It's a great day to be Eric Reardon. Rutgers opened the 2022 season with a convincing 3-game road sweep, the first time the Scarlet Knights have opened a season 3-0 since 2006. Meanwhile, his new team, Rutgers-Newark starts ITS season Friday, the day Eric becomes a full-fledged college baseball coach. Eric may not be an active pitcher any more, but one thing hasn't changed - it's all Rutgers. You see, the Reardons are perhaps the all-time great Rutgers family, or at least they should be under consideration. Eric was part of that 2006 team as a batboy. His mother, Meg, graduated from there, and works at the school. His father, John, has worked at the school, has served as equipment manager for many sports, including baseball for decades, and while not every RU fan knows his face, they most certainly know his VOICE - he's been the PA announcer at J ...