PITMAN, NJ – Rowan's Mike Dickson was named the 2023 NJAC Baseball Coach of the Year and the Profs had seven players receive All-Conference honors, led by first-team selections Dylan Maria, Anthony Schooley and Phil Sedalis, in the awards voted on by the league's coaches. Additionally, Mike Shannon was named to the All-NJAC Second Team with Zach Grace, Jason Morgan and Ryan Murphy receiving All-NJAC Honorable Mention.

2023 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
 
It marks the first All-Conference honors for five of the Profs as Murphy is the only repeat selection having earned first-team honors in both 2022 and 2021.
 
Dickson guided Rowan to its third consecutive NJAC regular-season crown as the Profs went 28-11 and 14-4 in league play. The #19 Profs have been nationally-ranked all season, with a high of number-five in March. In nine years at Rowan, he owns a 241-101 record, which includes NJAC titles in 2018 and 2021 and five berths in the NCAA Regionals, including an appearance in the Division III College World Series in 2021.
 
Maria, the designated hitter, leads the team in home runs (11) and is tied for the team lead in RBI (58). Batting .350 this year, he ranks second on the squad in slugging percentage (.638) and in total bases (104), while driving in 30 runs in conference games. The senior has showed his versatility this season by also helping the Profs from the mound, making 15 appearances in a relief role.
 
Sedalis has made an immediate impact in his first season with the Profs, leading the nation in hits (77) and ranking second in triples (8), while setting Rowan's single-season record. The centerfielder also tops Rowan in batting average (.458), runs (57), total bases (121) and is tied for the lead in RBI (58). The sophomore, who is batting .474 in NJAC contests, has at least one hit in all but two games this year, with 12 games in which he has three or more hits.
 
Third baseman Schooley tops the Profs in conference games with a.514 batting average, a .586 on-base percentage and 37 hits, while he's contributed 23 runs and 20 RBI. Overall, the junior is batting .398 while accounting for 42 runs, 38 RBI and 15 doubles. Schooley has 21 multiple-hit games to his credit and has posted three-plus hits eight times.
 
Shannon missed almost a month of action due to an injury but has been solid on the mound since his return, leading the staff with a 2.05 ERA in conference games. The righthander has appeared in 11 games, with three starts, and is 4-1 with a team-best 3.16 ERA, while posting 30 strikeouts. The senior threw the first complete game of his career last week, when he shut out Kean, 4-0, as the Profs clinched the regular-season title.
 
Grace led the Profs in his first year on the mound going 5-0, making 10 starts and topping the staff with 76 strikeouts. He limited the opponents to batting just .202 against him while he led the team with 57.1 innings pitched. The junior lefthander was a two-time NJAC Pitcher of the Week and tossed a complete-game shutout versus #21 Montclair State, posting a career-high 12 strikeouts in the win.
 
In his first year with the Profs, Morgan was the starter in left field, batting .363 in conference games and .349 overall. He scored 42 runs, which is tied for third best on the team, and drove in 26 runs. The sophomore, who is a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts, has recorded at least one hit in 29 of 37 games.
 
Murphy, a senior rightfielder, has scored 41 runs and driven in 35 despite missing six games with an injury. He's batting .386, with six home runs, and accounted for 82 total bases, while ranking second on the team in on-base percentage (.488). In just three years with the Profs, Murphy is on track to finish among Rowan's all-time career leaders in batting average, runs scored, RBI, and home runs.
 
Top-seeded Rowan opens play in the NJAC Championship today, hosting Stockton at 3:30 p.m. The remainder of the tournament will take place at Kean University, running from Saturday through Monday.