Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University baseball team topped Penn State Abington, 11-1 in a non-conference game on Tuesday afternoon.
The Profs improve to 12-5 overall and they have a six-game win streak. The Nittany Lions drop to 2-10 on the season. Right-hander
Rob Grilli (so. Middletown, NJ/Middletown S.) picked up the win in relief. He (1-0) threw two perfect innings with three strikeouts. Starter
Andrew Lysy (jr. Allentown, NJ/Allentown) went four innings and allowed just one hit. He struck out five batters. Righty Tom Ditro (sr. Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) took the loss (0-1).
Catcher
Stephen Petriello (jr. South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) went three-for-five with a double, three runs batted in and one scored. Third baseman
Kevin McMenamin (sr. Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) had three hits (four at bats), a double and one RBI and scored one time. Designated hitter
Eric Oliver (jr. Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Reg.) was two-for-two and recorded two RBIs and three runs scored. Right fielder
Ryan Pavlik (sr. Blackwood, NJ/Highland Reg.), designated hitter
Tyler Easterday (fr. Westmont, NJ/Haddon Twp.), first baseman
Casey Grimes (sr. Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro) and second baseman
Evan Hughes (jr. Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) all drove in a run.
Grimes crossed the plate twice while second baseman
Johnny Dunn (sr. Pitman, NJ/Pitman), left fielder
Jesse Lammers (fr. Woodbridge, NJ/Woodbridge), center fielder
Nick Kreiger (sr. Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) and shortstop
Jordan Friedman (fr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill E.) came home one time apiece. Lammers also registered a double. Ditro tallied a double and scored the lone run for Penn State Abington.
Rowan returns to conference action on Thursday, April 2 at Rutgers-Camden. First pitch is at 3:30 p.m.
