2018 ASUN Conference All-Academic Team

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LAKEPOINT, GA—Seniors Brian Sondergard and Jesse Uttendorfer and junior Sean Lubreski were named to the 13-person ASUN All-Academic team, the conference announced on the eve of the 2018 ASUN Baseball Tournament.

Thirteen athletes appear on the 2018 ASUN Baseball All-Academic squad with the highest vote-getters receiving Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honors. All nominees should be in their second year of school attendance or later and hold a minimum of a 3.30 GPA.

Brian Sondergard | Master's Program – Mechanical Engineering | 3.95
Sondergard, a unanimous selection to the All-Academic team, graduated this month from NJIT and received his master's in Mechanical Engineering, holds a 3.95 GPA.  He was named to the dean's list for eight semesters while an undergraduate.

One of four Highlanders with four wins on the season, Sondergard is 4-2 overall with a 2.78 ERA, which ranks third on the team.

He has pitched 37.2 innings, striking out 24 batters and has held teams scoreless in the last six innings of action pitched.

In ASUN action, he has appeared in eight games, going 1-0 after pitching 15.2 innings with 11 strikeouts.
 

Jesse Uttendorfer | MBA: Business Administration | 3.563
A two-time All-Academic team honoree, the senior outfielder ranks second on the team with a .320 batting average while leading the Highlanders in total bases (83), hits (55), RBI (27), doubles (16), triples (3) and has stolen 13-out-of-16 bases. 

Uttendorfer is NJIT's all-time hit leader with 229 hits and his 43 career doubles and 101 RBI ranks third all-time in the NJIT Division I era.  His 54 stolen bases ranks first in the D1 era.
 

Sean Lubreski | Major: Communications | GPA: 3.843
Junior RHP Sean Lubreski has started 13 games and is one of four Highlanders with four wins on the season.  He registered a 3.55 ERA in 71.0 innings pitched with 32 strikeouts.

In ASUN action, Lubreski has made eight starts, combining for a 2-3 record in 41.2 innings pitched and 16 strikeouts while picking up wins over Jacksonville and Stetson.

For his career, Lubreski has combined for 14 career wins, which sits in fourth all-time in the NJIT D1 era.
 

NJIT, the number six seed in the 2018 ASUN Conference Baseball Tournament will open postseason play against top-seeded Stetson on Wednesday at 11am, hosted by University of North Florida at Harmon Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.

This marks the first appearance for the Highlanders in postseason, since joining the ASUN Conference in 2015-16.

The action begins with No. 1 Stetson (41-11, 15-3 ASUN) vs. No. 6 NJIT (22-23, 9-12 ASUN) on Wednesday at 11am followed by #3 Jacksonville (37-17, 14-16 ASUN) vs. #5 Lipscomb (23-28, 9-12 ASUN) at 3pm.  The nightcap will feature #3 Kennesaw State (25-28, 11-10 ASUN) vs. No. 4 North Florida (25-26, 10-11 ASUN) at 7pm.

The winner of the Stetson/NJIT contest will play on Thursday, May 24 at 3pm while the loser between the two teams will play at 11am.