JERSEY CITY, NJ (www.NJCUGothicKnights.com)...Charlie Auletto, current assistant baseball coach at New Jersey City University, has been appointed head coach of the Gothic Knight men's golf team. The program will begin play in Fall 2010 and its first schedule and roster will be announced in September.
“I'm very excited to be a part of something special at a University that has been part of my life for nearly 20 years,” said Auletto. “Golf has been important to me for most of my adult life and it's a sport that continues to gain substantial popularity in this country. For those reasons it will be very exciting to build this program from the ground up. Our goal is to certainly become competitive in the near future.”
Auletto, a PGA of America member, has been an avid golfer for more than 13 years. He has previously conducted individual instructional sessions in the sport.
Auletto recently completed his first season of his second stint as assistant baseball coach at NJCU in 2010 after previously serving as an assistant for three years from 1996-98 following the conclusion of a historically successful playing career. Auletto serves as NJCU's first base and outfield coach.
The Secaucus, NJ native made his return to baseball in 2009 as an assistant coach at Dwight Englewood High School. He was the head coach of the Mott-Leany Baseball Camp in 1996 and 1997.
As a player, Auletto's place in the NJCU record books is scintillating, because in the illustrious history of the New Jersey Athletic Conference, no player has ever posted a higher single-season batting average (.511).
Auletto, who played outfield and third base for then Jersey City State College for three seasons (1993-95), had a dream season in 1994, batting a school record .511, with 71 hits in 139 at bats in 34 games. He registered 105 total bases, including 12 doubles, eight triples and two homeruns, scoring 40 runs while driving in 31 RBIs. He had a .544 on-base and .755 slugging percentage, and stole 17 bases in 18 attempts. In addition to the batting average, his 71 total hits, 105 total bases and eight triples are all single-season records, while his slugging and on-base percentages are second and third best.
In the history of the NJAC, a league that has produced an NCAA Division III record nine national champions, Auletto stands alone with the .511 average. Only two other players in league history have ever hit .500, and no other player is higher than .505.
For his efforts, he was voted the 1994 New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III Player of the Year and to the NJCBA Division II/III All-State First Team. He also was selected First-Team All-NJAC and First-Team All-ECAC, and was the NJCBA and NJAC Player of the Week on April 11, 1994.
In 1995, Auletto, a team captain, led NJCU to its first NJAC Tournament berth since 1978, securing a fourth place finish and a record 11-7 league record, while equaling the single-season school mark with 19 victories.
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