Game One - Box Score
Game Two - Box Score
GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University softball team split a conference doubleheader against Richard Stockton College on Tuesday afternoon. The Profs had a 3-0 shutout in the first game while the Ospreys took the second contest, 6-5.
The Profs are 24-4 overall and 7-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Richard Stockton snapped Rowan’s 20-game win streak. Richard Stockton has a 17-7 record with a 3-5 conference mark.
Right-hander LeAnne Miller (sr. Vineland, NJ/Vineland) recorded a no-hitter in the first game. It was her fourth shutout on the season. She (14-2) struck out five batters. Pitcher Michelle Pietrocola (jr. North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick) had the loss. She (8-4) threw five innings and gave up three earned runs.
Designated player Ashley DeYoung (fr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) led the Profs with two hits (three at bats), a double and two RBIs. This week, she was named the NJAC Rookie of the Week. Second baseman Alysa Romero (so. Newfield, NJ/Vineland) contributed with two hits (three at bats), a double and one run scored. Center fielder Shannon Costello (so. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) chipped in with a double and one RBI. Left fielder Jennifer Arcella (jr. Hillsdale, NJ/Pascack Valley) was one for two at the plate and had one run scored. Shortstop Shilah Snead (fr. Malaga, NJ/Delsea Reg.) scored one run.
In the first inning, Rowan had a RBI double by DeYoung that scored Snead. The Profs tacked on one run in the fifth and sixth innings. DeYoung had a single through the left side and Arcella crossed the plate in the fifth. Costello’s double in the sixth brought home Romero who reached base with a double to left center.
In the nightcap, Brittany Ksiezopolski (so. Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) was the winning pitcher and Pietrocola earned a save. Ksiezpolski (8-3) went 5.2 innings and allowed five runs, three earned. Reliever Beth Ann Hyland (fr. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) had the loss on the mound.
Catcher Nicole Scanlon (jr. Colonia, NJ/Colonia) led the Ospreys with a double and three RBIs. Right fielder Rachel Forte (jr. Vineland, NJ/Vineland) was three for three with one RBI and one run scored. First baseman Dominique Dorris (fr. Mantua, NJ/Clearview Reg.) added two hits (three at bats) and one run scored.
Snead went two for three with a triple, one RBI and one run scored. Third baseman Jess Phillips (so. Woolwich, NJ/Kingsway Reg.) posted two doubles, one RBI and one run scored. Arcella had one hit and one RBI. Catcher Meagan Lee (jr. Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) produced two hits in three at bats.
Rowan was ahead 2-1 after the third inning. Snead knocked in one run with a triple and came home on the throw. Richard Stockton tied the score in the fourth when Forte had a single that scored Dorris. In the fifth, the Ospreys took the lead with two runs. Designated player Arielle Cooke (jr. Brick, NJ/Brick Mem.) recorded a two-RBI single. The Profs had one run in the bottom half with a RBI base hit by Arcella. Both teams scored two runs in the sixth inning. Scanlon drove in two runs with a double. Romero came home on a single by right fielder Katie Bussman (so. Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan). Phillips had a double that scored Bussman.
Rowan travels to Washington College (MD) on Thursday, April 11 for a 3 p.m. doubleheader.
