Mike will enter his first year on the coaching staff at Penn State Abington. He will assist with outfield play, hitting instructor, and baserunning. Mike was one of the longest-tenured assistant coaches at Rutgers-Camden, formerly a Scarlet Raptor outfielder Mike Roth coach 17 years with the Rutgers Camden baseball program. He was the only person in program history to be associated with both of the baseball team’s 30-win seasons, playing on the 32-10 team in 2002 and serving as a coach in 2014 when the Raptors went 30-13-1.
Roth worked with the team in 2003 and 2004, took a one-year leave in 2005, and returned as an assistant coach with the Scarlet Raptors for the 2006-2015 campaigns.
Roth played with the team in 2001 and 2002, helping Rutgers-Camden post a 53-25 record during his two seasons as a player. As a coach, he worked with the Scarlet Raptors’ outfielders and the junior varsity program, in addition to serving as a conditioning coach.
One of the five captains who helped the 2002 Scarlet Raptors record a school-record 32-10 season, Roth hit .375 with a .444 on-base percentage. He also posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage for the second straight season. At the 2002 spring banquet, he was honored with the Billy Carty Memorial Award as the baseball team’s Most Dedicated Player.
In his first year at Rutgers-Camden in 2001, Roth hit .313 and compiled a .421 on-base percentage.
Overall, Roth posted a .344 career batting average and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at Rutgers-Camden.
In addition to his baseball talents, Roth served as the Chair of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Rutgers-Camden during the 2001-02 school year. He also was the school’s SAAC representative in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
A two-year baseball letterwinner at Camden County College, Roth was a member of the Gloucester Catholic High School football team, earning Unsung Hero honors as a senior. He was an Honor Roll student as a junior and a senior at Gloucester Catholic.
Roth graduated from Rutgers-Camden in May, 2003, with a B.S. in Biology. He is employed by Merck & Co., Inc., of West Point,
High School: Gloucester Catholic
College: Rutgers-Camden (2003)
Major: Biology
