Rutgers will open Big Ten tournament play on Thursday with a quarterfinal game against Wisconsin. Watch live free on Fubo.
On Thursday night, third-seeded Rutgers will begin its quest for a Big Ten tournament title with a win over 11th-seeded Wisconsin in the quarterfinal round of play at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City. The Scarlet Knights finished the regular season off with two wins over Penn State to bring the team’s overall record to 33-21 and its conference record to 14-9. The team is led offensively by catcher Katie Wingert who enters tournament play with a career record of 42 home runs, 148 RBI and 109 walks. Morgan Smith has also contributed majorly to offensive play and set a new individual season record for runs batted in which currently stands at 66. Mattie Boyd will look to tie the season record for wins by a pitcher, but she needs two more as she currently stands at 19 and the record is 21.
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Date: May 9, 2024
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
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The Badgers opened tournament play with a 5-1 upset over fifth-seeded Ohio State to improve to 20-30 overall on the season. A trio of extra-base hits powered the Wisconsin offense. Brooke Kuffel opened the scoring with a solo shot to left field to make it a 1-0 game in the second. Ohio State countered with a home run in the bottom of the inning, but Tessa Magnanimo put a stop to the scoring there. Magnanimo pitched a complete game and only gave up three additional hits while striking out seven batters. Hilary Bloomberg stepped up to the plate to hit a solo home run, also to left center, to make it a 2-1 game in the fourth before Skylar Sirdashney fired a three-run homer to right center to extend the lead to 5-1 for the win.
When Rutgers and Wisconsin met this season in Big Ten play, the Badgers picked up a win in game won before the Scarlet Knights won the next two to secure the series victory. The winner of this game will go on to play either Michigan or Maryland.
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