The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced today that the
2004 NJAC Baseball Tournament will be held at both
Waterfront Park in
Trenton, NJ and FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ on May 7-9.
Waterfront Park serves as the home of the Trenton Thunder, the
Double A Affiliate of the New York Yankees organization. FirstEnergy
Park serves as the home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, the Single A
Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to conduct our tournament at
two of the top professional ballparks in the nation,” NJAC
Commissioner Terry Small said. “Our current tournament format
necessitates a playing field with lights, and we are extremely
thankful that both the Trenton Thunder and Lakewood BlueClaws have
provided an opportunity for our student-athletes to compete in two
outstanding baseball facilities.”
The top four conference regular season finishers will advance to the
double-elimination tournament with the winner receiving the
conference’s automatic qualification to the NCAA National
Championship Tournament.
Rowan University is
the defending NJAC baseball champion, having captured the 2003
conference title with a 9-2 win over Kean University in last year’s
championship game.
Tournament play will begin on Friday, May 7 at
Waterfront Park
with first round games taking place at
1:00 PM and
4:00 PM. The tournament will then shift to FirstEnergy Park on
Saturday, May 8 with games taking place at
11:00 AM, 3:00 PM
and 7:00 PM. The championship game of the 2004 NJAC Tournament will
take place back at Waterfront Park on Sunday, May 9 with a game at
1:00 PM. If necessary, a second game between the same two teams will
be held at 3:30 PM.
Tickets will be sold at the entrance to each stadium each day and
will entitle the holder to admission to all games played on that
day. Ticket prices are $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for students,
senior citizens and children.
2004 NJAC
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, May 7, 2004 at Waterfront Park (Trenton, NJ)
1:00 PM Game 1
4:00 PM Game 2
Saturday, May 8, 2004 at FirstEnergy Park (Lakewood, NJ)
11:00 AM Game 3
3:00 PM Game 4
7:00 PM Game 5
Sunday, May 9 at Waterfront Park (Trenton, NJ)
1:00 PM Game 6
3:30 PM Game 7 (if necessary)
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