (Pitt '07) - 301-273 overall (13th season)/26-41 at Holy Cross (2nd season)
2023 Record: 5-12
All-Time Series: Rutgers Leads 1-0 (Last Meeting: W, 8-0 (6) - March 19, 2022 - Piscataway, N.J. - Rutgers Tournament)
Crusaders to Watch:
Batting
- Anna Brait - .365 BA, 8 runs, 19 hits, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 10 RBIs
- Ali Sniegocki - .315 BA, 7 runs, 17 hits, 4 doubles, 1 HR, 4 RBIs
- Kari Jacobson - .297 BA, 9 runs, 11 hits, 1 triple
Pitching
- Megan Yurchick - 4-6 - W-L, 4.17 ERA, 3 CG, 52.0 IP, 22 Ks
- Sophia Roncone - 1-5 - W-L, 5.16 ERA, 1 CG, 1 save, 40.2 IP, 38 Ks
| ABOUT SAINT PETER'S |
Head Coach: Chris Stelma (Rhode Island '06) - 62-196 overall (7th season)/ 62-196 at Saint Peter's (7th season)
2022 Record: 12-3
All-Time Series: First meeting
Peahens to Watch:
Batting
- Jess Forte - .444 BA, 12 runs, 16 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HRs, 10 RBIS
- Cara McNulty - .416 BA, 8 runs, 17 hits, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBIs
- Dakota Pitts - .393 BA, 12 runs, 11 hits, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 10 RBIs
Pitching
- Syndey Palmer - 1-0 - W-L, 1.19 ERA, 1 CG, 17.2 IP, 9 Ks
- Sydney Senerchia - 2-1 - W-L, 2.52 ERA, 1 CG, 25.0 IP, 17 Ks
| BUBLY INVITATIONAL NOTES |
- Rutgers took on its first top 25 opponents of the year at the Bubly Invite hosted by Florida with the Scarlet Knights meeting No. 24 Louisiana and the host No 8/10 Gators.
- Leilani Chavez batted .333 (4-for-12) with an RBI while Ryann Orange and Katie Wingert both hit .214 (3-for-14) on the weekend. Orange added two runs, while Wingert posted a run and RBI.
- Payton Lincavage captured RU's 13 home run of the season, her second of the season and 11th of her career in a 6-3 win over Mercer to open tournament action on Friday.
- Kyleigh Sand had her on-base streak halting at 58 games in a 3-0 set back to the Ragin' Cajuns on Saturday afternoon, one game shy of tying the Big Ten record of 59 set by Adrienne Monka of Northwestern in 2011-12. Sand last failed to reach on back on March 6, 2022 against Notre Dame in a 4-3 nine-inning loss.
- Sand moved into a tie for sixth on the career stolen base list with 45 steals. She needs seven more to move into a tie for fourth alongside All-American Carla Camino (1990-93) and ten more to tie Loren Williams (2013-14) for third.
- Inside the circle, Georgia Ingle threw 7.1 innings allowing just three hits and one run in her two appearances. In the first meeting with No. 24 Louisiana, Ingle provided 3.1 innings of scoreless relief giving up only one hit in the 3-0 setback.
- With four strikeouts in relief in the 3-2 loss to Mercer, Jaden Vickers picked up her 300th career strikeout. Vickers is currently sixth on the all-time strikeout leaders list.
| JEANNINE MCHANEY CLASSIC NOTES |
- Rutgers went 4-1 in Lubbock, Texas to improve to 16-4 on the year.
- Kyleigh Sand hit .600 (9-for-15) with 10 runs and three RBIs while continuing her on-base streak to 56 consecutive games. Sand also had three stolen bases to move into sixth all-time in stolen bases with 43. Additionally, her 21 stolen bases on the season put her into eighth on the single-season leaders list.
- Ryann Orange batted .500 (7-for-14) with four runs and four RBIs. The junior had the walk-off RBI single to help lift RU to a 3-2 win over Seton Hall in the finale.
- Taylor Fawcett was .467 (7-for-15) at the plate including three doubles and two home runs. Fawcett led the Scarlet Knights with 10 RBIs to go along with four runs scored.
