Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Freshman right fielder Jacob Watson has been a sparkplug at the top of the Rutgers-Camden lineup this season, hitting safely in 11 of the 12 games for the 7-5 baseball team. He had a sensational week during spring break in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when he led all regulars with a .571 batting average, going 12-for-21 and tying for the team lead with nine runs and eight RBIs during the 4-1 trip. He also was successful on eight of nine stolen base attempts and is now 14-for-15 on steal attempts through the Raptors’ first 12 games. Overall he leads all regulars in hitting (.400) and on-base percentage (.509), while pacing the Scarlet Raptors in runs (17), walks (10) and steals (14). Defensively, he owns a 1.000 fielding percentage with 20 putouts and one assist in 21 chances.