Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CAMDEN, NJ – The Rowan University softball team defeated Rutgers-Camden, 18-1 in five innings and 10-4 on Tuesday. 
 
The Profs are 28-2 overall and 10-2 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.  The Scarlet Raptors have a 16-8-1 record with a 7-5 conference mark.
 
In the opener, Beth Ann Hyland (jr. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) was the winning pitcher.  She (12-1) threw three innings and gave up one earned run on four hits.  Hyland struck out four batters.  Rookie Rachel Gagliardo (fr. Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro S.) was on the mound for the final two innings and only allowed one hit.  Brittany Scott (jr. Buena, NJ/Buena Reg.) was the losing pitcher (13-6).

First baseman Damariz Mercado (so. Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) led the way with two hits, a home run, four RBIs and three runs.  Designated player Morgan Smith (fr. Millsboro, DE/Sussex Central) contributed with three RBIs and a double.  She also scored twice.  Right fielder Sierra Machinski (fr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill W.) totaled two hits (three at bats), three RBIs, one double and a homer.  Shortstop Shilah Snead (jr. Malaga, NJ/Delsea Reg.) recorded her fifth home run of the season and crossed the plate three times.
 
Third baseman Jessica Phillips (sr. Woolwich, NJ/Kingsway Reg.) produced two hits in three at bats, two RBIs and two runs.  Left fielder Mia Baldassari (fr. Hopatcong, NJ/Morris Knolls) and catcher Alyssa Sims (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill W.) each scored two runs.  Second baseman Alysa Romero (sr. Newfield, NJ/Vineland) drove in one run and scored three.  Center fielder Shannon Costello (sr. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) posted two RBIs and a double.
 
Snead's home run was a solo shot in the first inning.  Mercado smashed a three-run homer in the fourth while Machinski followed with her first collegiate home run in the fifth.  
 
Right-hander Allison Nolan (jr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown S.) had the victory in the second contest.  In seven innings, she (9-0) scattered six hits and allowed one unearned run.  Scott suffered the loss (13-7).
 
Machinski and Costello registered three RBIs apiece.  Costello was three-for-four at the plate with a double.  Machinski also scored one run.  Mercado had a double and one RBI.  Smith posted three hits, one double, a RBI and two runs.  Baldassari scored three runs and had two hits.  Snead collected two hits, a double and three runs.

For Rutgers-Camden, right fielder Jalene Garcia (so. Vineland, NJ/Vineland) had three hits in four at bats, one RBI and one run scored.  Second baseman Taylor Nichols (fr. Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights) and Scott each had one RBI.
 
Rowan hosts conference opponent New Jersey City University on Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m.