GLASSBORO, NJ – A walk-off win by #13 Rowan in the first game highlighted a doubleheader sweep of Ramapo, as the Profs defeated the Roadrunners by scores of 7-6 and 10-2 in the NJAC opener played in chilly conditions. The Profs have now won seven in a row and improve to 12-2 on the year, and 2-0 in the conference.
Senior
Mason Dorsey went 5-for-7 in the doubleheader with two runs and two RBI.
Jason Schooley drew the winning walk in Game 1 and was 2-for-5 with one run and five RBI on the day.
GAME 1: Rowan 7 - Ramapo 6
Rowan pulled out a win that featured three ties and two lead changes.
Nick Struble opened the scoring in the third with an RBI single. After Ramapo (11-7; 0-2) tied the game up in the fourth, Schooley cleared the bases with a three-run double to give the Profs a 4-1 lead.
Zach Coluccio kept the Roadrunner lineup at bay through four innings but faltered in the fifth, loading the bases before allowing an RBI single to cut the Ramapo deficit to two. Coluccio was lifted for
Christian Rice who limited the damage, allowing only one run to cross the plate despite entering the game in a bases-loaded situation.
Ramapo took its first lead of the game, 5-4, in the top of the sixth when Nick Pellegrino drilled a two-run homer over the left field fence. It didn't take long for Rowan to respond as Dorsey tied the game back up, 5-5, with a single in the bottom of the seventh. Later in the inning,
Damon Suriani gave Rowan 6-5 lead back on a fielder's choice, scoring
Joey Bogart.
Trailing 6-5 and down to its last chance in the top of the ninth, Ramapo tied the game up on a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the ninth, Bogart led off with a single, and
Evan McCoach walked, with both runners advancing on balks.
Brayden Davis was walked intentionally to load the bases and Schooley walked on four pitches to bring home Bogart with the winning run.
Nick Watson (1-0) earned his first victory at Rowan as he pitched the final inning. Starter
Zach Coluccio, who got out of two bases-loaded jams, went 4.1 innings and
Christian Rice tossed a solid 3.2 innings in relief.
GAME 2: Rowan 10 - Ramapo 2
Rowan wasted no time taking control of the game, putting up four runs in the first inning. Davis had an RBI single to put Rowan on the board before stealing second, third and home to account for Rowan's second run.mStruble and Bogart hit RBI singles to up the score 4-0 and give
Austin Kreyenhagen all the support he needed.
Kreyehagen (3-0) earned the win, pitching six strong innings and allowing one run while striking out three batters.
Evan Brasberger closed things out with a solid three innings as he limited the Roadrunners to one run.
Dorsey had an RBI single in the third and Davis and Schooley hit back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth to give Rowan a 6-1 lead.
Rowan added three runs in the seventh and eighth innings on a Bogart sacrifice fly, an RBI single by Murphy and Struble reaching base on an error.
Up next, Rowan will return to non-conference action when it welcomes John Jay to Glassboro. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31.
