JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | On Senior Day 2016 at New Jersey City University, one of its all-time greatest players claimed two more all-time program records. Senior catcher/designated hitter Andrew Niech (Avenel, N.J./Colonia), the program's only senior, notched his fifth and sixth all-time career records, and ripped his 50th career double and 11th home run. However, it wasn't enough as William Paterson University clinched a New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament berth with a sweep of the NJAC doubleheader, 13-5 and 10-3, on April 30 at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.
Niech was honored in a pregame ceremony then went out and extended his all-time NJCU records in hits (205), doubles (50), extra-base hits (63) and games played—becoming the first to play in 150 games. In game one he set a program record for career games starts—now at 149—and needing four bases to break the previous total bases record (291), hit a game two homer to eclipse that mark (292). He also moved into second place all-time in RBIs (104) and fourth in homers.
William Paterson (20-18, 9-9 NJAC), came into the day in a three-way tie with Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark for the sixth and final NJAC Tournament berth but with a tiebreaker against the other two teams it had swept.
WP clinched the final playoff berth with the win—scoring eight runs in the second inning of game one before the Pioneers scored 10 runs with only three hits in game two. The losses drop NJCU to 15-23 (1-17 NJAC) as it wrapped up conference play.
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