Rutgers entered Big Ten play winning 14 of its first 19 games of the season. The offense stayed hot as the Scarlet Knights took two out of three from Penn State capped off by a record-setting game on Saturday.
The series began with a Friday double-header in University Park. Rutgers (16-6, 2-1) won the opener of the series 6-4 before Penn State (8-13, 1-2) took the nightcap 8-6. On Saturday, the Scarlet Knights took the rubber match and did so in a big way with a 20-6 victory.
Rutgers set new program records during Big Ten play with 20 runs and 25 hits in the victory.