Box Score
AUBURN, NY – The Rowan University baseball team suffered its second loss of the NCAA Regional to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 5-2 on Thursday.
The Profs were the third seed and they finish the year with a 32-14 record. RPI, seeded seventh, has a 29-14 record. Earlier today, the fifth seed Neumann University eliminated the eighth seed Moravian College, 5-3. In the other games, number four Farmingdale State University (29-13) plays the top seed Ithaca College (35-6) and the second seed SUNY Cortland (35-9) faces the sixth seed Amherst College (26-11).
The winners of the eight regional tournaments advance to the national championship that is scheduled for Friday-Tuesday, May 24-28 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, WI.
Right-hander Sean Conroy threw a complete game for the win. He (8-1) scattered six hits and gave up two runs, one earned. Conroy struck out seven batters. Right-hander Jeff White (sr. Medford, NJ/Sterling) had the loss. He (5-1) went seven innings and allowed five earned runs.
Third baseman Tim LeSuer went two for four with a double, two RBIs and one run scored. Right fielder Shane Matthews and second baseman Al Mersman each contributed with one hit and one RBI. Matthews had a double. Left fielder Tyler Listing registered one hit and scored two runs. First baseman Andrew Kalish and catcher Chris Holomakoff had one hit and one run scored apiece.
Rowan second baseman Mark Benak (jr. South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) was two for four with one RBI and one run scored. Shortstop Ryan Williams (so. Southampton, NJ/Seneca) scored one run.
RPI had a 2-0 lead after the first inning. The Profs tied the score in the top of the fifth. Williams walked and scored on Benak’s single through the right side. Benak went to second on the throw and he stole third. He crossed the plate on a passed ball. The Engineers went up 5-2 in the eighth inning. LeSuer knocked in two runs with a double down the right field line. Mersman had a sacrifice fly that scored Kalish.
Rowan received an automatic bid to the postseason as the champion of the New Jersey Athletic Conference. This was the Profs’ 22nd appearance and fourth straight in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.
The schedule and results for the Auburn Regional are below. The latest regional results and updated schedule will be available at the regional website (http://bombers.ithaca.edu/sports/2013/5/12/BB_0512130927.aspx?id=2696).
Wednesday, May 15
Game 1: #4 Farmingdale State 7, #5 Neumann University 2
Game 2: #1 Ithaca College 11, #8 Moravian College 2
Game 3: #6 Amherst College 10, #3 Rowan University 8
Game 4: #2 Cortland 4, #7 Rensselaer 3
Thursday, May 16
Game 5: #5 Neumann University 5, #8 Moravian College 3 (Moravian eliminated)
Game 6: #7 Rensselaer 5, #3 Rowan University 2 (Rowan eliminated)
Game 7: #1 Ithaca College 4, #4 Farmingdale State 1
Game 8: #6 Amherst College (26-11) vs. #2 Cortland (35-9), 7:45 p.m.
Friday, May 17
Game 9: #7 Rensselaer (29-14) vs. #4 Farmingdale State (29-14), 10 a.m.
Game 10: #5 Neumann University (30-14) vs. loser game 8, 1:15 p.m.
Game 11: #1 Ithaca College (36-6) vs. winner game 8, 4:30 p.m.
Game 12: winner game 9 vs. winner game 10, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
Game 13: winner game 12 vs. loser game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: winner game 11 vs. winner game 13, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
Game 15: winner game 14 vs. loser game 14 (if necessary), 1 p.m.
