New Jersey

From BR Bullpen

• Capital: Trenton, NJ
• Largest City: Newark, NJ
• Area: 8,729 sq mi
  • Rank: 47
• Population (2000): 8,414,350
  • Rank: 10
• Admission to Union: December 18, 1787
• Time Zone: Eastern

New Jersey does not have a major league baseball team, but is home to several minor league clubs:

• Atlantic City Surf, Atlantic League
• Camden Riversharks, Atlantic League
• Lakewood BlueClaws, South Atlantic League
• Newark Bears, Atlantic League
• Sussex Skyhawks, Canadian-American Association
• New Jersey Jackals, Canadian-American Association
• Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League
• Trenton Thunder, Eastern League

Prominent college teams include the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Seton Hall Pirates and Princeton Tigers.