((Baseball photo: Ben Solomon | Rutgers Athletics); (Football photo: John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com))
PISCATAWAY -- During his high school playing days, Joe Litterio was an All-Union County wide receiver for Cranford. Before making the decision to play baseball at Rutgers, Litterio had a scholarship offer to play football at Delaware.
The ability to play multiple sports -- particularly baseball and football -- is an ingredient Litterio looks for in players on the recruiting trail.
"I love the football mentality,'' Litterio said. "If everybody on my team could've played high school football, I'd love that.