EWING, NJ - Freshman Austin Kreyenhagen had 10 strikeouts and classmate Damon Suriani drove in three runs as #18 Rowan swept the two-game series with TCNJ, winning 8-3, in NJAC baseball action. The Profs improve to 21-4 and 6-8 in the conference.
Kreyenhagen (3-1) tossed 6.2 innings to record his career-high in strikeouts, with Luke Vaks closing out the game with 2.1 innings in which he allowed just one hit and no runs.
Suriani went 3-for-5 to lead the Profs while Tyler Cannon, Marco Mannino and Jason Morgan recorded two hits apiece.
The Profs jumped out right away, going up 2-0 after consecutive singles from Morgan and Suriani, taking advantage of one TCNJ error, a balk, a passed ball and a walk.
Rowan scored five in the sixth to go up 7-1 with Mannino's two-run single being among the key hits, as well as RBI singles from Cannon and Suriani adding to the totaL
Although TCNJ (20-12; 8-4) got back two in the seventh, the Profs added one more in the eighth as Suriani's single brought home Morgan.
Rowan will host William Paterson on Saturday in a doubleheader beginning at 11:30 a.m., with the Profs' seniors being honored prior to the first game. Before Game 2, Rowan's 2004 and 2005 College World Series teams will be recognized.