2002 New Jersey Jackals Roster

Northern League-East (NLE) - Independent
Team Record: 62-27
Finished 1st in the NLE's South Division
Manager: George Tsamis (62-27)
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
Ballpark: Yogi Berra Stadium
Attendance: 104,100, Avg. 2,669 in 39 home dates
2002 New Jersey Jackals Statistics

Playoffs - New Jersey Jackals 3 games, Elmira Pioneers 2
Playoffs - New Jersey Jackals 3 games, Adirondack Lumberjacks 2
Finals - New Jersey Jackals 3 games, Winnipeg Goldeyes 1

The New Jersey Jackals of the Northern League-East ended the 2002 season with a record of 62 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Jackals topped the league with 576 runs, ignited by 84 home runs. New Jersey allowed 392 runs. Travis Bailey paced the team with 16 home runs and drove in 75 runs. Billy Rich led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .342 clip. Joel Bennett paced the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 2.93 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Joel Bennett and Mike Bertotti both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

George Tsamis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott AllanLLOctober 5, 19785'11"195Flemington, NJ US
Travis BaileyRRJanuary 26, 19776'2"198Orlando, FL US
Joel BennettRRJanuary 31, 19706'1"160Binghamton, NY US
Mike BertottiLLJanuary 18, 19706'1"185Jersey City, NJ US
A. J. BrackLLDecember 7, 19776'8"175Brooklyn, NY US
Jake BrooksRRMarch 23, 19786'1"175Ottawa, IL US
Billy BrownRRMarch 9, 19766'0"195Trenton, NJ US
Dave CallahanLLDecember 7, 19796'0"200New Brunswick, NJ US
Jeremy CallierRRNovember 18, 19756'0"195St. Louis, MO US
Chris ChavezRRJuly 23, 19756'0"180Tallahassee, FL US
Craig ConwayRRSeptember 26, 19795'10"175Summit, NJ US
Mikaela DworkenRRNovember 10, 19776'1"200Boca Raton, FL US
Chris EnnicoRROctober 22, 19746'2"210Teaneck, NJ US
Steve FishRROctober 25, 19746'1"189Portland, OR US
Chris GeorgeRRAugust 6, 19776'3"190St. Louis, MO US
Dan GriceRROctober 5, 19755'10"170Eugene, OR US
Ryan HallaSROctober 3, 19736'4"248Del Rio, TX US
Chris HumrichRRDecember 28, 19775'11"188Hugo, CO US
Todd JohannesRROctober 25, 19766'3"185San Jose, CA US
Ryan KaneRRJanuary 25, 19746'4"210South Bend, IN US
Dave KennedyRRSeptember 3, 19706'4"220Montclair, NJ US
Jack LipariLLAugust 3, 19796'1"200Hackensack, NJ US
Todd MeadyRRSeptember 13, 19766'4"216Bridgeport, CT US
Aaron MyersRRMay 14, 19766'2"205Corona, CA US
Mike PotterLLFebruary 10, 19785'10"175St. Louis, MO US
Billy RichRRJuly 26, 19766'2"205Meriden, CT US
Nelson SamboyRRSeptember 4, 19765'10"165Pedernales, DO
Lou SantucciRRNovember 30, 19796'1"200
Chaz TerniRROctober 1, 19785'10"170Norwich, CT US
Andy WalkerRRFebruary 8, 19666'3"210Norwich, CT US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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