Mamma G is officially cancer free!!! Love you #FCancer

The beautiful thing about baseball is that every year it reminds us what actually matters. This weekend, a small school like @RiderUBaseball stood on the same field as some of the biggest programs in the country and proved we belonged. We played Florida. We played Troy. We competed and outplayed them. And while everyone loves to talk about velocity, spin rate, and radar guns, the game told a different story. We hit home runs against 96 mph fastballs. Because velocity alone doesn’t win baseball games. Command wins. Location wins. Changing speeds wins. Executing fundamentals wins. As a pitching staff, we averaged around 87 mph, one of the lowest velocity staffs in the regional. Yet we weren’t overmatched. We defended. We ran the bases. We executed. In many areas of the game, we outplayed the teams we faced. The difference? Pitch command. Not velocity. Young players and training facilities across the country are chasing radar gun numbers as if that’s the answer to everything. Velocity absolutely matters. It can make a good pitcher better. But velocity without command is just a harder batting practice fastball. The greatest lesson from our regional experience wasn’t how hard Florida threw. It was a reminder that baseball is still baseball. The game still rewards players who can locate.The game still rewards players who can execute.The game still rewards teams that defend, communicate, run the bases, and do the little things right. That’s what makes baseball, the greatest game in the world. A small school with less resources can still stand toe-to-toe with anyone because the game doesn’t care about budgets, facilities, rankings, or social media hype. It cares about execution. Baseball will always humble you.It will always expose your weaknesses.But it will also reward the teams that master the fundamentals. And that’s why a small school from New Jersey can walk into a regional and shock the world. The game is still beautiful that way.

Draft Eligible Free Agent CF Looking For Affiliate/Indy Ball Opportunities. NJIT Career Stats: 199 GP .253 AVG .392 OBP 175 H 39 2B 10 HR 53 SB 143 Walks (NJIT All Time Record) 23’ All Rookie Team 25’ First Team All Conference 2 Year Captain 6.30 60 Yard Dash 📞 973-494-3778

Region play is finally here! Weekend schedule vs Union CC is as follow; Friday 4:30pm @ Kean University Saturday 12pm HOME Saturday 2:30pm HOME #DawgDays #ACE

Summer coaches! Have guys looking to be placed still this summer! Arms and position players Please reach out via DM or email me at ngrasso@bergen.edu

We all saw a bunch of northeast schools get their asses kicked this past weekend. These early weeks are integral for individual growth and building team chemistry. The opportunity to lose and fail is a blessing in February. I want to see who channels early L's into conference W's

New chapter! I am thrilled to be joining @BCCbaseball25 as the Pitching Coach. Can’t wait to get to work with these guys and compete this season. Thank you, @grasso_09 for the opportunity. Go dogs!

🚨WELCOME @BergenAthletics Baseball to the #GoRoutFamily 🚨 We’re excited to team up with @grasso_09 and staff to take their program to the next level!

COACHES & PLAYERS! If I got a list of players transferring at the break and put them on a list that I would send to you, who would want it? Players and Coaches please repost so we can get as many players/coaches to see this!

Come be part of something special!!

Coaches! I have many players looking for summer opportunities! Please reach out and share your league info! @BUncommitted @uncommittedBBs

Bergen CC is looking for games for the weekends of Feb 13th and Feb 20th! If anyone has any open dates, please feel free to reach out Coach Grasso (ngrasso@bergen.edu). We have the ability to travel! @SkippersDugout @grasso_09

Looking to add some more fall ball games for @BCCbaseball25 ! We can host or travel.. email or text me if you’d like to schedule a game! ngrasso@bergen.edu

Football…The Bergenfield Board of Education has appointed Joseph Lapi as new head football coach. Darren

Classes are right around the corner and guys are still waiting out on an offer from under .500 programs… meanwhile a D3 who has won their conference 20 years in a row has been knocking on your door. Time to figure it out.

My Dunes playing for a spot in the chip! Special group of players making history in the inaugural season as a team!

Had a great time at the beach playing for @CCyclonesBCBL. Regular Season Stats: .400 Avg, .600 Obp, .667 Slg, Ops 1.267 @jucoroute @CVCCBaseball @MarshallMcD22 @CoachDudley13 Some swings from the summer:

WALK OFF THRILLER FOR THE DUNES!! Down 5 in the 7th, the Dunes come back and win the game after a dreadful six innings and rally to put another win in the books. Dunes win 7-6. We’ll see you tomorrow as the Dunes play against the Generals at 1:00 PM 2889 Lees Landing Cir

Notable players: Brady Doorey - 1/3 / 2IP, 0ER, W Jack Veith - 2/4 1RBI, GW Run / 5IP 4SO Hunter Howell - 1/2 1RBI