JACKALS TIMELINE 1997
Floyd Hall Enterprises is granted a franchise in the Northeast League
1998
“Jackals” is selected as nickname of new Northeast League team owned by FHE
May 30, 1998
The Jackals play their first games as New Jersey sweeps a doubleheader in Waterbury, beating the Spirit 4-1 and 8-1.
June 5, 1998
The Jackals christen the just-build Yogi Berra Stadium and defeat the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, 2-1, in 13 innings. Outfielder Gary Gollum hits a game-winning home run for the dramatic conclusion.
July 9, 1998
The Jackals clinch the first-half championship in the south division of the Northeast League with a 4-3 win over Waterbury. New Jersey finishes the first half with a 30-12 record and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs.
July 18, 1998
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Former major league second baseman Mark Lemke makes his professional pitching debut for the Jackals, allowing one run in one inning of relief. Lemke will knuckleball his way to a 5-1 record and 6.68 ERA during the 1999 season.
July 16, 1999
Carmine Cappuccio begins what will turn out to be a 39game hitting streak, the longest in Northern League history. He will bat .414 with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs during those 39 games.
September 5, 1999
For the second straight season, the Jackals sweep the Allentown Ambassadors in the first round of the playoffs.
September 12, 1999
Shortstop Saul Bustos erupts for a Northeast League record three home runs in a 15-5 win over the Adirondack Lumberjacks in Glens Falls, NY.
The Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs defeat the Jackals, 6-2, in game four of their playoff series and eliminate New Jersey from the second round of the playoffs, three games to one.
August 5, 1998
October 1999
July-August 1998
June 7, 2000
The Jackals gain national notoriety by signing Pete Rose Jr., the son of baseball’s all-time hit king. “Junior” bats .424 in the final 12 games of the season. Right-hander Kevin Pincavitch allows one earned run in his final 58 innings pitched of the season.
September 2, 1998
Right-hander John DeSilva is named Northeast League Pitcher-of-theYear.
Outfielder Carmine Cappuccio is selected as the Northern League East Player of the Year and as Baseball America’s Independent Player of the Year. He batted .349 with 17 home runs and 75 RBIs for the season. For the first time in franchise history, the Jackals are swept in a doubleheader, dropping 6-3 and 2-1 decisions at home to the Adirondack Lumberjacks. Incredibly, it also marks the first time in franchise history that the Jackals have a sub-.500 record during the regular season (5-7). New Jersey will finish the season 31-53 and will miss the playoffs for the first time in their three-year history.
September 3, 1998
The Jackals play their first-ever postseason game, defeating Allentown, 11-3, at Yogi Berra Stadium. The Jackals will go on to sweep the Ambassadors in the first round of the playoffs.
September 5, 1998
The Jackals rally for six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, 7-6, in game one of the Northeast League Finals at Yogi Berra Stadium. One day later, New Jersey completes the sweep and wins the Northeast League championship, downing Albany, 4-3.
Winter 1998/99
The Northeast League merges with the Northern League. The Jackals will now play in the Northern League East.
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