Baseball Performance Center celebrates college decisions

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Its an annual event at the Baseball Performance Center.

On Monday, the training facility celebrated the college scholarship money earned by and the college commitments of high school seniors who train at the BPC.

This night is always special for us as a facility and a staff, BPC co-owner Ed Charlton said.

You get a chance to take a breath and really appreciate all of the hard work that these young men have put in over the years.

This year, 21 seniors received more than $3.1 million in scholarship money.

This was our largest class yet, Charlton said.

They set a great example for the younger players under them how to go about your business and work hard.

Founded in 2016 by Charlton and Mike Adams, the Baseball Performance Center has become a force in New Jersey baseball.

A number of local minor league and even some major league players have practiced there during the offseason.

Notable athletes who train there include Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Chase Petty (Mainland Regional) and Toronto Blue Jays left fielder/first baseman Joey Loperfido (Haddonfield).

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Augustine in 2011.

Both played professionally Charlton in the Reds organization and independently, and Adams pitched in the Phillies' organization in 2021 and 2022 as well as in the indies.

The BPC celebrated the following athletes for their commitment to the following schools: Evan Taylor (Ocean City), Alabama Jake Lodgek (Mainland), Miami Chase Kroberger (Moorestown), Alabama Jason Fultz (Cathedral Prep, Pa.), Clemson Joe Vaccarella (Gloucester Catholic), Army Finn Haines (Mainland), Army Eamon McDermott (Bishop Eustace), Georgetown Chase Brandt (Bishop Eustace), Wagner Joey Erace (St.

Augustine), Rutgers Cole McKenna (West Deptford), Seton Hall Tyler Witsey (Audbon), Rutgers Jameson Dobis (St.

Augustine), Bryant Gabe Gillespie (St.

Augustine), East Stroudsburg Griffin Clarke (Haddonfield), Babson Frank Cairone (Delsea), Coastal Carolina Travis Large (Ocean City), Monmouth Luca Bruno (Mainland), St.

Peters Tyler Seidman (Central, Pa.), Bucknell Brayden Birchler (Holy Spirit), The College of New Jersey Nolan Bouchard (Ocean City), Dominican Peyton Klein (St.

Augustine), Wilkes Andrew Simone, of Vineland, who plays plays baseball for Barton College, works out at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Will Vergantino, of Lumberton, in the batting cage at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Matt Roland, left, a coach from Egg Harbor Township, works with Will Vergantino, of Lumberton, Burlington County, after a session in the batting cage at the Baseball Performance Center.

Athletes have their sights on the big leagues at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Jacob Veczko, of Monroe Township, who plays baseball at the University of Dayton, works out with a roller at the Baseball Performance Center in Egg Harbor Township.

Mike Adams, owner and coach, works with Steven Kaenzig, of Hammonton, who plays baseball for Hofstra University, at the Baseball Performance Center in Egg Harbor Township.

Mike Adams, owner and coach, right, works with Steven Kaenzig, of Hammoonton, who plays baseball for Hofstra University, at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Ed Charlton, owner and coach, works with Jacob Veczko, of Monroe Township, who plays baseball at the University of Dayton, at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Ed Charlton, left, and Mike Adams previously ran the Baseball Performance Center out of a storage facility owned by Ken Adams Oil in Pleasantville.

The Baseball Performance Center moved from its original location at Ken Adams Oil, in Pleasantville, to the former location of Tuckahoe Brewing in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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The Baseball Performance Center moved from its original location at Ken Adams Oil, in Pleasantville, to the former location of Tuckahoe Brewing in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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The Baseball Performance Center moved from its original location at Ken Adams Oil, in Pleasantville, to the former location of Tuckahoe Brewing in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

29, 2023.

The Baseball Performance Center moved from its original location at Ken Adams Oil, in Pleasantville, to the former location of Tuckahoe Brewing in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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The Baseball Performance Center moved from its original location at Ken Adams Oil, in Pleasantville, to the former location of Tuckahoe Brewing in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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Athletes work out in one of several sections designed for different areas of sports development at the Baseball Performance Center, in Egg Harbor Township, Friday, Dec.

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