16 NJIT MAGAZINE ALL ACES NJIT L CS– ALL ACES KRAUSS PHOTOS: RICHARD Torre was not to celebrateatrium thenewagreement. NJITpacked theCampus Center of and otherfriends 2007. of Ischedulefull Division inthespring play TheHighlanders will a IItoDivision I. Division from baseballprogram NCAA elevates its winning Theteam’s ten-year commitment comes asNJIT 2004. have played theirhomegames atthestadiumsince Riverfrontgames atBears&Eagles StadiuminNewark. aten-year signed Highlanders to contract play theirhome wasonhandas the theBearsandcollege baseball, of longafriend Torre, baseball team andtheNewark Bears. betweento NJIT’s announce along-term partnership aDecemberduring press conference heldoncampus voiced by New York ment Yankees managerJoe Torre wastheenthusiastic That endorse- funforeveryone.” of meanalot between two thatwill classorganizations It’s apartnership isnothingbutaces. partnership “This udeso ihadr upres Yankees fans, supporters, Highlanders Hundreds of theHighlanders Under an earliertwo-year agreement, aealadteBears the and Baseball The HighlandersandtheNewarkBears—apartnershipthat’sall“aces”forJoe fNewark’s renaissance.” of as well astheBearsplay inthisgreat venue —akeystone “Our studentsreally enjoy watching theirteam Bears. the and Newark, of theCity forNJIT, the newagreement Altenkirch alsoemphasized theclearmutual benefitof itskindinthe country.” in whatmay of bethebestfacility nership thatallows NJITto play intercollegiate baseball “It’s apart- Altenkirch. said NJITPresident Robert A. excitement,” level of generate thehighest which will um, Gene Michael. Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman and Yankees scout in thelineupwere Yankees bench coach Lee Mazzilli, the Also Yankees —broadcaster John Sterling. voice of AUTHOR: and Cracker Jack peanuts popcorn, fare ballpark —hotdogs, traditional the only Yankee andshare to appearatthesigning communications at NJIT. “NJIT is bringing Division I baseball to Ibaseball agreat Division stadi- “NJIT isbringing enM lwly is executiveLlewellyn M. Jean director of university ™ He wasintroduced by afamiliar . ■ ALL ACES NJIT MAGAZINE 17 Trustee Elizabeth Garcia, ‘73 alumna. who is also a real stars of the day — the Highlanders Baseball Joe Torre and the NJIT Highlander with the Team. Yankees memorabilia for a fan—Joe Torre signs an autograph for NJIT Yankees memorabilia for a fan—Joe Torre signs Words of managerial wisdom from a university president for an American League manager? Or wisdom from a university president for an Words of managerial Joe Torre? Offering another American League vice-versa as NJIT President Altenkirch greets ’62 NJIT grad (MSME) and chairman of the perspective was Vincent J. Naimoli (far right), the front row are Marc Berson, co-owner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. To Naimoli’s left in on the field and now a scout. At the far left is Bears, and Gene Michael, former Yankees great Yankees bench coach Lee Mazzilli. (Clockwise from top left) Bears mascot Rippin’ Ruppert and the NJIT Highlander gathered four Bears mascot Rippin’ Ruppert and the (Clockwise from top left) Left to right are Steve photo to commemorate their ten-year contract. all-stars for a special Torre. Kalafer and Berson are Robert A. Altenkirch, Marc Berson and Joe Kalafer, NJIT President co-owners of the Bears.