With an 11-1 road win over Gwynedd-Mercy on March 28, TCNJ head baseball coach Rick Dell captured his 650th career victory. Now in his 25th season with the Lion baseball program, Dell sports a career record of 650-312-10.

The former men's soccer coach at TCNJ, Dell compiled a record of 182-60-23 in men's soccer and now has a combined collegiate coaching record of 832-372-33. His 650th baseball victory improved the Lions to 14-0 overall on the young season.

Dell's TCNJ baseball squads have netted NCAA Regional Tournament appearances 13 times since 1985. The Lions have appeared in the NCAA Regionals from 1985-87, 1990-94, from 1998-2000, in 2002 and in 2005. In 1991, his program enjoyed its greatest baseball campaign ever, going 34-15-1 and finishing runner-up to the University of Southern Maine in the NCAA Championship game of the Division III World Series. That same year, Dell was rewarded with a selection as the Coach of the Year by the New Jersey Baseball Coaches Association while also earning NCAA Regional Coach of the Year honors as well. In 2000, TCNJ captured the NJAC Tournament Championship, their first since 1981. At year’s end, Dell was named the ABCA/Diamond Sports Company Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year after guiding his team to its third straight NCAA Regional Runner-up finish.

The 2002 Lions made a return trip to the College World Series after winning the Mid-Atlantic Regional as the No. 6 seed. The Lions finished in fourth place at the 2002 Division III College World Series and Dell was named the 2002 ABCA NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year. In addition, he was recognized by his peers with the 2002 Roy Van Ness Award, given annually at TCNJ.

A native of Trenton who excelled in both soccer and baseball at McCorristin High School (formerly St. Anthony’s), and nearby Mercer County Community College, Dell assumed the head baseball coaching position at Trenton State College midway through the 1982 season.

In college, he starred for the Division I Mountaineers of Appalachian State, playing both soccer and baseball. After graduating in 1977, he went on to play third base for the Lenior Kings for six years. The semipro team from North Carolina won the state championship each year and posted two national crowns.

Since 1989, Dell has spent his summers instructing baseball players in abroad training amateur and professional teams in Italy, Germany, Estonia, Australia, and New Zealand with the United States Baseball Federation and Major League Baseball International. Eight years ago, Dell was named the director of the Greater Philadelphia Christmas Baseball Camp. In 1996, Dell added Indonesia to his list of travels while working for USA Baseball. In 1999, he traveled to the Philippines and New Zealand, while serving as a coordinator for game development in Asia/Pacific for Major League Baseball. Four summers ago, he became the first representative from Major League Baseball to go into China, while serving as a coordinator for game development in both Asia and the Pacific. Eight years ago, Dell was selected to serve as a clinic leader for Major League Baseball International European Tour, which was held in Scandinavia in 1997.

Dell currently severs as the Coordinator for Game Development in Asia and the Pacific for Major League Baseball (MLB). He recently participated in a Bringing Baseball to Vietnam delegation that was designed to introduce America’s national pastime to the Vietnamese people.