PITMAN, NJ - The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) released its 2025 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll with New Jersey City University voted 10th.

Last season, the Gothic Knights finished 14-23 and 7-11 in the NJAC, good for an 8th-place finish. A combination of fresh new talent and returning players has the Gothic Knights primed for an NJAC Playoff push.

NJCU returns three NJAC All-Conference players to the lineup in Garrett Allo (Monroe, N.J./East Brunswick Tech), Jeremy Ricourt (Perth Amboy, N.J./JFK Memorial), and Nick Vaughn (Ocean Township, N.J./Ocean Township). Ricourt led the Gothic Knights as a freshman with a .343 batting average and a team-high three triples. Allo finished behind Ricourt with an average of .311 while leading the team with 22 walks and 15 stolen bases. Vaughn rounds out the All-Conference returners with a .258 average and 10 RBIs.

2025 NJAC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Ramapo (4)
2. Rowan (2)
3. Kean (2)
4. TCNJ (2) (dark horse)
5. Stockton
6. Montclair State
7. Rutgers-Camden
8. William Paterson
9. Rutgers-Newark
10. NJCU

NJCU opens play on Thursday, February in Hackettstown, NJ against Centenary at 3:00 pm.  

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