No. 22 Rutgers baseball kept rolling this week with back to back wins at Bainton Field as they continue to play well in all three phases of the game. The Scarlet Knights destroyed Lafayette 23-3 on Tuesday and followed it up on Wednesday with an 8-4 victory over Penn. Rutgers is now 27-6 on the season and remain atop the Big Ten standings with a 8-1 record. They have an RPI ranking of 31 and are solidly projected to make the NCAA Tournament with just under a month remaining in the regular season.
In Tuesday’s win over Lafayette (11-24), Chris Brito hit a grand slam in the first inning and the Scarlet Knights cruised to its ninth win by double digit runs this season.