Rutgers Career Home Run Record (46)
Rutgers Career RBI Record (200)
Rutgers single-season RBI record (74) set in 2022
First player in program history with three straight seasons of 10+ home runs
229 Career Hits
2023 All-Big Ten Second Team
2022 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2022 All-Big Ten Third Team
2022 All-ECAC Team
2022 ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region Second Team
2022 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
2021 All-Big Ten Third Team
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 15, 2021)
2023 (Senior)
- All-Big Ten Second Team
- Set program record for career home runs (5/7 vs. Penn State)
- Set program record for career RBI (5/13 vs. Illinois)
Ended Rutgers career on 15-game hitting streak ... 2-for-9 with three runs scored and a walk in Big Ten Tournament (5/24-25) ... Went 5-for-14 in series at Minnesota, homering in the finale, scoring twice and driving in five runs on the weekend (5/18-20) ... Was 7-for-10 on senior weekend against Illinois, setting program record for career RBIs and homering in the series finale at Shoretown Ballpark. Drove in five runs and scored another three on the weekend (5/12-14) ... Hit a pair of historic home runs in series sweep over Penn State, tying program record for career home runs with grand slam on Friday night and setting record with solo shot on Sunday. Finished the weekend 4-for-11 with six RBIs, five runs scored and three extra-base hits (5/5-7) ... 2-for-4 with a run scored in win over Princeton (5/3) ... 3-for-12 with a double and three RBIs in series at Purdue (4/28-30) ... Went 7-for-12 in sweep at Northwestern, scoring five runs and driving in another six ... collected his 200th career hit with RBI double in game one before hitting two home runs later in the same game ... was 3-for-4 with three doubles and three runs scored in Saturday win (4/21/23) ... 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs and a double in win at Monmouth (4/18) ... 3-for-10 against Michigan, including a first-inning grand slam in game two of series, also scored five runs in the series (4/14-16) ... Recorded 1 hit and 3 runs in series against Michigan State (3/31-4/2) ... Was 2-for-3 with a home run a home run and four RBIs in win over Seton Hall (4/11) ... Had hits in all three games at UConn, going 5-for-10 on the weekend and scoring a pair of runs (3/24-26) ... 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs in win over Lafayette (3/22) ... Hit a solo home run in rubber game against Mercer to help RU win series ... was 3-for-4 with 4 runs scored and a pair of walks in series opener (3/17-19) ... went 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer and 2-run single in series finale win at Georgia Southern, picking up three hits, 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs in series (3/10-11) ... 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a game-tying 2-run home run in the ninth inning in series finale at UNC Greensboro (3/5) ... hit first home run of the season against Boston College (2/26).
2022 (Junior)
- Set Rutgers single-season RBI record (74)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team
- All-Big Ten Third Team
- All-ECAC Team
- ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region Second Team
- Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors
List
Went 6-for-14 with 4 runs, 4 RBI, 2B, 4 BB and had at least one hit and one walk in all four games during Big Ten Tournament (5/26-5/29) ... Drove in 4 runs in win over Saint Joseph's (5/17) ... 5-for-8 with 2 RBI, 3 runs, two doubles and home run in series against Bowling Green (5/13-5/14) ... 5-for-12 with 4 runs, 8 RBI and three home runs in series against Maryland (5/8-5/9) ... 5-for-14 with a pair of home runs at Ohio State (4/29-5/1) ... 4-for-6 with 2 runs, 4 RBI against Iona (4/19) ... 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles against Penn (4/13) ... Hit a first inning grand slam in win over Lafayette, finished game 1-for-1 with two walks and 2 runs scored (4/12) ... Blasted two home runs and set a career-high with six RBI in series final at Nebraska. Had five hits, 4 runs scored, six RBI and two doubles in the series (4/8-4/10) ... 1-for-1 with an RBI and run scored in Monmouth win (4/5) ... Was 4-for-9 in Minnesota series, scoring 2 runs, driving in another 6 and adding two doubled (4/1-4/2) ... 2-for-5 with a home run, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored against Saint Peter's (3/30) ... 2-for-3 with home run and 2 runs scored against NJIT (3/29) ... Went 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch and turned a double-play on defense in win at Rider (3/22) ... Scored 7 and drove in 5 runs in series at Hawaii ... Walked twice, singled and stole a base at Richmond (3/5) ... smashed a two-run homer and walked three times at Saint Joseph's (3/1) ... doubled twice at Coastal Carolina (2/25) ... drove in four runs on three hits with three runs at Houston Baptist (2/19) ... named to the 2022 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (2/17).
