New Jersey Atlantic Conference

PITMAN--Kean University junior outfielder Nick Nolan and Rowan University junior right-hander Jeff White have been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Year respectively for the 2010 season. Their selections highlighted the 35-member 2010 NJAC baseball all-conference team that was announced on May 5. All selections were made via a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches.

INDIANAPOLIS—The Kean and Rowan baseball teams are ranked third and fifth respectively in the first NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings released on April 29. 

NEWBERG, OR—Rutgers-Newark junior outfielder Michael Cassese has been selected as the NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week for the third week of the 2010 season covering games of March 15-22. The selection was made by a panel of D-III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

PITMAN--After capturing the 2009 NJAC regular season championship and advancing to its third straight NCAA Division III National Championship Series, Kean University has been selected as the 2010 preseason baseball favorite in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The Cougars, who finished their 2009 campaign with an overall record of 39-11, are seeking their third conference crown since the inception of the NJAC baseball championship in 1958.

MAHWAH--The Ramapo baseball team has adopted a child through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, taking on the responsibility of giving support and friendship to a young child battling a pediatric brain tumor. On January 31, the Roadrunners officially adopted Evan Hurwitz, an eight-year old boy from Oakland, NJ, as the newest member of the Roadrunner team.

PITMAN—Kean is ranked third in the preseason national NCAA Division III baseball poll released by D3baseball.com on January 26.

MONTCLAIR--Former Montclair State baseball coach Fred Hill will receive one of the highest honors in the Red Hawk athletic department as his No. 24 becomes just the third in school history to be retired on February 13 at the Mayfair Farms in West Orange, NJ beginning at 5:30 pm. The number retirement will be part of the baseball program’s “First-Pitch Dinner”.