BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 17, 2025) – The magic run and record-setting season ended here Saturday night for the Rutgers University-Camden baseball team.
 
After dropping into the losers' bracket final earlier in the day with a loss to host Johns Hopkins University, the Scarlet Raptors were eliminated by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 10-0, at the NCAA Division III Baltimore Regional. Rensselaer (31-15), which lost to the Scarlet Raptors in its first game on Friday, advanced to Sunday's finals. It will need to defeat Johns Hopkins twice to win the regional tournament.
 
Rutgers-Camden, which won its program-first New Jersey Athletic Conference title and recorded only the third 30-win season in its history, closed the campaign at 30-17.

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Rensselaer sophomore Mike Nelson and Rutgers-Camden graduate student Ethan Carpenter held their opponents scoreless over the first four innings, but the Engineers finally broke the scoring ice in the top of the fifth inning. Senior center fielder Aidan Hicks hit a leadoff triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by senior second baseman Jon Primerano. Freshman right fielder Ian Oehlschlaeger singled, stole second and scored on a single by freshman third baseman Michael Lebenson.
 
Held hitless by Nelson through the first four innings, Rutgers-Camden finally mounted a threat in the bottom of the fifth inning after a one-out single to center by freshman shortstop Chris Smith. Freshman right fielder Will Gural singled Smith to third and followed with a stolen base. One out later, freshman right fielder Ryan Joseph walked to load the bases, but the Raptors' threat died with a fly to center field.
 
The Engineers added three more runs in the sixth inning, sparked by a leadoff home run from senior first baseman Julian Scarpa. Back-to-back doubles by sophomore left fielder Walker Abdallah and junior catcher Robbie Reddington produced another run and later in the inning Oehlschlaeger added a sacrifice fly.
 
The Engineers added four more runs in the eighth inning on two-run doubles by senior designated hitter Ayush Krishnappa and junior shortstop Matt Chotiner. Oehlschlaeger completed the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth inning.
 
Carpenter (7-3) worked five innings, allowing nine hits, three walks and five earned runs. He struck out three. Nelson (6-1) allowed only three singles in his seven shutout innings. He walked four and struck out five.
 
Oehlschlaeger went 3-for-4 with one run and two RBIs for RPI, while Chotiner went 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
 
Rutgers-Camden's three hits were singles by Smith, Gural and sophomore catcher Julian Gonzalez. Senior third baseman Ryan Nutley walked three times to finish with a single-season program record of 34 walks. He broke the mark of 32 set by Albert Rivera in 2013.