Outstanding speed and strength for a man his size, Binkiewicz continues in the critical offensive role of batting leadoff and the defensive role of patrolling center field.

Coach Callahan's comment: "Craig is the sparkplug of our offense. We're going to rely on him to set the table for us offensively."

2007: Batting average dropped from celestial .427 in last DII season (2006) to .264 in NJIT's first year of DI competition (2007), but he increased his runs scored from 34 to 36 ... raised his career steals total to 35 ... 2006: Co-Male Newcomer of the Year for the entire NJIT athletic program. ... 2nd-team NJCBA all-state and 2nd-team all-CACC ... ranked 23rd nationally in Division II and led the CACC with a .427 batting average, ... led NJIT with 56 hits, 19 stolen bases and five triples ... named NJCBA Rookie of the Week three times and CACC Rookie of the Week two times. ... His 56 hits were second on the all-time NJIT list behind Chris Schwartz with (59, 2004).

Prior to NJIT: First-team all-quad, all-area and second-team all-county at Belleville High School for coach Alan Frank ... played for the Bennington Bombers AAU summer team.

Personal: Craig Leon Binkiewicz, Jr. ... mechanical engineering major. ... last name is pronounced "BINK-a-wits". ... born 1/27/87 in Belleville, NJ.