The College of New Jersey Athletics

Oshkosh, WI… Senior Jeff Toth (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville) capped his career at The College of New Jersey in style as the shortstop was named an American Baseball Coaches Association-Rawlings NCAA Division III All-America First Team.

This marks the second time in his career he earned All-American status as he was named to the third team in 2007. He was also named to the 2009 D3baseball.com All-America Third Team.

The honors have been piling up for the Lion as earlier this week he was tabbed as the 2009 Player of the Year in addition to garnering first-team recognition. He was previously named to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference First Team.

The infielder led TCNJ in a large number of offensive categories this spring as he batted an impressive .483 on the season and also topped the club in hits (85), runs (55), runs batted in (49), doubles (19), triples (5), home runs (8), total bases (138), on-base-percentage (.585), slugging percentage (.784), walks (40), and stolen bases (16). He also ranks among the national leaders in batting average, hits, and on-base percentage.

Galeotafiore earns Gold Glove
Freshman Mike Galeotafiore (Brick, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) was also honored as the catcher earned ABCA-Rawlings Gold Glove First Team

Galeotafiore hit a solid .333 on the season and was just as valuable behind the plate starting 44 games. The catcher also hit for power as he drilled 15 doubles and tied for second on the team with five homers. He had a tremendous .983 fielding percentage and he was an All-NJAC First Team selection.

The Lions (27-18-1) won the 2009 NJAC Championship to earn the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Once in the tournament, the Lions came one win short of reaching the regional championship game.