Box Score CHESTER, PA – The Rowan University baseball team defeated Widener University, 20-3 in a non-conference game on Friday.
The Profs improve to 25-14 on the season while the Pride has a 23-20 record. Lefty
Ryan Sharkey (sr. Rutherford, NJ/St. Mary) threw six innings for the victory. He (7-1) only allowed one unearned run on three hits and had five strikeouts. Right-hander Robert Barth (sr. Norristown, PA/Pope John Paul II) suffered the loss. He (4-7) gave up eight hits and six earned runs in two innings.
Rowan recorded 27 hits, which broke the school record. The old mark was 26 versus Haverford College (Apr. 24, 2007). First baseman
Casey Grimes (sr. Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro) totaled three hits, two doubles, one home run and five RBIs. Right fielder
Ryan Pavlik (sr. Blackwood, NJ/Highland Reg.) contributed four hits (six at bats), three RBIs, two doubles and four runs. Third baseman
Kevin McMenamin (sr. Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) chipped in with four hits, two RBIs, one double and two runs.
Left fielder
Eric Oliver (jr. Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Reg.) produced three hits, one double and came home three times. Designated hitter
Stephen Petriello (jr. South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) knocked in two runs and had two hits. Second baseman
Johnny Dunn (jr. Pitman, NJ/Pitman) added two hits and two RBIs. Center fielder
Nick Kreiger (sr. Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) and shortstop
Evan Hughes (jr. Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) each collected two hits, one RBI and one run. Kreiger had one double.
Catcher
Greg Myers (so. Westmont, NJ/Haddon Twp.) and second baseman
Jordan Friedman (fr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill E.) both tallied two hits and scored twice. Left fielder
Jesse Lammers (fr. Woodbridge, NJ/Woodbridge) had one hit, one RBI and one run. Pinch hitter
Zac Vacca (fr. Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Reg.) and second baseman
Tyler Easterday (fr. Westmont, NJ/Haddon Twp.) came home one time apiece.
For Widener, first baseman John Petrongolo (fr. Blackwood, NJ/Paul VI) was two-for-four with one RBI. Center fielder Joseph Addvensky (fr. Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) registered two hits in three at bats and scored two runs. Left fielder Matt Scherer (sr. Havertown, PA/Haverford) had one RBI. Shortstop/third baseman Nicholas Enos (so. Williamstown, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) crossed the plate one time.
