Baseball 6/4/2026 12:56:00 PM

Wrapping Up: Baseball 2026

UNION, N.J. (6/4/26) - The Kean University baseball team finished 31-13-1 overall and 12-6 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference under Head Coach Neil Ioviero in his 29th season at the helm of the Cougars.

Season Highlights

Went 31-13-1 overall and 12-6 in the NJAC.
Reached the NCAA Regional Championship at Tufts
Earned Second Straight At-Large Bid into the NCAA Tournament
Finished #28 in the NPI rankings
Qualified for their 19^th straight NJAC Tournament
Defeated three nationally-ranked teams, including then #1 Trinity of Texas
Nationally Ranked all season along, ranked as high as #4.
Eight Regional Selections
Five All-NJAC Selections, including one major award
Nine Weekly Award Selections
One Preseason All-American
Three CSC All-District Selections

Stat Leaders

Games Played: Jude Clough, Tyler Stone, Justin Teixeria, Nick Sellari - 45
Games Started: Clough, Stone, Teixeria, Sellari - 45
Batting Average: Clough - .372
Hits: Stone - 61
Runs: Dominic Masino - 51
Doubles: Clough - 15
Triples: Stone - 5
Homeruns: Stone, Clough - 5
RBI's: Stone - 52
Stolen Bases: Sellari - 27
ERA: Lucas White – 3.47
Wins: White - 6
Strikeouts: White – 41

Honors and Awards

Dominic Masino – CSC All-District
Justin Teixeria – CSC All-District…All-NJAC Second Team…NJAC Player of the Week (2/17)
Lucas White – CSC All-District…ABCA All-Region Second Team…D3Baseball Region IV Second Team…NJAC Pitcher of the Year…All-NJAC First Team…NJAC Pitcher of the Week (4/7)
Cole McGourty – All-ECAC Team…D3Baseball Region IV First Team…All-NJAC First Team…
Jude Clough - ABCA All-Region Second Team…D3Baseball Region IV First Team…All-NJAC Second Team
Tyler Stone – ABCA All-Region Second Team…D3Baseball Region IV Third Team…All-NJAC Honorable Mention…NJAC Player of the Week (4/29, 3/16)…D3Baseball Team of the Week (3/18)
Christian Pareja – NJAC Pitcher of the Week (3/30)
Peyton Shaw – NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week (3/30)
Noah Rivera – NJAC Pitcher of the Week (3/9, 2/17)
Jason Basilicata – D3Baseball Preseason All-American Second Team

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Players Mentioned

#41 Jason Basilicata: P; 6' 3"; Junior; R/R

#1 Dominic Masino: IF; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

#24 Cole McGourty: P/DH; 6' 0"; Fifth Year; R/R

#43 Christian Pareja: P; 5' 11"; Senior; R/R

#28 Noah Rivera: P; 6' 0"; Senior; R/R

#10 Nick Sellari: IF; 5' 8"; Junior; S/R

#8 Tyler Stone: OF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#18 Lucas White: P; 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R

#6 Jude Clough: C; 5' 7"; Junior; R/R

#23 Peyton Shaw: P; 5' 9"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#41 Jason Basilicata
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/R
: P

#1 Dominic Masino
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: IF

#24 Cole McGourty
: 6' 0"; Fifth Year; R/R
: P/DH

#43 Christian Pareja
: 5' 11"; Senior; R/R
: P

#28 Noah Rivera
: 6' 0"; Senior; R/R
: P

#10 Nick Sellari
: 5' 8"; Junior; S/R
: IF

#8 Tyler Stone
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: OF

#18 Lucas White
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R
: P

#6 Jude Clough
: 5' 7"; Junior; R/R
: C

#23 Peyton Shaw
: 5' 9"; Freshman; R/R
: P

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