BB: NJAC: New Jersey Athletic Conference

Lefty · May 10, 2007, 09:35:00 PM

5-10-07 Final

Montclair State 14, Salisbury 9

Spence · May 10, 2007, 11:10:11 PM

Shame Montclair couldn't be more consistent this year. They've got some good wins.

As for my thoughts on the Mid-Atlantic, it sort of depends on who gets moved in. The committee has shown more willingness to shuffle the deck to try to balance the regions, and in the Mid-Atlantic there are a LOT of options for shuffling. South, New York, New England, even Mideast.

On balance, Kean and TCNJ are going to be tough to beat. Best hope might be to play TCNJ in round 2 and upset them, then go against Kean's #3, who is still not bad. But their top two are really tough. That's assuming they're both in Boyertown or wherever it ends up being.

Lefty · May 29, 2007, 04:45:20 PM

Congrats to the Kean Cougars on your Baseball National Championship! You had a great season and an incredible post season.

Spence · May 29, 2007, 06:30:49 PM

Like I've said before, if you win the NJAC, you can win the national title any year. Kean had to negotiate the toughest part of the field and did so. Nothing cheap. Full marks to them.

njlincolnlion · May 30, 2007, 10:28:27 AM

Congratulations to the Kean University Cougars on winning the National Championship!

guyman · May 30, 2007, 04:49:30 PM

Congrats to Kean from a Trenton State College alumn. All of Jersey should be proud.

dvcraider · May 30, 2007, 11:12:37 PM

congrats to kean on a great season!

Pat Coleman · May 31, 2007, 10:30:24 AM

CSTV will re-air the championships in their entirety, all 14 games, starting on June 5.

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2007/05/31/CSTV+to+replay+D-III+championship

Knightstalker · June 23, 2007, 08:50:15 AM

From todays Jersey Journal.

Lefty · June 23, 2007, 09:21:15 AM

Nice story about a great man.

I was an athlete at NJCU and worked for Larry Schiner at NJCU. He truly respected and cared for the well being of each student athlete. After my years at NJCU we have stayed in touch, and whenever I attend a NJCU event he comes over and talks to me. He will be missed by many. I wish him nothing but the best in his retirement.

Knightstalker · June 23, 2007, 09:46:35 AM

My little girl will miss him. Mr. Schriner would always come over and say hi to her.

Lefty · July 10, 2007, 02:46:54 PM

The College of New Jersey's baseball player, senior catcher Gerard Haran has signed with St. George RoadRunners of the Golden Baseball League.

Haran was tapped for the 2007 ABCA All-America First Team this past season, marking his third straight honor as a first team pick. Last season, Haran was named the 2006 ABCA NCAA Division III National Player of the Year at catcher. In addition to his honors this season, he was named to the 2007 ABCA Mid-Atlantic Regional First Team after also earning 2007 All-State First Team honors from the NJCBA at catcher after another impressive season. Also named the NJAC's Player of the Year in both 2006 and 2007, he finished his 2007 season with a .327 average, while leading the Lions with his 53 RBI's, 13 doubles, 14 homeruns and .661 slugging percentage. On his career, he added his name to the record book having broken the marks for most doubles (58), most home runs (49), most RBI's (215), and most runs scored (184), while ranking No. 2 in games played (166), and third with 226 hits. He leaves TCNJ having become the program's first and only three-time baseball All-American.

The Golden Baseball League, presented by Safeway, Inc., is dedicated to bringing professional independent baseball back to California, Nevada and Arizona. Within five to seven years, the Golden Baseball League will establish a 10-12 team league of minor league baseball teams throughout California, Southern Oregon, Western Arizona, and Northern Mexico.

The League will play in a combination of City and University owned stadiums and work collaboratively to market professional baseball in each of its communities.

phil · July 11, 2007, 02:16:23 PM

More news out of TCNJ...
Head baseball coach Rick Dell announced his resignation to accept a job as director of baseball operations in Asia for Major League Baseball. His headquarters will be based in Beijing. His 25 year record with the Lions baseball team was 708-331-10.

www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/118412693615340.xml&coll=5

Spence · July 12, 2007, 12:06:13 AM

Any idea what direction TCNJ will be looking for a new coach? Just wondering. First Bailey at GFU, now this...couple pretty good programs looking for a coach.

phil · July 12, 2007, 12:40:58 AM

Spence,
Both Trenton papers chimed in on that topic and the Trentonian printed this list of possible successors:
Bill Dearden, Dean Glus and Ed Yaris are the assistants at CNJ and all are very qualified to succeed, and then there is some other local baseball talent that might be interested in the position.

Jim Maher, who guided Hamilton High to a state championship, is currently on the staff at Rider, so he brings some college credentials.

Rick Freeman, the longtime and highly successful Post 31 manager, is currently on the staff at Rutgers.

Or could Chris Pittaro wish to follow in his father's footsteps and move from the scout's chair to the bench? (LOL, this former Trenton native is a former MLB 2nd baseman and current Oakland Athletics National Field Coordinator)

Would Rich Giallella be interested in getting back into coaching? (Steinert HS Director of Athletics, Rider College Hall of Fame)

Both Trenton publications mentioned Rutgers assistant Freeman as a possibility. Of the TCNJ assistants, Glus might have a bit of an edge, with international experience with MLB in Asia and other coaching stints in Estonia and Puerto Rico. Plus he's a recruiter.

Now TCNJ has an interim athletic director and head coaching positions to fill for basketball and baseball. It's been a long, long time since TCNJ has seen changes this dramatic in the athletic department.