Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MONTCLAIR, NJ  – The Rowan University softball team won two games at Montclair State University on Friday.  The Profs had a 16-0 shutout in the first contest and a 13-4 victory in the second.  Both games only went five innings because of the eight-run rule.   
 
Rowan has a 20-6 record with a 3-1 mark in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.  Montclair State is 14-8 overall and 0-4 in the conference. 
 
Right-hander Beth Ann Hyland (sr. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) was the winning pitcher in the opener.  She (10-2) only allowed one hit in four innings and she struck out six batters.  Pitcher Brooke Powers (sr. Newton, NJ/Pope John XXIII) had the loss.   
 
Designated player Ashley DeYoung (sr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) was three for three at the plate with one home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.  Right fielder Morgan Smith (so. Millsboro, DE/Sussex Central) totaled three hits (four at bats), a home run, three RBIs and three runs.  DeYoung registered a two run homer in the third inning and Smith followed with a solo shot.  Catcher Alyssa Sims (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill E.) contributed with two hits, one double, three RBIs and one run.
 
Shortstop Shilah Snead (sr. Malaga, NJ/Delsea Reg.) produced three hits, two RBIs and one run.  Third basemen Nicole Paiotti (so. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) and Cassandra Gerard (fr. Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) each added one hit and one RBI.  Center fielder Gianna Genello (fr. West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) chipped in with two hits, one RBI and one run.  Left fielder Mia Baldassari (so. Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Morris Knolls) and second baseman Carly Anderson (fr. Nutley, NJ/Nutley) each scored two runs.  Baldassari also had one hit and one RBI. 
 
Rookie MacKenzie Juodaitis (fr. Cheshire, CT/Cheshire) threw three innings for the win in the nightcap.   She (6-2) scattered four hits and gave up three runs, one earned.  Right-hander Allison Nolan (sr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown S.) was on the mound for the final two innings.  Sam Keating (fr. Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) was the losing pitcher. 
 
Paiotti tallied four RBIs with two hits (two at bats) and two runs.  She recorded a grand slam in the third inning.  DeYoung totaled two hits (two at bats), a home run, three RBIs and two runs.  She posted her eighth home run on the season in the second inning.  Snead had two hits and scored three runs.  First baseman Damariz Mercado (jr. Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) was two for four with three RBIs.  Anderson produced two hits, a double, one RBI and two runs.  Baldassari had one hit, one RBI and one run.      

Rowan hosts conference opponent Ramapo College on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m.