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February 21, 2003	Rutgers Baseball Falls in Season Opener, 5-1
NORFOLK, VA – Old Dominion sophomore Justin Verlander, considered one of the nation’s top pitchers, limited Rutgers to just four hits and one run over 8.2 innings as the Scarlet Knights fell, 5-1, in their 2003 season opener. Verlander, the 2002 CAA Rookie of the Year, took a shutout into the ninth before allowing an RBI single to Matt Wolski (Hamilton, NJ). With the loss, RU falls to 0-1, while ODU improves to 2-2.

February 6, 2003	Former Standout DeJesus Named Royals’ Top Farmhand
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Former Rutgers standout David DeJesus (Manalapan, NJ) was selected last Wednesday as the Royals’ Minor League Player of the Year for 2002, following a season in which he hit a combined .288 with 76 runs scored and 56 RBI for Class-A Wilmington (DE) and Double-A Wichita (KS).

January 31, 2003	Santiago Ends Career Due to Injury
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Right-handed pitcher David Santiago (Sayreville, NJ) has left the Rutgers baseball team after absorbing another setback following arm surgery this past summer. After enduring two surgeries during his collegiate career, he appeared unlikely to be healthy in time for the 2003 season. Santiago underwent a second shoulder reconstruction surgery on July 10, 2002.

January 24, 2003	Rutgers Baseball Duo Picked Among Best in Class
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Sophomore OF Jeff Frazier (Toms River, NJ) and freshman OF Johnny Defendis (Staten Island, NY) have earned a spot on the Baseball America Fab 50 in their respective class. The rankings were part of the magazine’s annual Baseball Preview issue, which hit newsstands today.

January 24, 2003	Brownlie Leaves Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Right-handed pitcher Bobby Brownlie (Edison, NJ) decided today that he will not return to Rutgers University. Brownlie, who was selected in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball amateur draft last June, will forego his senior season and employ Scott Boras as his attorney. He will continue to pursue a contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.

December 4, 2002	Rutgers Baseball Picked Fourth in BIG EAST Preseason Poll
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Rutgers baseball team, in a vote of league head coaches, has been picked to finish fourth in the 2003 BIG EAST Preseason Poll, released today by the conference office. Defending regular season and tournament champion Notre Dame earned nine of 11 first-place endorsements and was picked to finish first, followed by Virginia Tech and Boston College.

November 19, 2002	Rutgers Baseball Announces Early Signings
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Rutgers University head baseball coach Fred Hill announced today that four New Jersey high school stars have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Rutgers and begin their collegiate baseball careers in the fall of 2003.