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Results Rutgers-Newark achieved working with Ballplayer’s Edge
During the 2009 season, Rutgers-Newark led the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), considered one of the most competitive Division 3 conferences in the nation, in home runs. The team was also ranked as high as sixth in the nation for home runs per game this season.
Some individual stats:
- Patrick Reitemeyer went from zero home runs and 24 RBIs last season to five home runs and 34 RBIs this season.
- Matt Lingo had zero homeruns in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons. In 2008, he hit .200 with two RBIs. This year, he hit .331 with five homeruns, 32 RBIs and 17 doubles, which was tied for second in the NJAC conference.
- Anthony Yeswita, a .320 hitter, hit one home run during each of his freshman and sophomore seasons. This year, he hit .384 with 10 homeruns and a .664 slugging percentage and was selected to the All-NJAC team.
- Joe Furnaguera, also selected to the 2009 All-NJAC team, had the most homeruns in the conference during conference play.
- Gerard Russomanno, another All-NJAC player this season, hit .245 last season. This year, he improved to .375 and was the best-hitting catcher in the conference.
Says Rutgers-Newark Head Baseball Coach Mark Rizzi, “The staff at Ballplayer’s Edge speaks the language of our players, getting the message across in terms they understand. They take what the players do and tweak it to make them better.”
Rizzi continues, “Working with Ballplayer’s Edge, our hitting became consistent and has improved tremendously. This is the best offensive season we’ve had.”