Scarlet Knights Dominate Spartans 5-0 in Crucial Big Ten Tournament Win!
The Scarlet Knights took two out of three from the Spartans over the weekend.
Rutgers Baseball began Big Ten play with a series against Michigan State over the weekend at Bainton Field in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights got off to a good start, taking two out of three from the Spartans and improving to 11-8 overall. Game One Rutgers began the weekend with a strong offensive performance during a 9-4 win.
The Scarlet Knights scored two runs in the bottom of the first before extending in the third. Trey Wells got a four-run inning started with a single before Matt Chatelle and Yomar Carreras drove in runs with hits. Michigan State cut into the lead with two runs in the sixth but Rutgers put it away late.
Wells delivered a two-run triple to put the game out of reach in the bottom of the eighth. Wells finished with two hits and three RBI while Carreras drove in two runs. Peyton Bonds continues an incredible start with a 4-for-4 game with three runs scored.
Game Two Michigan State flipped the script in game two on Saturday with a 9-3 win. The Spartans totaled 16 hits on the way to nine runs. They got to Zack Konstantinovsky early.