- Inside the circle, Raimy Gamsby made three starts with 1-0 record. She threw 11.1 innings giving up four runs on 12 hits with seven strikeouts. She held down a 2.47 ERA on the weekend.
- Morgan Smith, meanwhile, made two appearances and earned the extra-innings win over Seton Hall. She tossed 8.1 innings, including six shutouts innings in the second game with Texas Tech. She allowed six hits and three earned runs while fanning eight. At the plate, Smith hit .313 (5-for-16) with four runs and three RBIs.
- Rutgers opened the weekend with a 12-4 run-rule victory in its first game with North Dakota. Rutgers jumped out toa 7-0 lead in the first inning marking the most runs in an inning this season. Katie Wingert drove in four runs and captured a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth to lead the Scarlet Knights. It was Wingert's 25th career home run and fourth walk-off of her carer. Taylor Fawcett had a solo home run and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Morgan Smith was 3-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI adding her team-leading sixth double of the year. Ashley Hitchcock improved to 5-0 throwing three innings with three strikeouts. Georgia Ingle pitched two innings of relief allowing no hits with one strikeout.
- The Scarlet Knights followed with an 8-4 win over host Texas Tech. Raimy Gamsby got the start throwing the game's first 1.1 innings before Jaden Vickers entered the circle. Vickers upped her mark to 4-1 on the year catching six Red Raiders at the plate on strikes. Six different Scarlet Knights captured hits in the win with Taylor Fawcett delivering a three-run double.
- Rutgers took an 11-1 run-rule victory over North Dakota to open up day two. Rutgers captured 11 hits including home runs from the bats of Taylor Fawcett and Lauren Punk. It was the fourth time this season RU hit two home runs in a game. Fawcett posted a career-high four RBIs thanks in part to a three-run home going 2-for-3. Payton Lincavage was 3-for-3 in the opener with two runs and two RBIs. Raimy Gamsby got the victory to up her record to 5-1 on the season. She sent down five on strikes and allowed only one hit throwing the first three innings of the game. Ryann Orange threw the final two innings with one hit and a pair of strikeouts.
- RU dropped the second game with Texas Tech 6-5 as the Red Raiders came back to score six runs on seven hits to top the Scarlet Knights. Kyleigh Sand was 2-for-2 scoring three of RU's five runs. Ryann Orange was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Morgan Smith pitched 6.1 innings striking out six along the way. Jaden Vickers took the loss dropping to 4-2 on the year.
- Rutgers concluded the tournament and returned to the win column with a 3-2 win in eight innings over Seton Hall. Ryann Orange hit 2-for-4 on the day scoring Kyleigh Sand for the game-winning run. Sand continued her on-base streak to 56 games with a hit in the eighth inning. Morgan Smith picked up the victory to go to 2-1 inside the circle. She threw the final two innings giving up 0 hits while striking out five Pirates. At the plate, she hit her second home run of the season. Katie Wingert and Taylor Fawcett each had doubles. Wingert is currently tied for the team lead in the category along with Smith.
| LOW COUNTRY CLASSIC NOTES |
- Kyleigh Sand moved into a tie for seventh in stolen bases at Rutgers with 40 career stolen bags. She needs three more to tie Amanda Shaw (2006-09) for sixth and five more to tie Quyen Tran (1997-00) for fifth on the list.
- Additionally, Sand's on-base streak extended to 51 straight games.
- On the weekend, Ryann Orange hit .563 (9-of-16) including three home runs, two doubles and a triple. The rookie Scarlet Knight logged seven runs, seven RBIs and a 1.375 slugging percentage.
- Raimy Gamsby led the pitching corps this weekend going 2-1 allowing no earned runs and 10 hits over 16.0 innings inside the circle.
- The 10-1 victory in six innings in the opening game marked the first game of the season with two Scarlet Knight dingers. Ryann Orange posted her second of the year, while Morgan Smith's was her first in a Scarlet Knight uniform and the third of her career. Both Morgan and Orange registered their fourth multiple RBI contest of 2023.
