April 26, 2007

TCNJ'S DELL CAPTURES HIS 700TH CAREER
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL COACHING VICTORY

ONE OF JUST 10 ACTIVE DIVISION III COACHES TO REACH 700-WIN PLATEAU

With a 9-1 win over William Paterson on April 26, TCNJ head baseball coach Rick Dell captured his 700^th career collegiate baseball coaching victory. Now in his 26^th season as head coach of the Lion program, Dell sports a career record of 700-328-10 and ranks as one of just 10 active Division III coaches to have 700 or more wins.

Currently topping the Division III Active Coach list is Eastern Connecticut State University’s Bill Holowaty with a 1,179-439-5 record in 38 seasons. Headlining the victory list of all-time Division III coaches (active or retired) is Gordie Gillespie of Lewis, who in 54 years of coaching entered the 2007 season with 1,709 wins (1709-873-1), while Dell becomes the 16^th coach in Division III with 700 or more wins joining fellow NJAC coach, Jeff Albies of William Paterson who now holds a career record of 859-398-14 in 33 years of coaching.

With the success of the 2007 season, the Lions have now won 20 or more games under current head coach Rick Dell 23 different times, including the last 10 consecutive years. In addition, TCNJ has surpassed the 30-win plateau on 10 different seasons, including a school record 38 wins in 2006.