NJIT Highlanders baseball

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NJIT Highlanders
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Founded1949 (1949)
University New Jersey Institute of Technology
Athletic director Lenny Kaplan
Head coach Robbie McClellan (8th season)
Conference America East
Location Newark, New Jersey
Home stadium Yogi Berra Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname Highlanders
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
2021
Conference tournament champions
2021
Conference regular season champions
2021
For information on all New Jersey Institute of Technology sports, see NJIT Highlanders

The NJIT Highlanders baseball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey in NCAA Division I baseball. They are members of the America East Conference. [2] The team competes in the America East Conference within the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The Highlanders are coached by Robbie McClellan.

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NJIT in the NCAA tournament

NJIT has appeared in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament once. They have a record of 1–2.

YearRegionOpponentResult
2001 Fayetteville Super RegionalArkansas
Northeastern
Nebraska
L 8–13
W 3–2
L 4–18

Major League Baseball

NJIT has had 3 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]

See also

References

  1. NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. "New Jersey Tech Highlanders". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2013-07-17.