- Rutgers picked up its third shutout of the year in a 3-0 win over host College of Charleston in game two. Rutgers also picked up an 8-0 victory over Utah Valley and a 2-0 win at Sacramento State during opening weekend. Raimy Gamsby tied her career mark with seven strikeouts. She also threw for seven Ks in three innings in the 16-1 victory over Mississippi Valley State last weekend. Kyleigh Sand's hit streak, meanwhile, ended at 19 games.
- Ryann Orange and Katie Wingert smacked back-to-back home runs in their second win over the College of Charleston, a 9-4 victory. It was the first back-to-back dingers since Katie Wingert and former Scarlet Knights Anyssa Iliopoulos and Kiana Workman hit a trio in order back on February 10, 2020, in an 8-3 season-opening win over Army. It was the second time this season RU has hit two home runs in a game.
- Katie Wingert collected career home run number 24 and needs two more to move into a tie with Anyssa Iliopoulos for fourth on the Rutgers all-time leaders list.
- Rutgers collected three double plays against the Cougars tying for the most in a game in records dating back to 2004. The Scarlet Knight also turned a trio of double plays against Florida Atlantic on March 14, 2018, in a 5-4 win in 15 innings.
- With her stolen base, Kyleigh Sand moved into eighth all-time at Rutgers with 39 career stolen bags. She needs one more to move into a tie for seventh with Brittney Lindley (2009-10) and four more to tie for sixth along with Amanda Shaw (2006-09).
- Sand's on-base streak has reached 50 straight games.
| MARDI GRAS CLASSIC NOTES |
- Rutgers moved to 8-0 for the first time since 1980 after opening the Mardi Gras Classic with an 8-1 win over Missouri State and a 16-1 run-rule win and 7-1 victory against Mississippi State. The Scarlet Knights, however, fell in their final two games of the weekend with a 4-1 loss and 4-0 setback to host South Alabama.
- Ashley Hitchcock, Morgan Smith and Kyleigh Sand were all named to the Mardi Gras Classic All-Tournament Team.
- Hitchcock made two appearances inside the circle picking up wins over Missouri State and Mississippi Valley State totaling 11 strikeouts. Against the Bears, she threw four innings allowing four hits and one run. The right-hander gave up no hits, no runs and registered a season-high six strikeouts against the Devilettes.
- Smith batted .357 (5-for-14) with four doubles along with five runs and five RBIs. She also struck out three in her lone appearance inside the circle in the first game with South Alabama.
- Sand hit .500 (8-for-16) with six runs scored and two RBIs. She also notched her first triple of the season against South Alabama. Altogether she posted seven stolen bases to crack the Rutgers top 10 list and was responsible for 11 putouts.
- Payton Lincavage moved up into sole possession of seventh place in career triples with seven total to her name after her second three-base hit against Missouri State.
| NORCAL KICKOFF NOTES |
- Payton Lincavage moved into a tie for seventh on the all-time Rutgers career triples list in the season-opening 8-0 win over Utah Valley. She is tied along with Sarah Kalka (2006-09) as she upped her career count to six. She needs two more to move into a tie for sixth along with Rebecca Hall (2015-18).
- The Scarlet Knights took home its first season-opening victory since 2012 in an 8-0 win over Utah Valley.
- Rutgers totaled six doubles in the victory over Utah Valley tying for the most in a game dating back to records since 2004. The Scarlet Knights also had six two-base hits last season against UMES (3/17/2022) as well as Brown (3/5/2011) and UC Santa Barbara (2/28/2015).
- Kyleigh Sand's four stolen bases in an 8-2 victory over Santa Clara were the most by a Scarlet Knight in records dating back to 2004. Sand's four thefts were the most since fellow teammate Taylor Lane's three against Texas A&M Corpus Christi back on March 1, 2020.
- Payton Lincavage totaled five RBIs in an 8-5 win against Seattle becoming the third Scarlet Knight on the current roster to post five RBIs in a game. Kayla Bock captured five against George Washington (3/6/22) and Katie Wingert punched in five against Morgan State (3/16/19).
