Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 JERSEY CITY, NJ  – The Rowan University softball team swept New Jersey City University, 30-2 and 13-3 in a conference doubleheader on Saturday.  Both games were five innings because of the eight-run rule.
 
The win in the opener marked coach Kim Wilson's 650^th victory at the University.  In 20 seasons, she has compiled a 651-221 won-loss record.  Her overall coaching mark stands at 715-278 (26 years).  Rowan totaled 35 hits and eight home runs.  The eight home runs broke the school record of four versus NJCU in 2010.  The team has a total of 44 homers, which surpassed the University mark of 38 (2013).  The Profs had 35 hits and 28 RBIs, which were both Rowan records.  The previous mark was 23 RBIs against SUNY Cortland (1994) and 22 hits (twice) versus Cortland (1994) and Lynchburg College (1998). 
 
The Profs are 29-7 overall and 12-2 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.  The Gothic Knights have an 11-23 record with a 0-14 conference mark.
 
Right-hander Beth Ann Hyland (sr. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) was the winning pitcher in the first game.  She (17-3) threw three shutout innings and struck out eight batters.  Righty Ashley Lesch (so. Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls) pitched the final two innings.  Pitcher Jayla Lee Vega (sr. Hoboken, NJ/Hoboken) had the loss.
 
Second baseman Carly Anderson (fr. Nutley, NJ/Nutley) produced five hits (five at bats), two home runs, seven RBIs and four runs.  Third baseman Nicole Paiotti (so. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) contributed with two homers and five RBIs.  Left fielder Mia Baldassari (so. Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Morris Knolls) registered two hits, one home run, five RBIs and two runs.  Catcher Alyssa Sims (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill W.) collected three hits, a double and three runs. 
 
First baseman Damariz Mercado (jr. Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield), catcher Angela Antonini (fr. Gibbstown, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) and first baseman MacKenzie Juodaitis (fr. Cheshire, CT/Cheshire) all tallied one home run.  Right fielder Morgan Smith (so. Millsboro, DE/Sussex Central) chipped in with three hits, one double, two RBIs and two runs.  Center fielder Gianna Genello (fr. West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) added three hits, one RBI and two runs.  Third baseman Cassandra Gerard (fr. Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) totaled two hits and two RBIs.  Left fielder Sammy Vradenburg (jr. Park Ridge, NJ/Park Ridge) had two hits and scored three runs.
 
NJCU scored its two runs in the bottom of the fifth.  Center fielder Juliana Squeo (so. Carlstadt, NJ/Becton Reg.) had a two-run homer.
 
Right-hander Allison Nolan (sr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown S.) only allowed one hit in three innings for the victory in the second contest.  She (3-0) had four strikeouts.  Christina Mezey (fr. Jersey City, NJ/Saint Dominic Academy) had the loss on the mound.
 
Shortstop Shilah Snead (sr. Malaga, NJ/Delsea Reg.) led the Profs with four hits (four at bats), a double, one home run, four RBIs and three runs.  Genello went three for three with one RBI and three runs.  Anderson had two hits, a homer and two runs.  Sims scored twice.  Designated player Ashley DeYoung (jr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) recorded a home run and three RBIs. 
 
Rowan travels to William Paterson University on Tuesday, April 26 for a 3 p.m. conference doubleheader.