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NJIT?S MITCHELL NAMED NJCBA CO-PLAYER OF WEEK

April 26, 2005

Outfielder From Piscataway Hit .563, Joined 100-Hit Club

Kwesi Mitchell

NEWARK, N.J. ? Kwesi Mitchell of Piscataway, a junior right-fielder for New Jersey Institute of Technology, has been named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division II/III Co-Player of the Week, the NJCBA announced today.

Mitchell went 9 for 16 (.563) in a 3-1 week for NJIT, including 7 for 11 in a three-game weekend sweep of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He had three doubles and a triple to slug .875, scored four runs, drove in two, and stole two bases. He was also named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Honor Roll.

On Sunday, Mitchell?s second-inning triple against USP was the 100th base hit of his career. He became the eighth player in program history to reach that milestone. He leads NJIT in hitting at .365. NJIT (19-12) sits in first place in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference with a 17-3 league record.

The NJCBA consists of all four-year colleges in New Jersey which offer baseball. More information is available at www.njcba.com.

New Jersey Institute of Technology, the state?s public research university, enrolls more than 8,200 students in bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral degrees in 100 degree programs. NJIT is renowned for expertise in architecture, applied mathematics, wireless communications and networking, solar physics, advanced engineered particulate materials, nanotechnology, neural engineering and eLearning. The Highlanders? athletics department sponsors 14 NCAA Division-II varsity sports, seven for men and seven for women, plus Division I men?s soccer.