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Michael W. Eckert’s Baseball Background
Michael_Eckert@comcast.net 609-315-1230
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- Current Asst Coach @ Holmdel HS 2024
- Head Coach @ Mater Dei Prep 2021-2022
- Asst Coach at Mater Dei Prep HS 2007-2020.
- Coach MDP summer team for 15 years
- Named 2022 Shore Conference B Central Head Coach of the year
- Named Assistant Coach of the year for 2014 by The Shore Conference Baseball Coaches Association
- Private Instructor for hitting, pitching, and catching for past 19 years.
- Grew up in Old Bridge and played in Old Bridge Little League.
- Attended Cedar Ridge High School from 80’-84’.
- Played Varsity for 3 years, was captain for 2 years, All-Conference & All-County in 83’ and 84’, first Cedar Ridge HS player to play in All-State All-Star game in Princeton, named to 3rd team All-State Senior year.
- Recognized in Middlesex County American Legion Summer Baseball league as an All-Star for 2 years.
- Played 4 years for North Carolina Wesleyan College under Mike Fox (now head coach for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) where the team compiled a record of 158-35, named captain Junior and Senior year, named MVP of 87’ World Series 3rd place team – named Male Scholar Athlete senior year.
- Coached fall semester under Mike Fox in 1989, spring NC Wesleyan won the Div 3 World Series.
- Coach Little League for the past 19 years in Middletown. Coach All-Star teams in every age group.
- Coached Middletown Travel teams for past 14yrs. have traveled to Cooperstown and Aberdeen, Md. with the teams to participate in weekly and weekend tournaments.
- On Board of Directors of Middletown Little League for 19 years.
- Organize and run summer baseball camps with approx 180-250 kids per summer (3 weeks of camps).
- Organized and ran Memorial Weekend baseball tourney in Middletown, with 45-50 teams.
-Married to Dianne for 33 years and have 3 sons 32, 28, and 21.