Fresh from leading nearby Caldwell College to its second consecutive NCAA Division II Regional postseason berth as head coach, Reardon was named NJIT’s pitching coach in the fall of 2008.
He led Caldwell to three NCAA Division II Northeast Regional postseason appearances in eight years, including 2007 and 2008. His overall record in eight seasons at Caldwell was 176-150.
NJIT head coach Brian Callahan and Reardon have known each other since they both became head coaches at rival conference schools in 2000-01. At the time, NJIT competed in the Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, as did Reardon’s Caldwell teams. NJIT moved up to face Division I competition starting in 2007, but Callahan and Reardon have remained friends.
Reardon led Caldwell to the Division II Regionals following the 2004, 2007 and 2008 seasons and his teams captured three conference regular season crowns and two conference tournament titles, including a championship double in 2008.
He was named CACC Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2007, an award that Callahan received in 2004 and 2005 when the Highlanders belonged to the conference.
Reardon’s teams at Caldwell produced 37 all-conference honorees and ranked first in the conference in both team batting average and team earned run average each of the last two years. The 2008 Cougars ranked fifth nationally in Division II with a 3.11 team ERA. His 2003 team was also ranked in ERA.
Before Caldwell, Reardon was an assistant coach in 1999-2000 at St. John’s, one of the top Division I programs in the Northeast. He began his coaching career at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY.
Reardon, who played two years at New Mexico Junior College and two years at Queens (NY) College, is a 1998 graduate of Queens. The proud father of daughter, Madison, Reardon resides in Cedar Grove, NJ.
