
300 plus average first college hit was off Jim Baumgartner, Rookie of the Year with the Pittsburgh Pirates first college home run was a “walk off” versus Florida Southern University and Bill Nelson who was the number one draft pick of the NY Yankees in 1978. JEFFREY BARNHILL 1975 Graduate of Newton High School 1979 graduate of Rollins College nominated for his accomplishments in baseball, basketball and cross country in high school, earned nine varsity letters in three sports, four in baseball, three in basketball and two in cross country in baseball, was Newton MVP in 19, was two time NJ Herald 1st Team All Area selection, was two time Dover Advance 1st Team All Area, third team Star Ledger All State Group III and was named as one of the top baseball players in New Jersey by the New York Daily News as of 1975, ranked 2nd all time in number of hits in Sussex County high school baseball Led the Sussex County American Legion team to three league championships and three state tournament appearances from the age of 16, played for the Newton AA baseball team of the Morris County Majors named MVP in the North Jersey Babe Ruth Regional State Tournament in 1975 At Rollins College, annually ranked as a top 10 team in the NCAA rankings for Division II colleges, was a three year starter as an Infielder and Designated Hitter with a career. Sussex County The Sussex County Sports Hall of Fame has announced its candidates for the Class of 2007.
