Union, N.J. (2/19/22) – The Kean University baseball team made it five in a row as they defeated Gwynedd Mercy University by the final of 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Michael Lapczynski was 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored while teammate Brett Hilsheimer was 3-for-5 with two runs scored to lead Kean during a blustery snowy and sunny afternoon.
The Cougars got things going in the third inning with back-to-back singles that didn't leave the infield from the top of the lineup. Philip Mahlik got them both into scoring position with a bunt and Lapczynski drove home the first run of the day with a single down the line. Later in the inning with two outs, Dylan Beyer doubled to center, driving in two for a 3-0 lead.
Kean added two more in the fourth aided by two Griffin miscues. With two outs, Hilsheimer and Mahlik both reached via errors and Lapczynski turned that into insurance with a two RBI single.
The Griffins (0-1) scratched across a single run in their half of the fifth after Jack Jamison doubled with one out. He would later score on a balk.
Dylan Taliaferro (2-0) earned the win after tossing five innings, allowing five hits and one run, with one walk and five strikeouts. Nolan Rowan earned a save as he finished the rest of the game with four shutout innings, one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.
The Cougars return to action on Tuesday when they face Moravian University at 3:30 p.m.
