NJAC NEWS ARCHIVE

 2005-06

June 14, 2006


TCNJ'S IACONO SIGNED BY THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS


WILL PLAY FOR THE HELENA (MT) BREWERS OF THE PIONEER LEAGUE


The College of New Jersey senior outfielder Charlie Iacono has signed with Milwaukee Brewers and will play rookie league ball with the Helena (MT) Brewers in the Pioneer League.

Over the course of his career at TCNJ, Iacono earned several awards while also adding his name to the TCNJ baseball record book. On his senior season, he was tapped for the 2006 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Star First Team, the NJCBA All-State Division II/III Second Team, and the ABCA Atlantic Region Second Team. He added his name to the single-season stolen base record book as he finished with 48 steals on 50 tries, after zooming past C.J. Rockhill (32, 1986). In just two years with the Lions, he just missed the career stolen base record of 77 as he finished his career with 76 steals. On his career, Iacono was 76-79 on the basepaths while posting a .320 batting average at the plate in 93 consecutive starts. He had 124 career hits after adding 66 hits in 2006 with 31 RBI. He also scored 59 runs in 2006, a total which ranks third all-time in single-season performances, while his 66 hits rank 12th and his 54 singles ranks fifth.

For the 2006 season, TCNJ’s baseball program produced three All-Americans, a National Player of the Year while establishing numerous individual and team records after a 38-8 campaign which included the 2006 NJAC Championship and a runner-up finish in the NCAA Boyertown Regional. Among the school team records broken over the course of the year were single-season marks for wins (38), runs (468), hits (611), doubles (124), triples (34), total bases (959), RBI (431), batting average (.354) and earned run average (2.92).