PISCATAWAY, N.J. (March 24, 2026) – Rutgers baseball used a dominant outing from its pitching staff to earn an 8-0 victory over Delaware on Tuesday afternoon at Bainton Field.
The Scarlet Knights (14-10) rode 4.1 shutout innings from true freshman Henry Radbill to defeat the Fightin’ Blue Hens (10-15) and kick off a five-game homestand in the win column.
Radbill delivered the best outing of his young career, setting career bests in innings, strikeouts and pitches, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning. He worked around a two-out walk in the first, striking out a pair in the opening frame. He added two more strikeouts in the second, going on to strike out six on the afternoon across 4.1 scoreless and hitless innings.
The dominant pitching continued with Jacob Pedersen, who worked around two baserunners in the fifth and went on to provide 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and just one walk. Jason Masick and Matthew Cruz each threw scoreless eighth and ninth innings to wrap up the shutout.
While a leadoff home run from Peyton Bonds was all the offense RU needed on the day, the bats would score eight runs in the first five innings to control the game from the jump.
After Bonds’ sixth homer of the season, Ryan Jaros lifted a two-run shot in the second to make it 3-0. With the bases loaded in the fourth, a walk from Charlie Meglio, two-run single from Yomar Carreras and wild pitch scored four more to push the advantage to 7-0. A sac fly from Trey Wells in the fifth made it 8-0, which held as the final.
The Scarlet Knights drew nine walks on the day, tying for the most on the season. The shutout was the second of the season and the first in nine innings, with RU previously shutting out Bryant in a seven-inning, 14-0 victory.
Rutgers returns to Big Ten play this weekend, hosting Michigan at Bainton Field. Game one is set for 6 p.m. on Friday night.
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