For starters: A rookie right-hander who will be one of several newcomers on the Gothic Knights pitching staff.
High School: A June 2006 graduate of Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ…Played four seasons of baseball, including three years of varsity for Coach Phil Baccarella…Played with current NJCU teammates Anthony Mackow…Helped pitch Bayonne to a 20-7 final record and a No. 7 ranking in the final Star-Ledger Hudson County Top 10 poll.
Personal: Joseph Charles Olmo…Born August 29, 1988 in Secaucus, NJ…Parents are Nancy and Charles Olmo…The youngest of five siblings…Older siblings are brothers Charles (29) and Jason (27) and sisters Regina Dulgado (28) and Valerie (24)…Sister Regina is a 2004 graduate of NJCU…Throws right-handed…Major at NJCU is undecided…Career objective is to become a teacher…Likes math…Lists Lance Armstrong as his hero.
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Favorites:
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Hobbies/interest:
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Sports
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NJCU Class:
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Pre-calculus
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Hero/Idol:
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Lance Armstrong
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Sports Team:
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New York Yankees
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Song:
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Music Artist:
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Jay-Z
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Movie:
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Food:
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Pizza
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What do you like most about NJCU?:
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“The students”
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What do you like about Coach Heaton?:
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“He’s easy to talk to.”
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2008 Highlights: (03/06 vs. Muhlenberg College at Russ Matt College Spring Break Invitational): Combined for five hitless innings of relief, without needing a strikeout for the pitching effort. Individually, he tossed only 18.1 innings as a freshman, earned his second career win, retiring all nine batters his faced in three innings of relief over the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. He did not walk or strike out a batter... (03/11 vs. Wheaton College (IL)): Took his first loss for NJCU (1-1), allowing three earned runs and five hits. Three other NJCU pitchers allowed four hits in 5.1 innings of work... (03/16 vs. Farmingdale State College): Took the loss in the nightcap (1-2) for NJCU. He allowed only one earned run and five hits in 3.0 innings, with two strikeouts and two walks. The Knights committed four errors in game two... (04/01 vs. John Jay College): Pitched a no-hit in the final three innings versus the Bloodhounds...
2007 Highlights: (04/09 vs. United States Merchant Marines Academy): Allowed one earned runs (two total) without a hit in one inning, striking out one and walking two...(04/20 at Kean University): Had an outstanding relief appearance. In 2.1 innings, he allowed just one hit, struck out two, and walked none... (04/21 at Rutgers University-Camden): Had another outstanding relief appearance. In 2.2 innings, he allowed just one hit, struck out one, and walked two...