- Raimy Gamsby made her collegiate debut inside the circle last weekend with two starts tossing 7.2 innings with no earned runs, eight strikeouts and a victory over Sacramento State. She allowed only five hits in facing 31 batters. The right-hander made her first Scarlet Knight appearance in RU's 8-2 win over Santa Clara – the second contest of opening day. She threw 2.1 innings giving up no earned runs and three hits while striking out three Broncos. She followed up with 5.1 innings of work in getting the win over Sacramento State giving up only two hits, fanning five and racking up 58 strikes on 89 pitches.
| B1G ROOKIE OF THE WEEK |
- Rutgers softball picked up its third consecutive Big Ten weekly award with Ryann Orange bringing home Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors following the Scarlet Knights' 4-1 weekend at the Low Country Classic on Feb. 27.
- Orange hit .563 (9-of-16) including three home runs, two doubles and a triple while logging seven runs and seven RBIs and holding down a 1.375 slugging percentage. She had 3-for-3 performances in a 10-1 win over Robert Morris and 9-4 victory over the College of Charleston.
- The freshman opened tournament action going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and stolen base in a 10-1 run six-inning victory over Robert Morris. She followed with an RBI hit giving RU's its third and final run in a shutout over host College of Charleston.
- On day two, Orange opened 1-for-3 with her first career triple leading the rookie to score and knot the game at 1-1 in the second inning before falling 2-1 in extra innings. In the nightcap, Orange was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a home run, two RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base in the 9-4 win over the College of Charleston. Orange helped Rutgers pound out six hits, including back-to-back home runs, for a 4-0 lead on the Cougars by the end of its first at-bat. Orange had a two-run shot followed by a home run by teammate Katie Wingert giving RU back-to-back home runs for the first time since the 2020 season opener. The Scarlet Knight rookie also had the start inside the circle.
- On the final day, Orange tallied her third home run of the tournament and fourth of the season in a 7-2 win over Syracuse giving her second-straight game with multiple RBIs thanks to her two-run shot.
| B1G PLAYER OF THE WEEK - PART 2 |
- Rutgers' Kyleigh Sand earned her second consecutive Big Ten Player of the Week award it was announced on Feb. 20 by the league office.
- The Scarlet Knight shortstop hit .500 (8-for-16) with six runs scored and two RBIs and was named to the Mardi Gras Classic All-Tournament team in RU's 3-2 week.
- She cracked the Rutgers all-time stolen bases leaders list and extended her hit streak to 18 games.
- Sand helped RU an 8-1 win over Missouri State giving the Scarlet Knights its best start since 1980 behind two runs and a stolen base that landed her on the all-time list at Rutgers.
- The junior then added another pair of runs in a 16-1 run-rule win over Mississippi Valley State.
- On day two action, Sand was 2-for-4 in the second game against Devilettes with an RBI and three stolen bases, including one at home plate, in a 7-1 victory extending RU's win streak to eight straight. She was then 2-for-3 with a stolen base in a 4-1 setback to host South Alabama.
- Sand closed the weekend 2-for-4 at the plate with her first triple of the year in a 4-0 loss to South Alabama.
- Altogether she posted seven stolen bases to move into ninth on the all-time list at Rutgers. With 37 stolen bases in her two seasons with RU, Sand needs only one more to move into a tie for seventh with Laurie McMahon (1988-91) and three more to tie for sixth with Brittney Lindley (2009-12).
- While on the field at short she was responsible for 11 putouts.
- On the season, Sand is batting .559 with 19 hits and 14 runs, five RBIs with 14 stolen bases. She leads the league in batting average, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits and stolen bases. Nationally, she is second in stolen bases, third in hits and 12th in runs per game.
- This marks Sand's second weekly honor from the conference this season and third of her career becoming RU's first three-time Big Ten weekly award winner since joining the league in 2014-15
| B1G PLAYER OF THE WEEK - PART 1 |
- Junior shortstop Kyleigh Sand was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, it was announced on Feb. 13. Sand hit .611 (11-for-18) with eight runs, 3 RBIs and seven stolen bases as Rutgers was the only squad in the Big Ten with an unblemished record out of the season-opening weekend.
