COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Rutgers baseball is set for the final series of the regular season when it visits Maryland this week at Bob Smith Stadium .

The Scarlet Knights (26-26, 13-14) are looking to secure a spot in the Big Ten Tournament with a strong final week. RU is currently tied for ninth place, with the top 12 making it.

The Terrapins (26-27, 11-16) are also looking to earn a postseason spot, but have work to do as they sit outside the projected field in 14th place.

All three games this weekend will be streamed on Big Ten Plus. Fans can also follow along on X (@RutgersBaseball) for live updates. Live stats will be available here.

Series History
Rutgers is 9-20 all-time against Maryland, including a 7-15 mark in Big Ten play. Last season, the Terrapins took two-of-three from the Scarlet Knights at Bainton Field. Maryland also took two-of-three from RU the last time the team squared off in College Park in 2023.

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.

Mack's Emergence

• True freshman Landon Mack has emerged as one of the top freshmen arms in the country.
• He was recently named Second Team Freshman All-America by Perfect Game and was earlier names Big Ten Pitcher and Freshman of the Week by the conference.
• Mack's 4.30 ERA leads all Big Ten freshmen starters and is 16th in the conference.
• From the Iowa series through the Washington series, Mack posted 17 consecutive scoreless innings. 

Cohen's Consistency

• Trevor Cohen leads the Big Ten with 80 hits overall and 49 hits in conference games. 
• His .454 average in Big Ten games is best in the conference by 85 points, with the next best being teammate Ty Doucette at .369.
• Cohen collected his 200th hit against Illinois last weekend and owns the Rutgers record with 49 hits and counting in Big Ten play.

Hyde The Sparkplug

• The Rutgers offense has caught it stride recently thanks in part to Brennan Hyde's move to the leadoff spot. 
• In his first 10 games since moving to the leadoff spot, Hyde had a hit in all 10 games and a run scored in nine.
• In that stretch, Hyde was 15-for-39 (.385) with three home runs, 10 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
• In Hyde's first 10 games in the leadoff spot, Rutgers was 8-2, batting .331 as a team with a .915 OPS and averaging 11.7 hits and 10.3 runs per game. 

Young Guns

• 59.6 percent of the team's innings on the mound have come from freshmen. This includes the top two arms in Landon Mack (69.0 IP) and Justin Shadek (53.0 IP).
• Additionally, 90.9 percent of the team's innings have come from players who had not pitched for Rutgers prior to this season.

Tough Outs

• Rutgers has the fewest strikeouts in the Big Ten with just 298 this season, 42 fewer than the next-closest Big Ten team.
• The 298 strikeouts are also the third-fewest among Power Four programs. 
• Trevor Cohen (6.0% - second), JT Thompson (7.3% - fifth) and Pablo Santos (7.4% - sixth) are all top six in the Big Ten in strikeout percentage.
• Cohen is the second-toughest player in the Big Ten and 18th-toughest player to strike out in the country. His 6.0 K% is the second-lowest in the Power Four.

Active Streaks

• Ty Doucette and Trevor Cohen are tied for team-best seven-game hitting streaks.
• Trevor Cohen has a hit in 18 straight Big Ten games.
• Cohen and Ty Doucette have both been on base in all 27 Big Ten games.
• Ty Doucette has at least one hit and one run scored in 11 straight Big Ten games.
• Nolan Peel has seven straight relief outings of at least two innings and giving up one or fewer runs.

Rutgers/Collegiate Debuts 

• In total, 27 players have made their Rutgers debuts in 2025
  • INF Jan Avila, RHP/OF Charles Batista, RHP Quinn Berglin, OF Peyton Bonds, LHP Ryan Bradley, INF Yomar Carreras, C Matt Chatelle, RHP Matthew Cruz, RHP Luke Fithian, C Mark Gialluisi, 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, 14 freshmen have made their collegiate debuts this season 
  • RHP/OF Charles Batista, INF Yomar Carreras, RHP Matthew Cruz, RHP Luke Fithian, C Mark Gialluisi, 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