The Roadrunner Athletics Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2019 Class on Wednesday, November 20th, at Adelphia's Restaurant in Deptford, NJ. To be honored will be: Greg Chew, Dimitri Athans, Dr. Abiola Majekundunmi, Kristina Morgan, Bob Fredrick, Wayne Murschell, and Fred Swartz.
In addition, six teams will be recognized for their NJCAA National Championship performances:1999 and 2000 Baseball National Championship Teams; 1999 and 2000 Wrestling National Championship Team; 2010 Baseball National Championship Team; 2010 Men's Tennis National Championship Team.
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Today, we look back on the career of long-time Assistant Baseball Coach Greg Chew.
The 6 feet, 4-inch Greg Chew, who has served as Roadrunner pitching coach and third base coach for 15 seasons during two different tenures at RCGC/GCC, has clearly made his mark both as a player and coach. During the recent 2019 season, the Runners captured their 23rd overall Region XIX crown and first since 2016.
Scores of pitchers under Chew's guidance have been signed by Major League teams or gone on to NCAA Division I program. As a player, Chew posted a 9-1 record as a freshman at Gloucester County College in 1994 and was drafted in the 42nd round in the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Chew began at GCC in 1997 and helped lead the Roadrunners to the NJCAA College World Series for eight straight seasons from 1998-2005. He helped to coach three National Championship teams in 1999, 2000 and 2005. He later followed head coach Rob Valli to Temple University for several seasons before returning to RCGC in 2014.
Scores of pitchers under Chew's guidance have been signed by Major League teams or gone on to NCAA Division I program, including Mike Flannery formerly with the Florida Marlins; Ryan Costello (2000), Tony Casoli (2001), Luca Petricelli (2002) and Mike Antonini (2005). Costello was a National Player of the Year in 2000.
Chew earned his bachelor's degree in health & exercise science at Rowan University in 2001 and teaches health and physical education at Washington Township High School.