Glassboro, N.J. (4/30/22) – Rowan University edged Kean University in both games of today's doubleheader, sweeping baseball by the finals of 4-3 and 8-7 on Saturday afternoon.

With today's results and tiebreakers, the Cougars will be the fourth seed in the upcoming NJAC Tournament and will travel to face #3 William Paterson University on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.  Rowan earns the top seed, followed by Montclair State University (#2), The College of New Jersey (#5) and Ramapo College (#6).

Game One

The Profs (30-6, 16-2 NJAC) plated two runs in the second inning, aided by a Cougar miscue.  Kean clawed back and scored a single run in the third inning as Michael Lapczynski drove in Philip Mahlik who reached after being hit by a pitch. Kean took their first lead of the day in the top of the fifth as Brett Hilsheimer lofted a two-run homerun over the leftfield wall. 

The lead was short lived as Rowan tied things up in the bottom of the same inning with a sac fly.  The Profs took the lead for good with some small ball in the seventh inning for what would be the final.

Kyle Adorno was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the leadoff spot.

Game Two

It was a see-saw affair in the nightcap with the Profs taking a 4-0 lead after four innings of play.  Kean responded and Lapczynski cleared the bases with a double to cut the deficit to one run.  Phil Marcantonio followed with an RBI single to knot the game up at four-all.

Rowan took the lead back in the same inning with two runs (6-4).  Kean didn't give up and took the lead back in the seventh frame as Mahlik registered an RBI single, Lapczynski lofted a sac fly and Christian Pellone recorded an RBI single (7-6). 

The Profs tied the game up with an RBI single in the seventh and took the final lead of the day with an RBI double in the eighth for the final.

Adorno was 4-for-5 with two runs scored while Lapczynski was 1-for-4 with four RBI.