Box Score HAVERFORD, PA  – The Rowan University baseball team won 7-4 at Haverford College on Wednesday afternoon.
 
First baseman Steven Todd (sr. Millstone Twp., NJ/Allentown) contributed with two hits, a double and one RBI.  Catcher Greg Myers (sr. Westmont, NJ/Haddon Twp.) registered two hits and scored two runs.  Right fielder Bret Phillips (sr. Audubon, NJ/Audubon) went two for four with one RBI and two runs.  Shortstop Jason Clapper (jr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) and third baseman Matt Jolly (jr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) each added one RBI. 
 
Rookie Eric Shugars (fr. Shamong, NJ/Seneca) was the winning pitcher.  The right-hander threw 5.2 innings for his second victory (2-0) on the season.  Righty Brad Machinski (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill W.) earned the save.  Pitcher Grant Finn (sr. Escondido, CA/Escondido) took the loss on the mound.
 
The Profs improve to 8-9 overall and the Fords have a 9-4 record.  Shortstop Ben Furlong (so. Washington, DC/Georgetown Prep) led Haverford with three hits, two doubles, two RBIs and one run.  First baseman Ben Verducci (jr. Montgomery, NJ/Montgomery) was two for four with one RBI.  Second baseman Zach Taylor (sr. Vista, CA/Vista) tallied two hits and one run. 
 
Rowan took the lead 5-4 with two runs in the top of the sixth inning.  Phillips singled home second baseman Evan Hughes (sr. Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) and later crossed the plate on a wild pitch.  The Profs added two insurance runs in the ninth.  Center fielder Shane Brown (jr. Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon Reg.) scored on a ground out by Hughes.  Jolly had a RBI single that brought Clapper home.           
 
Haverford scored all four of its runs in the second inning.  The Profs' come back started with two runs in the third.  Todd produced a double down the right field line, scoring Phillips and Myers followed on an error.  Myers scored on Clapper's ground out in the fifth inning.
 
Next, Rowan hosts DeSales University on Saturday, March 26 at 1 p.m.