A transfer from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Isaiah Pinkney joined the Rutgers-Camden baseball program for the 2025 season.
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Baseball 2025: Appeared in 24 games, starting 14…Hit .186 with two doubles, two home runs, eight runs and nine RBIs…Walked five times and was hit by a pitch twice…Went 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts…Had 18 putouts and three assists in the outfield, while making only one error for a .955 fielding percentage…Had one double play…Made his Rutgers-Camden debut in the season opener against Immaculata (Feb. 22, Game One), going 0-for-1…Made his first Raptor start in right field against Gwynedd Mercy (Feb. 25), going 0-for-5 with one stolen base…Had his first Scarlet Raptor hit with an RBI single in the fourth inning against Swarthmore (March 1), going 1-for-3 while adding one putout and one assist…Went 2-for-4 with a double, one run and one RBI against York (March 6)…Went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs against Rosemont (March 12)…Went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run against UMass-Boston (March 16)…Went 0-for-3 with two walks and one run against Ripon (March 17)…Had his season high of our putouts against both Babson (March 19) and Maritime (March 22).
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Pre-Rutgers-Camden: Played two seasons of Division I baseball at Rutgers University (New Brunswick)…Appeared in three games as a freshman in 2023, going 0-for-1 with one walk, one RBI, a .500 on-base percentage and two putouts in two chances…Made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter against Wagner (March 7)…Had an RBI walk against Mercer (March 17)…Appeared as a defensive replacement in a win over St. John’s (April 25)…As a sophomore in 2024, appeared in one game, going 0-for-1 against Delaware (March 16), while adding an assist in his lone defensive chance.
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High School: Baseball letterman at Audubon High School for Coach Rich Horan…Ranked among the top prospects in New Jersey by numerous publications…Graduated in 2022.
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Club Team: Baseball Performance Center, All Out Baseball
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Personal: Born August 5, 2004…Enjoys playing video games, hanging out with friends and family, and exploring nature…Criminal Justice major at Rutgers-Camden with a minor in Psychology…Plans a career in law enforcement with the DEA or FBI…Isaiah is the son of Terron and Jackie Pinkney of Clayton.
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