NJIT Highlanders baseball
| NJIT Highlanders | |
|---|---|
 2024 NJIT Highlanders baseball team | |
 | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| University | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Athletic director | Lenny Kaplan |
| Head coach | Robbie McClellan (6th season) |
| Conference | America East |
| Location | Newark, New Jersey |
| Home stadium | Yogi Berra Stadium (Capacity: 5,000) |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2021 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2021 | |
| Regular season conference 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.
Major League Baseball[edit]
NJIT has had 3 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]
| Highlanders in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1973 | James Schak | 22 | Giants |
| 2013 | Mark Leiter Jr. | 22 | Phillies |
| 2015 | Ed Charlton | 22 | Cincinnati |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "New Jersey Tech Highlanders". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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