Mike Dickson

Mike Dickson
Head Baseball Coach

Phone: 856-415-2213
E-mail: kdickson@gccnj.edu

Mike Dickson enters his sixth season at the helm of the roadrunner baseball program. In his first five seasons Coach Dickson has posted a record of 199 wins and 46 losses. In 2010, Dickson guided the roadrunners to their sixth National Championship and had the highest win/loss record in school history (43-2).  Dickson was named NJCAA and ABCA National Coach of the Year and was tabbed NJCAA Region 19 Coach of The Year for the third time (2006, 2008, 2010).  During Dickson’s tenure, the Roadrunners have been in three of the last five National Championship Games. In five seasons, 32 of Dickson’s players have signed scholarships and 12 professional contracts. Dickson came to GCC following coaching stints at the University of Pennsylvania and Rowan University.  During his time at Rowan University, Dickson helped guide the Profs to a 138-42 record, two New Jersey Athletic Conference championships (NJAC) (2002, 2003) and a NCAA Division III World Series. 

Coach Dickson began his coaching career at his high school alma mater Gloucester Catholic High School (GCHS). Dickson was an Assistant Varsity Coach and Head Junior Varsity Coach at GCHS. The 2001 GCHS team won the prestigious South Jersey Diamond Classic and the New Jersey State Baseball Championship.

As a standout player at Gloucester Catholic High School and Rowan University, Dickson began to show his winning ways. During his senior campaign in 1996 at Gloucester Catholic, Dickson led a talented team to a South Jersey Diamond Classic Championship, State Championship and the #1 Ranked team in the State of New Jersey.  While attending Rowan (1997-2000), Dickson was a Three-Time All Conference player, Three-Time First-Team All Region player.  He set several seasonal records and several career offensive records. In 1999, he was named Second Team All-American, New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year, and New Jersey Division II/III Player of the Year. 

Coach Dickson currently resides in Blackwood with his wife Danielle.

Josh Schwartz   Josh Schwartz Assistant Baseball Coach, Pitching Coach Schwartz has developed into one of the finest pitching coaches in New Jersey.  Entering his fifth season as an assistant coach Josh brings a wealth of knowledge to young pitchers. At GCC, Josh has developed five All-Americans on the mound.  Several of his former pitchers have played professional baseball. Coach Schwartz was a three-time Division III All-American at Rowan University.  Furthermore he was named three-time New Jersey Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. Schwartz was drafted in the 42nd Round by the St. Louis Cardinals and played one season in the Cardinals organization and also pitched one season for the New Jersey Jackals of the CAN AM Independent League. In 2005, Josh set the NCAA All-Division Record by Winning 37 Consecutive games in a row.  In the fall of 2005 Josh served as a volunteer coach for University of Pennsylvania. Josh is a Graduate of Rowan University and is currently a physical education teacher in the Deptford School District. He currently resides in Mantua, NJ.

Nick Speakman   Nick Speakman Assistant Baseball Coach

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