Box Score

MAHWAH, NJ – Rowan University scored two runs in the eighth inning to defeat Ramapo College, 4-3 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Thursday.

Ramapo had a 3-2 lead heading into the eighth. Rowan left fielder Frank Hasenauer (sr. Iselin, NJ/John F. Kennedy) was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Center fielder Garrett Mull (jr. Chatsworth, NJ/Lenape) singled to left field plating Hasenauer. Mull stole second and went to third on a passed ball. Second baseman Roland Rodriguez (so. Miami, FL/Miami Killian) brought Mull in with a single to right field.

Rowan improves to 15-6 overall and 2-3 in the conference. Ramapo has an 11-10 record and a 0-4 NJAC mark. Right hander Anthony Cavalier (fr. Sewell, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) got the win on the mound. Cavalier (2-0) pitched seven innings, allowing three runs. Right hander Kevin O’Hara (jr. Clayton, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) threw the final two scoreless innings, giving up just one hit for his second save of the season. Righty Dan Mulligan (jr. Wilmington, DE/Concord) took the loss for the Roadrunners. Mulligan (2-1) allowed two earned runs in 1.1 innings.

Mull led the Profs with two hits (four at bats), two runs scored and one RBI. Rodriguez went one for three with one RBI. Third baseman Paul Urbanovich (sr. Rutherford, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep) and catcher Robert Fox (sr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) each added one hit (three at bats) and one RBI. First baseman Tom Ready (jr. Blenheim, NJ/Triton Reg.) contributed with one hit in four trips to the plate, a double and one run scored.

For the Roadrunners, shortstop Joey Cacchiola (so. Union, NJ/Union) went three for five with a double. Second baseman David Deredita (jr. Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) chipped in with one hit (three at bats), two RBIs and one run scored. Designated hitter Ryan Paxton (sr. Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) and catcher John Callandrello (jr. Montville, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) scored one run apiece, while left fielder Mike Manges (jr. Glen Rock, NJ/Paramus Catholic) had one RBI.

Ramapo jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Deredita hit a two run single to left field, scoring Callandrello and Paxton. Rowan cut the deficit to one (2-1) in the fourth. Ready reached base with a double and advanced to third on a fly out. Fox hit a sacrifice fly to center field and Ready came home.

The Profs tied the game at two in the top of the fifth. Mull led off with a single and went to second on an error. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Urbanovich. The Roadrunner had a 3-2 advantage with one run in the bottom of the seventh. Manges singled in Deredita, who reached base on a walk.

Rowan travels to Rutgers-Camden for a NJAC game on Friday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m.