2021 MLB Signing (Toronto Blue Jays)
2021 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2021 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
2020 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
2020 Team Captain
2019 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2019 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 26, 2018)
2017 MLB Draft Pick (28th Round, Cincinnati Reds)
Career Highs
IP: 8.1, two times
SO: 12, Purdue (4/19/19)
Career: Ranks tied for third in program history with 44 career starts, third with 221 strikeouts and 10
th with 249.2 innings pitched ... made 30 starts to open a weekend.
2021 (Redshirt Junior): Started the series opener on the mound all 13 weekends ... signed with the
Toronto Blue Jays (7/19) ... named Academic All-Big Ten (5/27) for the third time ... placed second in the Big Ten following the regular season with 81 innings pitched ... first on the staff with 70 strikeouts ... racked up at least five strikeouts in eight starts ... led the team in innings for the third-straight season and in strikeouts for the third time in four years ... held opponents to a .239 batting average against with a 1.32 WHIP ... logged seven quality starts ... worked at least six innings nine times, seven innings six times and through eight innings twice ... ended the season allowing just one run with five strikeouts in seven innings against Illinois (5/28) ... permitted only two runs in seven innings versus No. 17 Indiana (5/7) ... became the fifth pitcher in program history to reach 200 career strikeouts with seven punchouts over six innings with only two earned runs allowed at No. 19 Nebraska (4/30) ... recorded four strikeouts in five innings at No. 17 Michigan (4/23) ... struck out five over seven innings at Northwestern (4/9) ... fanned seven with no walks and only four hits and one run allowed in eight innings versus Penn State (4/2) ... recorded eight outs on the first pitch in working 8.1 innings with three hits and one earned run against to beat Purdue (3/26) ... struck out a season-high 11 with no earned runs allowed in six innings versus Ohio State (3/20) ... collected six strikeouts in start at Maryland (3/12) ... struck out eight with four hits and one run allowed over six innings to beat Indiana on Opening Day (3/5) ... named to the 2021 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (3/4).
MyCentralJersey: Rutgers ace Rutkowski remains on MLB scouts' radar
2020 (Junior): Appeared in four games on the mound as the Friday starter ... named Academic All-Big Ten (6/10) for the second time ... surrendered two earned runs or less in each outing ... had a 2.74 ERA with 14 strikeouts ... led the team with 23 innings logged and a 1.09 WHIP ... permitted only 18 hits for a .225 batting average against ... allowed only one run and two hits with five strikeouts over six innings at Old Dominion (3/6) ... went five innings with two earned runs permitted versus Washington State (2/28) ... beat North Florida (2/21) with two runs allowed and no walks over seven innings ... started Opening Day at No. 3 Miami (2/14) and worked five innings with five strikeouts and two runs allowed ... named to the 2020 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (2/12) ... selected as a team captain.
MyCentralJersey: Rutgers ace Rutkowski will start season opener against No. 3 Miami
2019 (Sophomore): Started all 14 games pitched, including 13 starts to begin a weekend ... named Academic All-Big Ten (5/29) ... led the staff with 81.2 innings and 83 strikeouts, ranked fourth in a season in program history ... inning total ranked 10th in the Big Ten following the regular season and strikeouts tied for ninth ... walked only 25 ... induced a team-high seven double plays ... had nine starts permitting two earned runs or fewer ... logged nine outings with five or more strikeouts ... pitched at least six innings nine times and worked seven or more frames on four occasions ... struck out nine in 5.2 innings at No. 21 Indiana (5/16) ... went 6.2 innings against Northwestern (5/10) ... struck out 12, most by a Scarlet Knight since 2013, over a season-high eight scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory versus Purdue (4/19) ... beat Michigan State (4/12) with six strikeouts and two runs allowed over six innings ... fanned five in 6.2 innings at Iowa (4/5) ... worked seven innings with seven strikeouts, no walks and two earned runs allowed in the Big Ten opener versus Ohio State (3/29) ... logged seven innings without permitting an earned run against Indiana State (3/22) ... held Florida Gulf Coast (3/15) to one run over six innings with four hits allowed and six strikeouts ... struck out eight and allowed only one run in series opener at USC Upstate (3/9) ... allowed only two runs over six innings with seven strikeouts at Old Dominion (3/1) ... pitched 7.1 innings with one earned run allowed and no walks against Butler (2/22) ... struck out six over four innings in season debut at Miami (2/16) ... named to the 2019 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (2/13).
