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GLASSBORO, NJ - Fifth-ranked Rowan scored seven runs in the fifth inning to break a 4-4 tie en route to a 13-4 win over Rutgers-Camden in the semifinals of the 2026 NJAC Baseball Championship. The top-seeded Profs (30-5) will host sixth-seeded William Paterson in the best-of-three Championship Series on Saturday, with a doubleheader starting at 11:30 a.m. If necessary, the teams will play a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m. to determine the NJAC champion.
 
Evan McCoach was 2-for-5 with three RBI, Nick Struble went 1-for-3 with two runs and three RBI, Brett Chiesa was 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI and Damon Suriani drove in two runs to lead the Profs.
 
Evan Brasberger (3-0) earned the victory in 1.2 innings of work as the Profs used six pitchers. Christian Rice made the start and Brasberger, Charlie Russell, Jack Norton, Ben Schild and NJAC Fireman of the Year Nick Watson combined to secure the win.
 
Struble and Chiesa started off the seven-run fifth inning. Struble drew a bases-loaded walk that allowed NJAC Player of the Year Brayden Davis to cross the plate with the go-ahead run. Chiesa laced a two-run single to score Ian Murphy and Jason Schooley and give the Profs a 7-4 lead. McCoach followed with a two-run double and Suriani drove in two runs with a single to push the Profs' lead to 11-4.

Rowan put the game out of reach in the eighth, 13-4, as Mason Dorsey had an RBI single and McCoach drew a bases-loaded walk.  
 
The Profs struck first in the game and staked a 3-0 lead in the first inning as a single by Murphy scored Davis. Struble then hit a two-run single to score Murphy and Schooley.
 
Rutgers-Camden got on the board with single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to tie the game, 3-3.
 
Joey Bogart gave Rowan a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth with a sacrifice fly that scored Chiesa but the Scarlet Raptors tied it in the top of the fifth.
 
Digital tickets only will be used for all conference championships and can be purchased at: NJACSports.com/tickets. No cash will be accepted at any venue. Prices are $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens, students and children. The first 100 Rowan students with ID will be admitted for free on the weekend.