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CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Rowan University softball team won 1-0 in 10 innings over Massachusetts Institute of Technology to advance in the NCAA Cambridge Regional on Saturday.
With two outs, pitcher
Jesse DeDomenico (jr. East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown) reached base on an error and center fielder
Kristina Mueller (sr. Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) scored the winning run.
Rowan (32-12) plays MIT again (29-11-1) who advanced from the loser's bracket on Sunday, May 12 at noon. On Saturday, MIT defeated Eastern Nazarene College, 5-4. Prior, Eastern Nazarene had a 7-1 win over Husson University.
DeDomenico (18-6) only gave up four hits and struck out eight batters. She also contributed with one hit. Shortstop
Carly Anderson (sr. Nutley, NJ/Nutley), designated player
Kelly Duffy (so. Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Mem.), left fielder
Morgan Zane (fr. Pittsgrove, NJ/A.P. Schalick) and first baseman
Mackenzie Short (jr. Denton, MD/North Caroline) each produced one hit.
For the Engineers (28-11-1), center fielder Julia Chatterjee (fr. Hinsdale, IL/Hinsdale Central), right fielder Sarah Von Ahn (jr. West Linn, OR/West Linn)), designated player Claire Wichman (fr. Omaha, NE/Elkhorn) and left fielder Sierra Rosenzweig (jr. Anchorage, AK/East Anchorage) had one hit apiece. Righty Ravenne Nasser (sr. Methuen, MA/Phillips Academy Andover) suffered the loss (17-7).
Mueller reached base with a walk after a ground out. She went to second on the second out and came home on the error. Mueller also scored the winning run in the Eastern Nazarene game because of an error.
The winner of the regional advances to the Super Regional on Friday-Saturday, May 17-18. The eight super regional champions will play for the national title on Thursday-Tuesday, May 23-28 at Suddenlink Field in Tyler, Texas. The national tournament is double elimination.
Rowan was an at-large selection to the national tournament. It is the Profs' 27
thappearance and ninth straight in the NCAA postseason.
NCAA Cambridge Regional Schedule
Friday, May 10
Game 1: #2 Rowan University 3, #3 Eastern Nazarene College 2
Game 2: #1 MIT 1, #4 Husson University 0 (10 inn.)
Saturday, May 11
Game 3: Rowan University 1, MIT 0 (10 innings)
Game 4: Eastern Nazarene College 7, Husson University 1 (Husson is eliminated.)
Game 5: MIT 5, Eastern Nazarene College 4 (Eastern Nazarene is eliminated.)
Sunday, May 12
Game 6: Rowan University (32-12) vs. MIT (29-11-1), noon
Game 7: winner of game 6 vs. loser game 6 (if necessary), 2:30 p.m.