MONTCLAIR, NJ -
Brayden Davis hit a two-run home run and
Marco Mannino had three RBI to help propel #13 Rowan over TCNJ, 12-7, as the Profs remain unbeaten in the NJAC Championship, which was played at Montclair State.
Sunday's other two games were canceled due to the weather and because of the week's forecast, the double-elimination tournament will move to campus sites. Rowan (31-8) will visit Rutgers-Camden (Game #8) on Wednesday, May 7 at 3 p.m., in a winners bracket game, with Kean hosting TCNJ (Game #7) at the same time, with one of those teams facing elimination.
 (See the revised schedule below)
Mannino went 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI, and Davis drove in three runs as well.
Tyler Cannon was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI, including a double and a triple, with
Karson Harcourt driving in two runs.
Christian Rice (1-0) got his first win as a Prof in relief of
Mike Shannon as Rice allowed one run and struck out five.
Steven Maiers pitched 3.1 scoreless innings to earn his first save.
Rowan broke a 7-7 tie in the sixth as Davis hit his fifth homer of the year, and
Karson Harcourt drove in one with a double to put the Profs ahead for good, 10-7. The Profs added two more in the ninth on a double by Mannino to put the game out of reach.
The Profs jumped out 2-0 in the first as Cannon led off with a triple and came home on a sacrifice fly by
Phil Sedalis. Mannino doubled and also crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly from Davis. TCNJ (24-16-1) got one back in the bottom half of the first and Rowan added another on a single from Mannino. Up 3-2 in the third, Rowan scored three times, on a sacrifice fly by
Eric Sabato and a two-run double from Cannon. TCNJ scored four runs in the fourth to tie the game at 6-6 and each scored in the fifth to remain tied at 7-7.
The revised Championship schedule is as follows
Wednesday, May 7
Game 7: TCNJ at Kean, 3:00 PM
Game 8: Rowan at Rutgers-Camden, 3:00 PM
Friday, May 9 (@Winner of Game 8)
Game 9: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8, 11:00 AM
Game 10: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9, 2:30 PM
Saturday, May 10 (@Winner of Game 8, if necessary)
Game 11: if necessary, time tbd
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