2022 Baseball Roster
Peter Serruto
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Short Hills, N.J.
- High School:
- Millburn
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 168 career games with 136 starts over five collegiate seasons, with 84 appearances and 68 starts at Indiana ... Appeared in 84 games with 68 starts at Rutgers over three seasons ... Earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Indiana in 2022 ... Pursuing a certificate in learning sciences, media, and technology.
2023 (Senior+ Season)
Awards: Selected Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.
Rankings: Tied for the Big Ten led and finished tied for No. 22 nationally in sacrifice hits.
Season: Appeared in 50 games with 45 starts at catcher ... Reached base in 34 of 43 games with a plate appearance ... Owns nine multi-hit and four multi-RBI games ... Owns an RBI in 10 games this season with IU going 10-0 in those contests ... Homered against Bellarmine (3/9) and Purdue (5/12) ... Threw out a career-best three base runners at Texas (2/26).
2022 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in 34 games with 23 starts … All 23 starts came at catcher … Made Indiana debut in a start at catcher on Opening Day at Clemson (2/18) … Owned a season-best five-game hitting streak from April 30-May 10, which was also his longest reached base streak of the season … Owns one multi-hit and one multi-RBI game … Homered against Illinois (4/30) … Led the team in sacrifice bunts (5).
2021 (Junior Season – Rutgers)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Appeared in 35 games with 29 starts … All 29 starts came at catcher … Owned a season-best five-game hitting streak, which was a part of his season-best six-game reached base streak from April 16-30 … Posted three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game.
2020 (Sophomore Season – Rutgers)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten … Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts … All 11 starts came at catcher … Hit first collegiate home run at Miami (Fla.) (2/16) … Owned a season-best four-game hitting streak from February 16-25, which was also his longest reached base streak of the season … Threw out 6-of-10 potential base stealers … Posted three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games … Homered at Miami (Fla.) (2/16) and at North Florida (2/22).
2019 (Freshman Season – Rutgers)
Season: Appeared in 37 games with 28 starts … Started games at catcher (16) and designated hitter (12) … Made collegiate debut in the season opener at Miami (Fla.) (2/15) and collected his first collegiate hit … Owned a season-best five-game hitting streak from March 9-20, which began his season-best 10-game reached base streak that ended on March 29 … Posted four multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Brian Chapman at Millburn High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Selected in the 22nd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds … Participated in the Area Codes Games and East Coast Pro in 2017 … Ranked the No. 62 catcher nationally by Perfect Game … Rated the No. 21 overall prospect in New Jersey and No. 1 catcher in the state by Perfect Game … Helped the Millers to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group IV state championship as a freshman and junior … Tabbed Perfect Game All-America honorable mention as a senior … Garnered first-team all-state as a junior and senior … two-time first-team All-New Jersey Group IV, all-conference and All-Essex County … Essex County Player of the Year as a senior … Hit .366 with four home runs and 26 RBIs as a senior … Clipped .361 with 29 RBIs as a junior … Also lettered four times in football and once in wrestling … Left MHS as the school’s all-time passing leader … Tabbed all-conference as a junior and senior … Son of Ellen and Mark Serruto … Born on March 17, 2000 … Has three brothers, James, John and Mark, and one sister, Dana … Father, Mark, lettered in baseball and wrestling at the University of Virginia … Uncle, Roger and John Serruto, each lettered in wrestling at the University of Maryland … Aunt, Rose Twombly, lettered in field hockey at Purdue … Aunt, Doris Serruto, lettered in field hockey at Miami (Ohio) … Cousin, Drew Serruto, lettered in football at the University of Oklahoma … Brother, John, lettered in baseball at Muhlenberg College … Earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Indiana in 2022 ... Pursuing a certificate in learning sciences, media, and technology.