2021 (Sophomore)
Started all 44 games at third base ... named to the
All-Big Ten Third Team (5/30) ... ended the season on a 17-game on-base streak after starting on a 15-game streak ... reached base safely in 40-of-44 games ... ranked fourth in the Big Ten and first in the lineup with 43 RBIs ... blasted 10 homers with two grand slams ... registered a .302/.396/.527 slash line ... led the Scarlet Knights with a .923 OPS, 33 runs scored, 89 total bases, a .527 slugging percentage, 23 walks drawn and 203 plate appearances ... hit a team-best 19-for-52 (.365) with runners in scoring position with 21 RBIs with two outs ... had 13 multiple-hit games on 51 hits and nine contests with two or more runs driven in ... stroked eight doubles for 18 extra-base hits overall ... totaled 75 assists and 32 putouts defensively ... crushed a solo homer Illinois (5/29) ... contributed three hits and three RBIs in the win over Michigan State (5/22) ... racked up seven hits and seven RBIs in the series at Penn State (5/14-17) with three multiple-hit games ... collected three hits versus Nebraska (5/9) ... went 2-for-4 with a walk in third win at No. 19 Nebraska (5/2) ... ripped an RBI single and scored twice in the first win over the Cornhuskers (4/30) ... singled twice in win at No. 17 Michigan (4/24) ... drew a bases-loaded walk and singled twice in the win over Iowa (4/18) ... doubled, walked and scored twice in the rubber-game win at Northwestern (4/11) ... drew a walk with bases loaded during the game-winning rally versus Penn State (4/4) ... went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and walk in the rubber-game win at Purdue (3/28) ... ripped a three-run double in game two at Purdue (3/27) ... walked three times in the finale against Ohio State (3/22) ... became the first Scarlet Knight since Jeff Frazier in 2002 to homer in four-straight games by blasting a two-run shot that proved to be the difference in a 2-0 win over the Buckeyes (3/21) ... connected for a solo long ball that put the team ahead in the seventh inning in the home opener versus Ohio State (3/20) ... named to
Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week list (3/15) ... went 9-for-18 in four-game series at Maryland (3/12-14) with nine RBIs, four homers and five runs scored ... posted four RBIs in a 4-for-5 performance in first game of doubleheader with 3-for-4 showing on two homers in nightcap against the Terrapins (3/13) ... went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and RBI single in the win over Minnesota (3/6) ... crushed a solo homer in first at bat of the season against Indiana (3/5).
2020 (Sophomore)
Started all 15 games at first base ... recorded a .422 on-base percentage and a .469 slugging percentage ... led the team with three homers and 12 walks ... also tied for first in the lineup with 11 RBIs ... handled 139 chances defensively without an error ... singled and took a hit by pitch with bases loaded versus Monmouth (3/10) ... drew four walks in the series against Washington State (2/28-3/1) ... walked twice and lifted a sacrifice fly in the home opener versus Wagner (2/25) ... reached base 12-of-16 plate appearances in three-game sweep at North Florida (2/21-23) with eight hits and six RBIs ... hit a go-ahead solo homer in the third game (2/23) ... homered to the opposite field in the series finale at No. 3 Miami (2/16) ... singled and blasted a home run to centerfield on Opening Day versus No. 3 Miami (2/14).
