Conference Coaching Award Named in Albies’ Honor

The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Board of Athletic Administrators voted last spring to name the league's top baseball coaching honor the “Jeff Albies Baseball Coach of the Year Award.”

Albies, who coached two national championship teams at William Paterson, finished his 33-year coaching career at the institution with a record of 862-401-15 (.680). At the time of his retirement in 2007, he ranked eighth on the all-time Division III wins list.

In addition to national titles in 1992 and 1996, Albies guided William Paterson to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven regional titles, and seven appearances in the NCAA Division III World Series. A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, Albies led the Pioneers to 11 NJAC championships while being named Coach of the Year a total of 26 times by various organizations.

In 2010, William Paterson bestowed the ultimate honor on its legendary former head baseball coach when the University named its baseball facility in his honor. The complex, formerly known as Pioneer Baseball Park, has since been called Jeff Albies Field.