Roadrunner Baseball Team Presented with National Championship Rings

Head coach Rob Valli (pictured second row, center) with his winning team.

The members of the 2005 Roadrunner Baseball team of RCSJ- Gloucester were presented with their NJCAA Division III National Championship rings recently in a ceremony on campus. The 2025 championship was the third straight national crown under head coach Rob Valli and his staff.

College administrators, including interim president Dr. Brenden Rickards and executive director of athletics, Brian Rowan, along with Gloucester County Commissioners Joann Gattinelli, education liaison and Jim Jefferson, deputy director, were on hand to salute Coach Valli and his team.

Valli presented team members with their rings individually, including World Series heroes R.J. Mustaro and Nick Slogik.

On their way to the title run, the Runners registered 54 wins, a perfect 30-0 Region 19 regular season mark and perfect 21-0 record in conference play. The Runners then swept through the NJCAA Division III tournament field, capped by a 16-1 win over Century Community College in the championship final. All-Americans included Mustaro on the First Team and Gabriel Reyes and Matt Brunner on the Second Team. Valli was named NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year.