Box Score JENKINTOWN, PA  – The Rowan University baseball won 4-1 at Penn State Abington on Tuesday.
 
The Profs improve to 10-9 on the season while the Lions have a 7-13 record.  Shortstop Jason Clapper (jr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) was three for four with two doubles and one run scored.  Second baseman Evan Hughes (sr. Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) contributed with two hits (three at bats), one double, one RBI and two runs.  Third baseman Matt Jolly (jr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) added one hit, one RBI and one run.  First baseman Steven Todd (sr. Millstone Twp., NJ/Allentown) had one RBI and center fielder Shane Brown (jr. Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon Reg.) chipped in with two hits.
 
Right-hander Rob Grilli (jr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown S.) was the winning pitcher.  He (2-1) threw 4.2 innings of relief and only allowed three hits.  Righty Brad Machinski (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill W.) pitched the ninth and earned his second save.  Greg Mugnier (jr. Abington, PA/Abington) took the loss on the mound.  In three innings, he (0-1) gave up four hits and four runs, two earned. 
 
The Lions got on the scoreboard in the first inning.  First baseman Anthony Pletscher (sr. Hatfield, PA/North Penn) had a sacrifice fly that scored shortstop Will Faccenda (fr. Holland, PA/Council Rock S.).  The Profs took the lead with two runs in the second inning.  Hughes walked and later came home on a fielder's choice with Todd at bat.  Jolly stole home for the second run.  Rowan was ahead 4-1 after two runs in the third.  Hughes registered a double to center field, scoring Clapper.  Jolly had a single up the middle that sent Hughes home.   
 
Rowan starts its conference schedule with a doubleheader at Rutgers-Newark on Saturday, April 2 at 11:30 a.m.