- The Scarlet Knight kicked off the season going 2-for-4 with two runs in an 8-0 victory over Utah Valley on Friday. She followed hitting 3-for-3, two runs, an RBI and four stolen bases in an 8-2 win against Santa Clara. Sand's four stolen bases were the most by a Scarlet Knight in records dating back to 2004.
- On Saturday, Sand continued with a 3-of-4 performance with a double in an 8-5 win versus Seattle adding a run and an RBI and two more stolen bases. The Scarlet Knights junior was then 1-for-4 tacking on a run, RBI and another stolen base in a 5-1 victory over host UC Davis giving Rutgers its best season-opening record in 30 years.
- Sand led Rutgers to the NorCal Kickoff sweep on Sunday going 2-for-3 with a run scored over host Sacramento State. The shortstop broke a scoreless stalemate in the top of the sixth in a 2-1 win.
- The RU shortstop is on a 13-game hitting streak dating back to last season and has reached base safely in 41 consecutive games. Sand is also one stolen base away from cracking the Rutgers Top 10 in the category with 30 early in her second season with the Scarlet Knights.
- The award marks Sand's second Big Ten Player of the Week accolade. She also earned the honor last season following RU's 5-1 record in their first home weekend of the season hitting .619 (13-for-21) with 10 runs and eight RBIs and perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases.
| ALL-TIME RUTGERS LEADERS WATCH LISTS |
| All-Time Home Runs | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Bates (2012-15) | 40 |
| 2. | Brittney Lindley (2009-12) | 34 |
| 3. | Rebecca Hall (2015-18) | 30 |
| 4. | Anyssa Iliopoulos (2017-21) | 26 |
| 5. | Katie Wingert (2019-present) | 25 |
| 6. | Sierra Maddox (2015-18) | 23 |
| 7. | Sarah Kalka (2006-09) | 21 |
| 8. | Nikki Childress (2003-04) | 20 |
| 9. | Jenny Card (2002-05) | 19 |
| 10. | Chandler Howard (2012-15) | 18 |
| All-Time Triples | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juliette Brooks (1996-99) | 22 |
| 2. | Michelle Nikolayew (1993-96) | 19 |
| 3. | Carla Camino (1990-93) | 16 |
| 4. | Renee Clark (1984-87) | 14 |
| 5. | Laurie McMahon (1988-91) | 14 |
| 6. | Rebecca Hall (2015-18) | 9 |
| 7. | Payton Lincavage (2020-present) | 7 |
| 8. | Sarah Kalka (2006-09) | 6 |
| 9t. | Amanda Shaw (2006-09) | 5 |
| 9t. | Stephanie Huang (2013-16) | 5 |
| All-Time Strikeouts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alyssa Landrith (2013-15) | 642 |
| 2. | Leah Black (2000-04) | 518 |
| 3. | Kelly Gallagher (1985-88) | 433 |
| 4. | Nikki Ambruso (1989-92) | 392 |
| 5. | Nicole Lindley (2007-10) | 361 |
| 6. | Jaden Vickers (2020 - present) | 305 |
| 7. | Ashley Hitchcock (2020 - present) | 291 |
| 8. | Chrissy Yard (2006-09) | 248 |
| 9. | Dresden Maddox (2013-16) | 241 |
| 10. | Sharon Martin (1980-83) | 204 |
| All-Time Stolen Bases | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karen Pelkey (1995-99) | 105 |
| 2. | Brittney Neer (2001-04) | 93 |
| 3. | Loren Williams (2013-14) | 55 |
| 4. | Carla Camino (1990-93) | 52 |
| 5. | Quyen Tran (1997-2000) | 45 |
| Kyleigh Sand (2022-present) | 45 | |
| 6. | Amanda Shaw (2006-09) | 43 |
| 8. | Brittney Lindley (2009-12) | 40 |
| 9. | Laurie McMahon (1988-91) | 38 |
| 10. | Lindsey Curran (2009-12) | 32 |
| UP NEXT |
Rutgers opens Big Ten action next weekend. The Scarlet Knights travel to Illinois and host field of the 2023 Big Ten Tournament.
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