For starters: One of three capable rookie catchers who will challenge for this vacant starting position.
High School: A June 2004 graduate of Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, NJ…Played four years of baseball, including three on the varsity level for coach Paul DeSimone…Selected Second-Team All-Bergen County Scholastic League National at catcher in 2004…Was Honorable Mention All-BCSL National in 2003 as a junior…During this career, Becton captured three consecutive North II, Group 1 state sectional championships…Becton won the 2004 title, before losing in the Group 1 state semifinals, 3-0, to eventual Group 1 champion New Milford…In the state sectional tournament his senior year, Becton, which entered the tournament as the No. 8 seed of 11, blanked No. 9 Weehawken, 7-0 (May 17), upset top-seeded Hudson County Tech, 8-1 in the quarterfinals (May 21) and ousted fourth-seeded Whippany Park, 4-1 (May 25) in the semifinals, before handling No. 7 seed Verona in the finals, 5-2 (May 28)…In a 16-0 win over Wood-Ridge on April 25, 2003, Becton won 16-0 behind three RBIs, a triple and two runs by Schanel…Also played four years of football for the Wildcats, including three on the varsity level for coach Jim Bononno…Was a Second-Team All-Conference guard in football his senior year…His senior year, Becton won the North II, Group 1 state sectional championship…As a member of the Carlstadt/East Rutherford Wildcats, won the 1999 Meadowlands Football League Senior Division championship…Competed in one year of varsity wrestling.
Personal: Born July 1, 1986 in Hackensack, NJ…Full name is Corey J. Schanel…Nickname is “Onion”…Parents are Linda and Jack Schanel…Has a 25-year-old sister, Cristin…Bats and throws right-handed…Declared major at NJCU is Education…Lists his father as his hero…Hobbies include sports and Playstation 2…Favorite sports teams are the Boston Red Sox and Green Bay Packers…Favorite song is “Locked Up” by Akon.
Favorites:
Hobbies/interest: Sports, Playstation 2
Hero/Idol: His father, Jack
Sports Team: Boston Red Sox and Green Bay Packers
Song: “Locked Up” by Akon
What do you like most about NJCU? It’s easy to get to each class.
