The RUNdown; Ep 3; Rizzi Talks Start to 2017 Baseball Season and Much, Much More
NEWARK, N.J. (March 30, 2017) – In our third episode of 'The RUNdown', Head Baseball Coach
Mark Rizzi talks about his team's start to the season, how his team is staying sharp during a long layoff between games, the upcoming New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) opener at The College of New Jersey Saturday and much more.
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What's Next? Rutgers-Newark will travel to Ewing, N.J. to face TCNJ on Saturday for a conference doubleheader. Sophomore
Anthony Rosoline and junior
Mike Zibrin are the probable starters for the Scarlet Raiders, and game one is slated for an 11:30 a.m. first pitch.
Five Fast Facts:
-Rutgers-Newark will bring a seven-game winning streak into this weekend's doubleheader, and the Scarlet Raiders are 10-3 overall.
-R-N has not played a game since March 18 due to snow, rain and field issues.
-The Scarlet Raiders have four players with 40 or more at-bats that are slugging .500 or better –
Ross Halkias (.581),
Ryan Zucker (.580),
Josh Cote (.574) and
Anthony Perconte (.522).
-As a team, Rutgers-Newark is hitting .311 this season. The opposition is hitting .265.
-Rutgers-Newark has a 4.32 team earned-run average (ERA). The opposition has a 9.18 earned-run average.
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