READING, Penn. (April 15, 2025) – Senior first baseman Diego Salazar collected three hits, including his milestone 100th career hit, and the Rutgers University-Camden collected 16 hits as a team as it raced past Alvernia University, 11-5, in a non-conference game here Tuesday.
 
The win lifts the Scarlet Raptors to 21-10, while the Golden Wolves fall to 20-12, snapping their seven-game winning streak.
 
Salazar collected his milestone hit with a one-out double in the second inning and scored the game's first run on a double by sophomore right fielder Brandon Petrick. Salazar, who finished the day 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs, became the 45th player in program history to reach 100 career hits and the second this season after junior second baseman Frankie Romond accomplished the feat on April 4. On Monday at Rowan, Salazar became the fifth player in program history to reach 700 career putouts.

The win was the 100th for Rutgers-Camden Head Coach Ryan Kulik, who now owns a 100-85 record in his sixth season with the Scarlet Raptors.

After Alvernia matched that run with a tally in the bottom of the second inning, the teams remained locked in the 1-1 tie until the top of the fifth, when Rutgers-Camden took the lead for good. With two outs, sophomore shortstop Austin Dubler singled, stole second and scored on a single by Romond.
 
The Scarlet Raptors scored nine runs over the final four innings, with three in the sixth, four in the seventh and two in the ninth. In the sixth, Salazar and senior center fielder Steven Shaffer had RBI doubles and Petrick added a run-scoring single. In the seventh, Romond had an RBI single, graduate designated hitter Jack Murphy doubled home a run, Salazar stroked a run-scoring single and Murphy later scored on a passed ball.
 
The Raptors' final two runs came in the ninth inning. One run scored when a bunt single by sophomore left fielder Matt McAleer was thrown away, allowing freshman pinch-runner John Marcucci to score from second base. Petrick plated McAleer with an RBI single.
 
In addition to Salazar's big night, Romond went 3-for-5 with one run and two RBIs and Petrick was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Murphy was 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI. Both of his hits were doubles, raising his career total to 45 doubles, one shy of the program's all-time record set by another Murphy, Brian Murphy, from 2001-04.
 
Junior Ryan Rumsey (3-0) picked up the win, working six innings and allowing eight hits, three walks and two earned runs. He struck out one.
 
The Scarlet Raptors begin a home-and-home New Jersey Athletic Conference series with Stockton University on Thursday. They start with a 3:30 p.m. game in Galloway before hosting the Ospreys at 3:30 p.m. Friday.