Last updated: 03/21/2006
Heaton on Camacho: “The Old Man”, Javan’s professionalism on and off the field is a great asset to the team.
For starters: Named team co-captain…Slated to start at first base and bat fifth in the lineup.
2005: Set an NJCU single-season school record for hit by pitches with 11…Named CUNYAC Rookie of the Week on April 4 and New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) co-Rookie Player of the Week…Batted .287 (33-115) in 32 games (32 starts) at first base…Tallied 35 runs, 11 doubles, four triples, three homeruns, and 30 RBIs, with 10 walks and eight steals in 11 chances…Struck out just six times in 115 at bats…Had a .980 fielding percentage with only six errors is 295 chances…Batted .317 against right-handers but just .071 versus lefties…Batted .667 when leading off an inning (12-18)…Had nine multiple hit and eight multi-RBI games…Was forced to wear a helmet extension to protection his cheek after being hit by a pitch in mid-April…(03/07, vs. Worcester Polytechnic): Uncorked two solo homeruns—his first two as a Gothic Knight—finishing 3-for-4 with two RBIs in a 9-7 loss…(03/08, vs. Swarthmore): Went 2-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and a triple in a 14-3 win…(03/17, at USMMA): Drove in three runs, including a two-run single, in a 13-4 victory…(03/19, at Lincoln): Finished 4-for-8 in an 8-1 and 16-5 doubleheader sweep, with four RBIs and two runs…Was 3-for-5 with one run and drove in the eventual winning run in game one…Drove in three runs in the nightcap…(03/31, Mount Saint Vincent): Registered a 3-for-5 effort with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs in the 11-1 victory…(04/04): Named CUNYAC and co-NJCBA Rookie Player of the Week after his effort in the win over CMSV…(04/06, at Lehman): Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a long triple before the Lightning rallied to win, 6-5…(04/07, USMMA): Scored twice and added a two-run, seven inning double as NJCU won, 15-11…(04/09, at Staten Island): Belted his third homerun of the season, finishing 2-for-4 with one RBI and three runs scored, in a 14-6 win in game two of a twinbill…(04/10, D’Youville): Scored twice, going 2-for-4 with his eighth and ninth doubles of the season in an 11-3 win…(04/13, Rutgers-Newark): Drove in NJCU’s lone run with a sacrifice fly as NJCU fell, 7-1…(04/20, Lehman): Scored three times, knocked in two RBIs, had two steals and went 1-for-4 with a triple, in a 15-4 triumph…(05/01, John Jay): Tied a painful single-season record when he was hit by his 10th pitch of the year in a 5-3 win…(05/08, Staten Island): Was 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI, and broke the single-season record by being plunked by his 11th pitch of the year…Caught in a game-ending line-drive double play as CSI rallied to beat NJCU, 5-4, for the CUNYAC championship.
High School: A June 1998 graduate of James J. Ferris High School in Jersey City, NJ…Played four years of baseball for the Bulldogs, including three on the varsity level for coaches Mike Hogan and Bob Schroeder...Was a First-Team All-Area choice at utility and Second-Team All-Hudson County selection as a first baseman…Also participated in three seasons of varsity swimming.
Personal: Born December 19, 1980 in Hoboken, NJ…Full name is Javan Camacho…Nickname is ‘Pupi”…Mother is Maria Acosta…Has an 18-year-old brother, Jorge Acosta…Bats and throws right-handed…Major at NJCU is undecided, although he knows he would like to teach upon graduation, and pursue a PhD…Lists Roberto Clemente as his hero…His most memorable sports moment is hitting his first college homerun in Florida in 2005.
Favorites:
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Hobbies/interest:
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Music
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NJCU Class:
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History
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Hero/Idol:
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Roberto Clemente
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Sports Team:
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New York Yankees
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Song:
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Many songs
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Music Artist:
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Led Zeppelin, Marc Anthony
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Movie:
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“Scarface”
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Food:
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Italian, Rice and beans
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Favorite TV Show:
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Sports Center
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Favorite Baseball Player:
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Gary Sheffield
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What do you like most about NJCU?:
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The atmosphere of the campus.
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What do you like most about Coach Heaton?
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He is cool to be around and he doesn’t yell.
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2006 Highlights: (03/02 Preview): Beginning his second year with the Knights, in 2005 he batted .287 with 30 RBIs and 18 extra-bas hits. He will provide one of the three consecutive powerful bats in the three, four and five slots for the 2006 season...(03/13 Farmingdale University): The offensive star of the twin bill sweep went a combined 7-for-8 with four RBIs and two runs. In the first game, Camacho pulled the Knights in front with an RBI single, he ended as 4-for-4 with two runs, as for game two, he was 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the win over FSU ...(03/09 vs. Hiram College): Hit 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double. Notched the game-winning runs, as his two-out single in the seventh broke a 3-3 tie to win over Hiram College...(03/21 vs. Lehman College): Hit a scorching line drive to second base to end the game as NJCU fell to Lehman 6-1...(03/27 vs. Baruch College): In the first game, he led off with a single moved to second on a sac bunt by teammate McCormick and later scored in the bottom of the seventh to win the game 7-6. In the second game he added an RBI double in the sixth to sweep Baruch 7-0...904/11 vs. Lehman College): Stood out, going 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs and two RBIs against Lehman...(04/13 vs. Rutgers-Newark): Drove in NJCU's lone run with a fourth inning sacrifice fly that pulled NJCU to within one run 2-1 of the Scarlet Raptors...(04/20 vs. Lehman College): Scored three times, knocked in two RBIs, had two steals, and went 1-for-4 with his fourth triple of the season, as Camacho gave NJCU an 11-2 edge of Lehman...(04/21 vs. Ramapo College): Came through with a double in the second inning and gave NJCU the lead 1-0 verses Ramapo for the battle to get the win...(04/27 vs. Montclair State University): Hit 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI double in the sixth. Then crossed the plate, as NJCU's fifth run, on a throwing error by opposing team to lead the Knights 5-2 over Montclair...(04/28 vs. Kean University): Started off the game strong against Kean with a RBI single in the first inning to bring NJCU the lead 1-0...
