Hillsborough Native Earns All-State Baseball Honors

A Hillsborough native and junior baseball player at The College of New Jersey has been selected to the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association All-State First Team.

Junior Patrick Roberts was selected to the NJCBA All-State First Team for the 2015 season, according to TCNJ Athletics. He was also named to the 2015 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic All-Region Third Team earlier this year.

Roberts batted .364 with 48 hits, 29 runs scored and 28 runs batted in for the TCNJ Lions in 2015. According to the college, he led the team in numerous statistics, including total bases with 71, three triples, four home runs, .444 on-base percentage and .538 slugging percentage.

Additionally, Roberts flashed the leather in the field and did not commit a single error, while securing 40 putouts, the college said.

Roberts also tied a TCNJ single-game record by belting three home runs in a game at Haverford College earlier in the season.

Roberts was among three TCNJ baseball players to earn NJCBA recognition. Freshman Joe Cirillo was named NJCBA Rookie Pitcher of the Year and selected to the NJCBA All-State Third Teama dn All-Rookie Team, and senior Anthony Cocuzza was also named for the NJCBA All-State First Team, according to TCNJ Athletics.

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