The New Jersey, American Legion Baseball Scholarship Program is administered by a State Scholarship Committee under the supervision of the State Baseball Committee. The Scholarship Committe is membered by:
Tom Beisler
2009 Scholarship Applications are mailed out of the American Legion Headquarters in Trenton. To be eligible, the player must be graduating in June 2010. The applications need to be completed as instructed and submitted to the players League Baseball Chairman or individual designated in the letter of instructions by OCTOBER 15, 2009. Each League Chairman or Individual designated will have 30 days to select a set number of players. The number of players / applicants each league chairman can select is equal to the number of positions the league has in the Senior State District Tournament. The League Chairman or Designated Individual must send the selected scholarship applications to the Scholarship District Chairman by November 15.
Frank Calandrillo - District #1 (Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex
Counties)
Thomas Beisler - District 2 (Essex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Warren
Counties)
Tom Garretson - District 3 (Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth Counties)
Rusty Kolins - Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,
Gloucester, Ocean, Salem Counties)
Final Judging will be conducted before the First State Baseball Meeting in 2010
The following scholarships are awarded each year:
David C. Goodwin Memorial Scholarship - $4,000.00
This Scholarship awards $1000 per year for 4 years to a New Jersey American
Legion Baseball Player who played between his Junior and Senior year in High
School as a 17 year old.
Year 2008 - awarded to Player from
Wayne - Post 174
Year 2007 - awarded to Player from
Lyndhurst - Post 139
Year 2006 - awarded to Player from
West Deptford - Post 100
Year 2005 - awarded to Player from
Lyndhurst - Post 139
Year 2004 - awarded to Player from
West Deptford - Post 100 - Camden County
Year 2002 - awarded to Player from
Freehold Patriots - Monmouth County
Year 2000 - awarded to Player from
Hoyle Butcher Post 149 - Camden County
Ernest Zardetto Memorial Scholarship - $2,000.00
This Scholarship awards $500 per year for 4 years to a New Jersey American
Legion Baseball Player.
Year 2008 - awarded to Player from
Flemington - Post 159
Year 2007 - awarded to Player from
Toms River East - Post 351
Year 2006 - awarded to Player from
Hopewell - Post 339
Year 2005 - awarded to Player from
Clark - Post 328
Year 2004 - awarded to Player from
Linden Recreation Department - Linden, NJ
Year 2002 - awarded to Player from
American Legion Post 70 - Nutley NJ
Year 2000 - awarded to Player from
Ervin V. Hamilton Post 26 - Burlington County
Joseph Barth Scholarship - $1000.00
This Scholarship Pays $500 per year for 2 years to an American legion Baseball
Player who played American legion Baseball between his Junior and Senior
Year in High School as a 17 year old
Year 2008 - awarded to Player from
Mount Laurel
Year 2007 - awarded to Player from
Bloomfield
Joseph DiFante - $500.00
Year 2008 - awarded to Player from
Plainsboro
Year 2007 - awarded to Player from
Freehold - Post 54
National Scholarship
Prior to 2008 - amount awarded - $1,000.00
2008 - amount awarded: $600 - $750
Each Team that is sponsored by an American Legion Post may nominate one player for consideration of this award.
Directions on where to mail the completed application are provided with the application. Remember the Manager of the Team or the designated American Legion Post Officer needs to sign the application
Fifty-one (51) players (one per Department or State) will be awarded a $1000 scholarship. Scholarship recipient will be eligible to receive their scholarship immediately upon graduation from an accredited high school. Scholarship must utilize the total award within (8) years of their graduation date excluding active military duty. The scholarship may be used to attend a school selected by the student providing it is state accredited, and above the high school level.
The National Treasurer of the American Legion will make disbursement from the scholarship fund jointly to the student and the school at the beginning of each semester
Year 2008 - awarded to Player from
Freehold - Post 54 - Monmouth County
Year 2007 - awarded to Player from
Gibbsboro - Post 371 - Camden County
Year 2006 - awarded to Player from
Year 2005 - awarded to Player from
Lyndhurst Post 139 - Bergen County
Year 2004 - awarded to Player from
Broad Street Park, Post 313 - Mercer County
Year 2002 - awarded to Player from
American Legion Post 372 Cherry Hill - Camden County
Year 2000 - awarded to Player from
Donald L. Clowes Post 507 - Somerset County