2019 (Freshman)
Started all 43 games played (41 at first base, two at third base) ... led the Scarlet Knights with a .372 on-base percentage ... collected 36 hits, 20 runs scored, 25 walks and 17 RBIs on the season ... tied for second on the team with three homers ... first on the roster being hit by a pitch seven times ... scored a runner from third base with less than two outs 5-of-8 opportunities ... part of 33 double plays defensively ... missed the last seven games of the season due to injury ... boarded the bases on two singles and a walk in win over Rider (5/1) ... reached three times with an RBI single at No. 30 Michigan (4/27) ... had a two-run single in the first game against the Wolverines (4/26) ... laced a solo homer at Columbia (4/23) ... singled and was hit by a pitch versus Hofstra (4/17) ... walked twice in the series finale against Michigan State (4/14) ... doubled twice, walked twice and scored two runs at Lafayette (4/10) ... went 3-for-4 with a walk and a three-run homer in the win at Iowa (4/6) ... scored three times after singling twice and being hit by pitch against Wagner (4/3) ... singled twice with an RBI in the win over Ohio State (3/30) ... crushed first career homer against Indiana State (3/23) ... drew two hit by pitches, doubled, lifted a sacrifice fly and stole a base versus Harvard (3/20) ... singled and walked in the win at Florida Gulf Coast (3/17) ... walked twice and hit a sacrifice fly versus Monmouth (3/13) ... came through with a tying RBI single in the ninth inning and recorded two walks in the win at USC Upstate (3/9) ... walked twice and singled at Old Dominion (3/1) ... doubled and walked versus Chicago State (2/24) ... made collegiate debut with three starts at first base at Miami (2/15-17), collecting a team-high four hits and two RBIs in the series.
Prior to Rutgers: Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Perth Amboy High School … a three-time first team all-conference, all-division and all-area selection … led the county in hits and average as a freshman … a three-time county all-star … played one season of travel baseball for Five Star National.
Personal: Son of Elizabeth and Tilson Brito … father played two seasons in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics … has three siblings, Tilson, Erick and Elinet.
Know Your Knights
Nickname: Brits
One word to describe Coach Owens: Passionate
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Todd Frazier
Best player ever competed against: Ethan Hankins
Major: Criminal Justice
I chose my major because: I like helping people in anyway I can. I feel like criminal justice has jobs out there that do just that.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Locker room
The people I most admire: All of my family members because they drive me everyday to become the better person and athlete I could be.
If I wasn’t playing baseball, I’d be: A bodybuilder.
Favorite professional athlete: LeBron James
Favorite professional sports team: Los Angeles Dodgers
One word to describe myself on the field: Fearless
One word to describe myself off the field: Fun
Few people know that I: Love Chinese food and sushi.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Father
I started playing my sport because: It runs through my family. Ever since I picked up a ball and a bat, I fell in love with the game and never turned back since.
I chose Rutgers because: I wanted to stay close to my family and it was always my dream school. I've always wanted to wear the Block R on my chest.
Favorite cereal: Cocoa Pebbles
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime: Bad Boys 2
The best actor to play me in a movie: Amaury Nolasco
Favorite musician/group: El Alfa
The first song I knew all the words to: "Fireworks" - Katy Perry
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Chess.
Famous people I have met include: Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Yadier Molina, Rafael Furcal
Rituals I have before, during or after a game: Text my parents
Favorite all-time gift received: First-ever glove
Pet I had growing up: Dog named Sasha
My favorite Halloween costume growing up: Red Power Ranger
The place in the world I would most like to visit: Spain
The website I visit most often: MLB.com
My favorite teacher: Mr. Worthley (freshman year, English)
The quote that most resonates with me: “Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage.”
If my life was a book, the title would be: Crazy Life of Brito
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Red.
My spirit animal: Shark
One thing on my bucket list: Sky diving
Phone app you cannot live without: Netflix
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? I would like to thank R Fund donors because without them, my dreams wouldn’t have come true playing at the next level.
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? Rutgers has changed my life in a lot of ways, made me a better person and athlete. And it keeps changing my life everyday I’m at Rutgers.
