JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com)...New Jersey City University head baseball coach
Jerry Smith has added
Raj Subramanian to his first-year coaching staff as the program's third assistant coach and new catching coach.
Subramanian, who spent the past three seasons (2008-11) as the assistant baseball coach at East Brunswick (NJ) High School, gained experience as a catching coach working for Major League Baseball International as an envoy coach for the past three years (2009-present). He is responsible for helping to develop catchers in Asia for Major League Baseball in China, Philippines, Cambodia, and India. Most notably,
Subramanian worked at the MLB Development Center in China and in August 2011 at the MLB International China Academy in Wuxi, China—a joint venture of Major League Baseball International and the China Baseball Association (CBA).
“Coach Raj has filled an important role for us in what is a significant position in coaching our catchers,” said
Smith. “When I first started getting into coaching I remembered Raj as a player and he played with the characteristics that we want our players to have. He comes from a good family and has a good background in the game.”
Subramanian has also worked as a baseball instructor at CK's Baseball Training Facility in Morganville, NJ.
A 2006 graduate of York College of Pennsylvania with a degree in sports management,
Subramanian was a four-year player for the Spartans and Coach Paul Saikia—the school's current athletic director. He helped lead York to the 2006 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) regular season co-championship. The Spartans had a four-year record of 104-64-2 (.618) during his career and a winning record each season.
Subramanian registered a career .982 fielding percentage and threw out 35 percent of runners stealing. He was a .250 career hitter.
In 2004 when York reached the NCAA Tournament, he batted .444 during the championship as the team finished the season with a 28-18 ledger. He enjoyed his best offensive season, batting .316 (34-108) with 17 runs, 17 RBIs and a .348 on-base percentage in 33 games (25 starts).
Subramanian tallied a .974 season fielding rate with four errors in 155 chances, throwing out 11 of 27 runners.
As a senior in 2006, the Spartans went 25-16-1. He played in 34 games (15 starts) and fielded at a .975 rate with just three errors in 121 chances. Defensively, he threw out six of 12 runners stealing. As a junior in 2005, the team went 27-14-1 and
Subramanian owned a .993 fielding percentage with just one error in 152 chances in 33 games (22 starts). He threw out seven of 18 base runners. As a freshman in 2003, York went 24-16. He batted .300 (3-10) in limited action over nine games, with a 1.000 fielding percentage in five chances, and he threw out the only base runner who attempted to steal.
A 2002 graduate of Woodbridge (NJ) High School, he played four seasons (two varsity) for the Barrons under Coach Jim Lammers. As a sophomore he was the back-up catcher for the 2000 Middlesex County tournament champions. As a junior he claimed First-Team All-Red Division honors at catcher and played in the Blue-Grey Classic in Williamsburg, VA.
Subramanian, 28, continues to reside in Woodbridge, NJ. When not coaching he enjoys golf.
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