Baseball PREVIEW: Rutgers season opening series vs. Houston Baptist

[Richie O]

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TheKnightReport - Preview Rutgers Baseball's season opening series vs. Houston Baptist

The wait is over, as Rutgers baseball is back after a long offseason and ready to take on Houston Baptist.

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Baseball - Three Houston Baptist players to watch against Rutgers Baseball

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Games 1-3: Baseball at Houston Baptist - Rutgers University Athletics

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[80RU]

So it looks like Brian Fitzpatrick followed by the two grad transfers as the starters. That surprises me just a little. But the coach did hint at shorter appearances for the starters this year.

 

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Rutgers 4-0

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Baseball Blanks Houston Baptist on Opening Day​

Baseball Blanks Houston Baptist on Opening Day - Rutgers University Athletics

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[Mr_Twister]

Great way to open the season!

 

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Baseball Rolls at Houston Baptist, 18-3​

Baseball Rolls at Houston Baptist, 18-3 - Rutgers University Athletics

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[biazza38]

I like that RU isn’t opening up with a brutal schedule to start the season like they used to. I always felt like opening with Miami and then playing another top team hurt the development of the rotation.

 

[Jersey Al64]

I like that RU isn’t opening up with a brutal schedule to start the season like they used to. I always felt like opening with Miami and then playing another top team hurt the development of the rotation.

Fred Hill scheduled them thinking that the competition in those games prepared the team for the league games.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

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Love those uniforms

 

[bigmatt718]

Fred Hill scheduled them thinking that the competition in those games prepared the team for the league games.

It was just asinine. At best you start 1-2. Play scrubs to start the season, then add tougher OOC games once you hit the ground running.

 

[biazza38]

Fred Hill scheduled them thinking that the competition in those games prepared the team for the league games.

I had no issue with them playing tough teams. But watching them get smacked on the road right out of the gate back to back weeks didn’t help much

 

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Baseball Completes Sweep at Houston Baptist​

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[Mr_Twister]

I had no issue with them playing tough teams. But watching them get smacked on the road right out of the gate back to back weeks didn’t help much

We had enough trouble beating Florida Atlantic. Scheduling Miami might have only made sense in that it helped Coach Hill get the team’s attention.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Plenty of NJ athletes on next opponent Coastal Carolina’s roster: Voorhees, West New York, Wall, Rutherford, Little Falls, Jersey City, Jackson.

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[hinson32]

It was just asinine. At best you start 1-2. Play scrubs to start the season, then add tougher OOC games once you hit the ground running.

It worked very well for Coach Hill. He made some NCAA tournaments as an at large due in large part to a strong OOC schedule. Moose knew what he was doing.