PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball wraps up its homestand this weekend with its final nonconference series of the year against Cal Baptist.

The Scarlet Knights (8-9) won a pair of midweeks at Penn and against Wagner after dropped two-of-three to Iowa in their Big Ten opener last weekend at Bainton Field. 

The Lancers (8-9) make the cross country trip for their first action of the season outside of California. They have won four straight, including a weekend sweep of Air Force and a midweek win over San Francisco.

All three games this weekend will be streamed on B1G+ with Pat Boyle on the call for Friday and Saturday and Jon Gross on Sunday. Fans can also follow along on X (@RutgersBaseball) for live updates. Live stats will be available here.

Series History
This weekend marks the first all-time meeting between Rutgers and Cal Baptist.

The 2025 Scarlet Knights  

• The 2025 roster features a total of 38 players, with 11 returners and 27 newcomers.
• Of the 27 newcomers, 13 are true freshmen, 12 are four-year transfers and 2 are junior college transfers.
• Head Coach Steve Owens enters his sixth season at the helm of the program and has accumulated three consecutive winnings season with RU. 
• Mike McRae joins the program as pitching coach after three years as the head coach at William & Mary, where he posted three straight winning seasons and three straight CAA Tournament berths.

Rutgers/Collegiate Debuts 

• In total, 23 players have made their Rutgers debuts in 2025
  • INF Jan Avila, RHP Quinn Berglin, OF Peyton Bonds, INF Yomar Carreras, C Matt Chatelle, RHP Luke Fithian, RHP Zach Gleason, RHP/INF Connor Grotyohann, LHP Hunter Hoxie, OF Brennan Hyde, LHP Cameron Johnson, RHP Tyler Kane, RHP Jack Kirchner, RHP Landon Mack, RHP Nolan Peel, LHP Preston Prince, RHP Andrew Rondini, RHP Dillon Ryan, RHP Justin Shadek, OF Jack Sweeney, INF JT Thompson, RHP Mike Timberlake and INF Nick Tomasetto
• Additionally, 11 freshmen have made their collegiate debuts this season 
  • INF Yomar Carreras, RHP Luke Fithian, LHP Hunter Hoxie, LHP Cameron Johnson, RHP Jack Kirchner, RHP Landon Mack, RHP Nolan Peel, RHP Andrew Rondini, RHP Justin Shadek, OF Jack Sweeney and INF Nick Tomasetto