| Roawn earned their 16th
and 2nd straight NJAC Championship. Rowan athltics photo |
GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University baseball team won its
second straight New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship
with a 7-5 victory over Montclair State University on Sunday.
The second-seeded Profs (32-8) claimed their 16th NJAC
title and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA
Division III Championship Tournament. The third-seeded Red Hawks
have a 22-17 record.
Right-hander Johnny Dunn (jr. Pitman, NJ/Pitman) pitched eight
innings to earn the win. He (2-1) allowed three runs on eight hits
and struck out five. Left-hander Ryan Sharkey (jr. Rutherford,
NJ/St. Mary) got the final out for his first save. Lefty Michael
Macchia (so. Middletown, NJ/Middletown N.) suffered the loss. He
(5-3) went 4.2 innings and gave up seven runs, three earned and 12
hits.
Right fielder Ryan Pavlik (jr. Blackwood, NJ/Highland Reg.) went
three for five. He scored one time and knocked in a run. Center
fielder Eric Perez (sr. Fords, NJ/Woodbridge) had three hits (five
at bats) with a double and two runs scored. Catcher Connor Grant
(sr. Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Reg.) was two for five with a double,
two runs scored and two RBIs. Third baseman Kevin McMenamin (jr.
Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) and left fielder Nick Kreiger (jr.
Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) each crossed the plate one time.
For Montclair State, center fielder Philip Scott (fr. Paulsboro,
NJ/Paulsboro) went two for four with a double and one RBI.
Designated hitter Jayson Stolz (sr. Iselin, NJ/John F. Kennedy) had
two hits (three at bats) and scored one run. Third baseman Connor
Abreu (sr. Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway), second baseman Lou Martini
(sr. Flemington, NJ/North Hunterdon), first baseman Christopher
Reynolds (jr. Randolph, NJ/Randolph) and shortstop Cody Pace (sr.
Milltown, NJ/Spotswood) each drove in one run. Right fielder Ryan
Long (fr. Washington Twp., NJ/Washington Twp.) scored twice, while
pinch runner Matt Long (fr. Washington Twp., NJ/Washington Twp.)
and Pace both scored one time.
Montclair State took the lead in the first inning on a RBI single
by Reynolds. Ryan Long scored on the play. The Profs went ahead
with three runs in the second. Grant plated Perez with a double to
left field then came home on an error. Kreiger also scored on a
miscue. The Red Hawks cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third. Scott
singled through the left side and Ryan Long crossed the plate.
Montclair State tied the game in the fourth. Pace hit a RBI single
to bring in Stolz. Rowan regained the lead with four runs in the
fifth. Grant had a base hit that scored McMenamin and Pavlik
singled in Perez. Grant and Pavlik then both scored on an error.
The Red Hawks added two runs in the ninth with a RBI single by
Abreu and a sacrifice fly by Martini.
The NJAC Baseball Championship Tournament results are below.
Tuesday, April 29 (at higher seeds)
Game 1 - #1 Rutgers-Camden 4, #6 William Paterson University 0
Game 2 - #2 Rowan University 7, #5 The College of New Jersey 6
Game 3 - #4 Kean University 5, #3 Montclair State University 0
Thursday, May 1 (at higher seed)
Game 5 - #3 Montclair State University 9, #1 Rutgers-Camden 6
Friday, May 2 (at higher seeds)
Game 4 - #6 William Paterson University 8, #5 The College of New
Jersey 3
(TCNJ is eliminated.)
Game 6 - #2 Rowan University 8, #4 Kean University 2
Saturday, May 3 (at Rowan University)
Game 7 - #1 Rutgers-Camden 5, #4 Kean University 3
(Kean is eliminated.)
Game 8 - #3 Montclair State University 5, #6 William Paterson
University 4
(William Paterson is eliminated.)
Game 9 - #2 Rowan University 8, #1 Rutgers-Camden 3
(Rutgers-Camden is eliminated.)
Sunday, May 4 (at Rowan University)
Game 10 - #2 Rowan University 7, #3 Montclair State University
5
(Montclair State is eliminated.)