KISSIMMEE, FL – The Rowan University softball team shut out Linfield College, 2-0 and Mount Saint Mary College, 8-0 in five innings on Sunday at the Spring Games.
 
Right-hander Lauren Shannon (jr. Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) had the win on the moundagainst Linfield.  She (4-0) allowed four hits in her third shutout on the season.  Pitcher Shelby Saylors (sr. Rainier, OR/Rainier) suffered the loss.
 
For the Profs, designated player Kelly Duffy (so. Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Mem.) contributed with one hit and one RBI. First baseman Mackenzie Short (jr. Denton, MD/North Caroline) chipped in with one RBI.  Left fielder Morgan Zane (fr. Pittsgrove, NJ/A.P. Schalick) had a double.  Right fielder Jesse DeDomenico (jr. East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown) and pinch runner Shea Branda (jr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River E.) each scored one run.
 
After four scoreless innings, Rowan scored one run in the fifth and sixth innings.  In the fifth Guarino led off with a single up the middle and was replaced at first by Branda.  Zane hit a double to left field and Branda advanced to third.  Short grounded out, scoring Branda.  Duffy drove in DeDomenico with a single through the left side in the sixth.
 
DeDomenico threw four innings for the victory versus Mount Saint Mary.  She (2-4) did not allow a hit and struck out eight batters.  Duffy pitched the final inning and scattered two hits.  Mackenzie Hymes (fr. Middletown, DE/Middletown) was the losing pitcher.  
 
Rowan improves to 6-4 on the season.  Duffy was one for three at the plate with a double, two RBIs and one run.  Shortstop Carly Anderson (sr. Nutley, NJ/Nutley) and Zane each produced one hit, one RBI and two runs.  DeDomenico chipped in with two hits and one run.  Third baseman Cassandra Gerard (sr. Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley), second baseman Sonia Sharma (so. Mahwah, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy), Guarino and Short all had one RBI.  Center fielder Kristina Mueller (sr. Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) scored one run
 
Zane crossed the plate in the second inning on a ground out by Sharma.  The Profs had a 7-0 lead after six runs in the third.  Mueller scored on Anderson's single up the middle.  Duffy plated two runs with a double.  Zane's triple down the right field line brought Duffy home. Guarino followed with a RBI double to right center and Short had a base hit with a RBI.  In the fourth, Anderson crossed the plate on Gerard's single.