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NJIT Highlanders
The NJIT Highlanders, formerly the New Jersey Tech Highlanders, are the varsity sport members of the Division I NCAA-affiliated sports teams of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). There are ten men's teams, seven women's teams, and three ...
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The NJIT Highlanders baseball team represents the
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a Public university, public research university in Newark, New Jersey, United States, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local indust ...
in
Newark, New Jersey
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in
NCAA Division I
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baseball. They are members of the
America East Conference
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.
The team competes in the
America East Conference
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within the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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's
Division I. The Highlanders are coached by
Robbie McClellan.
NJIT in the NCAA tournament
Major League Baseball
NJIT has had 3
Major League Baseball Draft
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selections since the draft began in 1965.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I baseball. In the 2024 season, 300 Division I schools competed. These teams compete to go to the 64-team Division I baseball tournament and then to Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ...
References
External links
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Baseball teams in Newark, New Jersey
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