The Sussex County Miners have signed rookie utility player Dean Ferrara for the 2026 Frontier League, today the team announced via X.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!With the Fairfield University Stags, the Wyckoff, N.J., native batted an impressive 354 with 215 hits, 14 home runs, 112 RBI, 29 stolen bases, and a .412 on-base percentage in 165 games in his four years in college.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound righty hitter and thrower ended his colligate career in spectacular decision with a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Baseball Championship in 2025, and the university’s dubbed him Co-Men’s Athlete of the Year.
Ferrara, 22, was a standout player at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, N.J., where he earned First Team All-League honors and set a single-game hit record with six knocks.
A pitcher and shortstop, Dean Ferrara slugged .457 and posted a sparkling 0.64 ERA for his high school career with the Raiders.
The Miners host their home opener at Skylands Stadium on Friday, May 8, 2026, against the Down East Bird Dawgs.
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