LAKEWOOD, NJ (Aug. 31, 2023) – Georgian Court University President Joseph R. Marbach has approved the addition of the sport of baseball as an intercollegiate sport. The announcement came from University Director of Athletics Dan Sempkowski with Georgian Court looking to compete in the spring of 2025.

Baseball will be the 16^th sport offered at Georgian Court University and the sixth men's program. With baseball set to begin in 2025, Georgian Court will have added two sports in two years under Sempkowski with the addition of Acrobatics and Tumbling competing for the first time in February of 2024.

"We are all very excited to be adding the sport of Baseball to Georgian Court University," said Sempkowski. He continued, "This is a sport with an excellent tradition in the state of New Jersey and even more locally in Monmouth and Ocean County."

Speaking of the local talent and tradition, Georgian Court now becomes the only NCAA Division II program to sponsor baseball in Central and South New Jersey. 

Along with the announcement of the addition of the sport of Baseball, that means the Lions are now searching for the first head coach in program history. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply using the link above.

"Hiring a coach is an important first step in the building of a program," said Sempkowski. "We look forward to bringing someone on board who can enhance the GCU athletic footprint in the area and bring a diverse group of student-athlete to campus, while following in the rich tradition of Georgian Court University and the Mercy Core Values."

Founded in 1908 and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Georgian Court University is Central and South Jersey's only Catholic university. GCU is a comprehensive, coeducational university with a strong liberal arts core and a historic special concern for women. As a forward-thinking university that supports diversity and academic excellence, GCU is known for expanding possibility for more than 2,100 students of all faiths and backgrounds in 35+ undergraduate majors and 10+ graduate programs. The GCU Lions compete in 15 NCAA Division II sports in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).