Huge weekend series for RU's BIG10 Tournament hopes. With 6 games to go, 3 against NW and 3 against a tough Indiana team, the pressure mounts for RU to win at least 2 out of 3 this weekend for a realistic chance of making the playoffs (top 8 teams). RU is currently in 7th with a 8-9 conference record, with NW right behind at 8-10. There are 8 teams bunched with records from 11-7 to 7-11 fighting for the last 5 spots.
Big 10 Standings and team schedules :
https://bigten.org/confstandings.aspx/2018-19/base?path=baseball
This weekend series against NW :
Friday : Harry Rutkowski (2-4, 3.37 ERA) vs Northwestern - LHP Ryan Bader (2-3, 4.89 ERA)
Saturday: Tevin Murray (4-3, 2.58 ERA) vs Northwestern - RHP Mike Doherty (3-1, 4.76 ERA)
Sunday: Tommy Genuario (2-4, 2.75 ERA)d vs Northwestern - TBD
Tevin Murray has quietyly become one of the top pitchers in the Big10, his ERA is about 6th in the conference. James Kratch of NJcom has an excellent article on him going to play summer ball in Alaska , and how much it helped him playing against great competition:
https://www.nj.com/sports/2019/05/h...big-ten-pitcher-of-the-year-honors-video.html
Join
@RUAthletics next Saturday, 5/11 for a Memorial Celebration honoring the life, legacy and contributions of the Scarlet Knights former Head Coach, Fred Hill, prior to the
@RutgersBaseball game vs. Northwestern.