2008: Appeared in 28 games (22 starts) in the outfield. ... batted .203 with 15 hits and four stolen bases.

Prior to NJIT: Two-time B-South Champions for coach Gene Drumright a Lakewood HS ... he had 16 stolen bases (second in Ocean County) and nine outfield assists with a.383 batting average with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 25 RBI as a junior ... played on the Jersey City Vipers for coach Patrick Sanford ... National Honor Society member, he ranked eighth in his class at Lakewood.

Personal: James Michael D'Aloia. ...mechanical engineering major. ... born 7/23/89 in Freehold, NJ. ... last name is pronounced "da-LOY-a" ... will follow in the academic footsteps of his grandfather Harry Smith, who is a graduate of NJIT (then called Newark College of Engineering).