WINTER HAVEN, FL - Jason Morgan and Brayden Davis each had solo home runs and scored three runs apiece as #17 Rowan defeated #19 Babson, 11-5, in the RussMatt Invitational at the Chain of Lakes Complex. The Profs (7-1) remain unbeaten on the Spring Break trip at 4-0.
Morgan, Phil Sedalis, Joey Bogart and Nick Struble drove in two runs apiece for the Profs and Sedalis sealed the win with a two-run double in the eighth.
Freshman Austin Kreyenhagen earned his first career win as he went 7.0 innings, throwing 109 pitches, and posting five strikeouts. Mark Grubb and Sean Colbert finished off the win in relief.
Babson (5-2) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning but Rowan countered with three on a two-run double from Struble and a sacrifice bunt by Bogart. The Beavers scored a run in the second but Davis sent one over the fence to extend Rowan's lead to 4-2.
The Profs added two more in the fifth by way of singles from Bogart and Chris Serrano to take a 6-2 lead. Babson added one in the sixth before Morgan clubbed his xx home run of the year to increase the advantage to 7-3.
Babson wasn't finished, adding two runs in the seventh on a home run, to pull to 7-5, but Sedalis sealed it with a two-run double in the eighth. Morgan reached on an error to score Sedalis and then crossed the plate on a wild pitch to provide the final run.
Rowan will play a doubleheader tomorrow at Northeast Regional Park in Davenport, meeting Amherst at 11 a.m. and Hope at 2:30 p.m. (note earlier start times).
and Phil Sedalis sealed the game with a two-run double