Toms River, NJ

Toms River is in eastern New Jersey, about 20 miles east of Philadelphia, PA and 20 miles south of New York, NY. A team from Toms River won the 1998 Little League World Series.

People born here

• Ryan Doherty, minor league pitcher
• Casey Gaynor, minor league pitcher
• Al Leiter, pitcher
• Kurt Leiter, minor league pitcher
• Ron Marinaccio, pitcher
• Andy Messersmith, pitcher
• Tom Sutaris, minor league outfielder
• Thomas Szapucki, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Fred Hopke, minor league infielder

Educational establishments

• Ocean County College
• Toms River East High School
• Toms River North High School
• Toms River High School South