As the first line of defense, the Rutgers softball pitching and catching battery is a key to the Scarlet Knights' success in 2018.
With the graduation of innings leader Shayla Sweeney, who remained at RU as a volunteer assistant coach this season, the Rutgers staff returns just 38 percent of innings pitched from 2017. Junior Whitney Jones will lead the new-look rotation, as senior Sierra Maddox returns for her final year as the team's top catcher.
http://scarletknights.com/news/2018/2/7/2018-softball-preview-pitchers-catchers.aspx
With the graduation of innings leader Shayla Sweeney, who remained at RU as a volunteer assistant coach this season, the Rutgers staff returns just 38 percent of innings pitched from 2017. Junior Whitney Jones will lead the new-look rotation, as senior Sierra Maddox returns for her final year as the team's top catcher.
http://scarletknights.com/news/2018/2/7/2018-softball-preview-pitchers-catchers.aspx