College TCNJ Baseball and Softball Enter NJAC Tournament as No. 1 Seeds by Gregg Snyder May 1, 2018 The baseball and softball tournaments for the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) begin Tuesday. First round games are at campus sites of the higher seeded teams. Friday’s second round then moves to host sites; Kean will host the remainder of the baseball tournament while Montclair State hosts the softball bracket. The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) enters both tournaments as the No. 1 seed after fantastic, nationally recognized regular seasons. The baseball team finished the regular season with a 27-7 record, 14-4 in conference play. The Lions enter the tournament ranked ninth nationally in both the D3Baseball.com and ABCA coaches poll. They are hot at the right time, having won seven of their last eight games and 13 of their last 15. They are joined in the tournament by Ramapo, Rutgers-Camden, fellow nationally-ranked Rowan, Kean, and William Paterson. TCNJ hosts No. 6 seed William Paterson in Tuesday’s tournament opener. Danny Borup leads the Lions this season with a .357 average. While the Lions are not a power-hitting club, they get the job done with balance throughout the roster. TCNJ was second in the NJAC this season in batting average (.317) and led the conference with a 2.17 ERA. Those numbers improve to .324 and 1.83 in conference play. On the softball side, the Lions went 28-6 overall, 16-2 in NJAC competition. Their only two conference losses came on the road, at Rowan and at Kean. The Lions have a pitching duo that has been dominant this season. Senior Sam Platt (9-4, 2.18) and freshman Alanna Namit (14-0, 1.07) lead the way and are a threat to toss a shutout any time they step in the circle. Freshman infielder Lauren Conroy leads the team with a .444 average, followed closely by sophomore Megan Mayernik (.421) and juniors Jess McGuire (.420) and Gaby Bennett (.416). McGuire leads the team with four home runs. The Lions are ranked No. 25 in the NFCA Coaches Poll. TCNJ is joined in the NJAC Tournament by fellow nationally-ranked Rowan, Ramapo, Kean, Stockton, and William Paterson. The Lions will host William Paterson in the tournaments opening round on Tuesday. Baseball Opening Round Matchups No. 5 Kean at No. 2 Ramapo No. 4 Rowan at No. 3 Rutgers-Camden No. 6 William Paterson at No. 1 TCNJ Softball Opening Round Matchups No. 5 Stockton at No. 2 Rowan No. 4 Kean at No. 3 Ramapo No. 6 William Paterson at No. 1 TCNJ The tournaments are double-elimination. Post Views: 1,521 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsBaseballNJACSoftballTCNJTournament Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Ramapo’s Cory Heitler reflects on no-hitter NJAC Baseball Tournament First Round Recap