2018 (Freshman): Made 13 starts ... led the staff with 54 strikeouts and second with 64.0 innings ... allowed three or less earned runs in eight starts ... ranked ninth in the league after the regular season with 21 called strikeouts ... team won each of his first eight starts ... went 4.2 innings with four strikeouts against No. 13 Michigan (5/5) ... held at No. 18 Illinois (4/14) to two runs over six innings ... pitched a season-high 8.1 innings versus La Salle (4/7) with only one run permitted, scattering five hits ... won at Michigan State (3/30) with one earned run permitted, striking out four and allowing four hits and no walks ... pitched 6.2 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and only four hits allowed against Penn State (3/24) to earn the win in a 1-0 ballgame ... honored as Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/26) after the performance ... permitted one run and four hits with seven strikeouts over six innings at No. 27 Florida Gulf Coast (3/17) ... picked up five strikeouts in 4.2 innings against Army (3/11) ... struck out six over 5.2 innings at Old Dominion (3/3) ... earned first career win by pitching five innings with four strikeouts versus St. Bonaventure (2/24) ... started collegiate debut on the mound at No. 9 Miami (2/18) and left with the lead after four innings of work and three strikeouts ... first Scarlet Knight to enroll after being drafted since Charlie Law in 2009.
MyCentralJersey: Former Woodbridge star Rutkowski exceeding Rutgers baseball expectations
Prior to Rutgers: Drafted in the 28th round (pick 827) of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds ... played four years of varsity baseball at Woodbridge …
Home News Tribune and
NJ.com 2017 Player of the Year ... named first-team all-state ... finished high school career tied as winningest pitcher in Greater Middlesex Conference history, compiling a 27-6 record with 348 strikeouts over 244 innings ... led Woodbridge to its first sectional title in 20 years as a senior ... struck out 103 hitters and walked only 13 in 60.6 innings of work ... allowed just 24 hits and six earned runs for a 0.59 ERA on the season ... tied for the state lead with 11 home runs at the plate ... named second team all-state as a junior … selected First Team All-White Division and picked up Greater Middlesex Conference Cy Young Award … a First Team All-GMC honoree … also played three years of varsity football and basketball … played travel for Matrix Baseball over four years.
Personal: Son of Lynn and Kris Rutkowski … has an older sister, Tiffany, who is a cheerleader at TCNJ.
Know Your Knights
One word to describe Coach Owens: Interesting
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Rudy Winkler
Best player ever competed against: Nick Gonzales (New Mexico State)
Major: Criminal Justice
I chose my major because: I enjoy learning about criminal justice.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Dining Hall
If I wasn’t playing baseball, I’d be: A fitness trainer/power lifter.
Favorite professional athlete: Jacob deGrom
Favorite professional sports teams: Mets and Nets
One word to describe myself on the field: Tough
One word to describe myself off the field: Tough
Few people know that I: Practice yoga regularly.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My high school baseball coach, Lou Urbano
I started playing my sport because: I wanted to play every sport possible.
I chose Rutgers because: I wanted to represent New Jersey.
Favorite cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime:
Step Brothers
The best actor to play me in a movie: Will Ferrell
Favorite musician/group: Mac Miller
The first song I knew all the words to: "Happy Birthday"
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Eating chocolate chip cookie dough.
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I chew watermelon hubba bubba while I pitch.
Pet I had growing up: My dog named Chewy
My favorite Halloween costume growing up: Harry Potter
The place in the world I would most like to visit: Colorado during the winter to snowboard
The website I visit most often: GNC
The quote that most resonates with me: "I am the architect of my own reality."
If my life was a book, the title would be: Harry’s Life
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Burgundy.
My spirit animal: Bear
One thing on my bucket list: Visit ancient Egyptian pyramids
Phone app you cannot live without: My fitness pal
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? Thank you for all the support.
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? They have made my college experience very enjoyable.
