Box Score
NEWARK, NJ – Fourth seeded Rowan University defeated fifth seeded William Paterson University, 14-6 in game six of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship Tournament on Saturday. The game was played at Bears and Eagles Stadium in Newark, NJ.
The double elimination tournament continues at Bears and Eagles Stadium on Sunday-Monday, May 4-5. Rowan (30-10) will play top seeded Kean University (32-9) on Sunday at 10 a.m. and William Paterson (23-18) faces the second seed Montclair State University (23-15) at 2 p.m. The loser of Kean/Rowan takes on the winner of Montclair State/William Paterson at 6 p.m. Earlier on Saturday, Montclair State defeated sixth seeded Richard Stockton College (22-15), 7-5 in 10 innings and Kean eliminated the third seed The College of New Jersey (28-10), 5-4.
Profs’ left hander Joe Cichy (sr. Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) pitched 7.2 innings, allowing on earned run. Cichy (5-2) recorded eight strikeouts. Right hander Dan VandeVrede (sr. Lincoln park, NJ/Pequannock) took the loss (3-2) on the mound for the Pioneers.
Rowan was led by third baseman Paul Urbanovich (sr. Rutherford, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep) with four hits (six at bats), two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored. Left fielder Frank Hasenauer (sr. Iselin, NJ/John F. Kennedy) added three hits in five at bats, two doubles and three runs scored. Designated hitter Roland Rodriguez (so. Miami, FL/Miami Killian) contributed with three RBIs and two runs scored.
For William Paterson, right fielder Mike Guadango (so. Upper Saddle River, NJ/Northern Highlands) went one for five with two RBIs and one run scored. Catcher Vince Joyce (sr. Franklin, NJ/Wallkill Valley) had two hits (three at bats) and one run scored. Center fielder John Elia (jr. Emerson, NJ/Pascack Valley) posted one hit (four at bats), a double, one RBI and one run scored.
Rowan got on the scoreboard first with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Hasenauer scored on an error and Urbanovich came home on a ground out by Rodriguez. The Profs added eight runs in the sixth. Urbanovich drove in Hasenauer with a double and Ready’s double scored Urbanovich. Rodriguez’s single plated Ready and right fielder John McMullin (jr. Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic). Second baseman Joe Franceschini’s (sr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River E.) single knocked in center fielder Garrett Mull (jr. Chatsworth, NJ/Lenape).
The Profs went up 14-0 after tacking on six runs in the top of the seventh inning. Catcher Robert Fox (sr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) doubled in first baseman Tom Ready (jr. Blenheim, NJ/Triton Reg.) and McMullin and Rodriguez came home on a wild pitch. Fox crossed the plate on a ground out by shortstop David Lenig’s (so. Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville) ground out. Urbanovich added a two run double. William Paterson scored six runs in the bottom half. Elia doubled in Guadango and third baseman Anthony Perrone (sr. Midland Park, NJ/Bergen Catholic) scored on Gregory’s single. Elia and Joyce both scored on back-to-back bases loaded walks. Gregory came in on Guadango’s single and shortstop Dan Limone (sr. Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck) scored on an error.
