Rutgers baseball officially retired Glen “Beef” Gardner’s No. 49 in a ceremony Sunday at Bainton Field. Gardner is just the third person in program history to have his number retired. He joins Jeff Torborg’s No. 10 and Fred Hill’s No. 24 on the right field wall.
“Today was very humbling,” Gardner said. “For a program that’s been around since 1870, there’s just three numbers on the wall. There’s been many great players and coaches here over the years. For me, it was outstanding to see so many people I haven’t seen in a very long time. That’s the best part of today.