CNBNews College Baseball/Softball Round-up: Rowan Defeats UMass, Cavaliers Over Clemson, Scarlet Raptors Softball Win, Profs Softball Take 2

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ROWAN BASEBALL DEFEATS UMASS BOSTON, 9-3

AUBURNDALE, FL – The Rowan University baseball team defeated UMass Boston, 9-3 on Sunday afternoon.  It was the Profs’ third game on their spring break trip.

The Profs are 8-2 overall and the Beacons have a 1-4 record.  Catcher Conner Grant (jr. Shewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), right fielder Eric Sellitto (jr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee) and shortstop Ryan Williams (so. Southampton, NJ/Seneca) all contributed with two RBIs.  Sellitto scored two runs while Grant and Williams had one apiece.  Center fielder Eric Perez (jr. Fords, NJ/Woodbride) was three for four at the plate with one run scored.

Second baseman Mark Benak (jr. South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) chipped in with two hits and scored one run.  Third baseman Kevin McMenamin (so. Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) and left fielder Rich Powelson (so. Shamong, NJ/Seneca) each added one hit, one RBI and one run scored.  Designated hitter Rich Fagan (sr. Nutley, NJ/St. Benedict’s) produced two hits and first baseman Sean Kelly (sr. North Bergen, NJ/North Bergen) scored one run. 

Right-hander Dylan Johannink (so. Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee) was the winning pitcher.  In five innings, he (1-0) scattered four hits and gave up one earned run. Righty Kurtis White took the loss.  He allowed seven hits in 4.1 innings and four runs, two were earned.

Beacons’ catcher Todd Ezold registered two hits in three at bats and one RBI.  First baseman/second baseman Matt Consiglio had one hit, one RBI and one run scored. Center fielder Charles LaPaglia was one for three at the plate with one run scored.

The Profs had a 2-0 lead after the first inning.  McMenamin drove in Kelly with a single to center field.  Sellitto had a base hit up the middle, which scored Grant. UMass Boston had one run in the bottom of the second.  Consiglio came home on a double play.  Rowan was ahead 4-1 after Grant’s two RBI single in the fourth inning.  

The Beacons had two runs in the sixth inning and pulled within one (4-3). Consiglio registered a RBI with a ground out and right fielder Jamill Moquette scored the run.  LaPaglia crossed the plate on a single by Ezold.  Rowan pulled away with three runs in the seventh inning and two in the ninth.  Perez and McMenamin both scored on an error in the seventh.  Williams posted a double to right center field that sent home Sellitto.  In the ninth, Williams singled in Sellitto and Powelson’s base hit scored Williams.  

Rowan faces Western New England University on Monday, March 18 at 11 a.m. in Winter Haven, FL.  The game will be played at Chain of Lakes Stadium.

 

Virginia Baseball Wins 8-5 at Clemson to Claim Series

CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 12 Virginia baseball team pounded out 15 hits and received a strong start from Nick Howard (So., Olney, Md.) in an 8-5 victory at Clemson Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. The Cavaliers (17-2, 4-2 ACC) earned their second straight series win of 2013 and recorded their fifth straight series victory against Clemson (11-7, 3-3), dating to 2006.

Jared King (Sr., Radford, Va.) went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored to highlight the Cavaliers’ big day at the plate. Branden Cogswell (So., Ballston Lake, N.Y.) and Nate Irving (So., Yonkers, N.Y.) also had three hits apiece. Mike Papi (So., Tunkhannock, Pa.) went 2-for-3 and finished 5-for-7 with five RBI in the series. Virginia put runners on base in all but two innings. 

Howard (3-1) gave the Cavaliers six strong innings, allowing two earned runs, seven hits and a walk while striking out three. He retired the first 11 batters he faced. Clemson starter Scott Firth labored through a difficult opening pair of innings but lasted five frames. He gave up six earned runs, nine hits and two walks while striking out five. 

Virginia jumped out fast with two runs in the first inning and three more in the second. With one out in the first, King and Joe McCarthy (Fr., Scranton, Pa. hit back-to-back singles and Brandon Downes was hit by a pitch. After Derek Fisher (So., Rexmont, Pa.) struck out, Kenny Towns (So., Burke, Va.) and Papi drew consecutive walks to force in a pair of runs.

UVa put three runs on the board in the second before an out was recorded. Irving led off with a single and moved to third when Cogswell doubled to left. Both runners scored when King lined a single to center, with King advancing to second on the throw to the plate. King moved to third as McCarthy reached on a throwing error and then scored on a botched double-play ball.

The Cavaliers tacked on a run in the fifth inning. Papi led off with a double, advanced on a Reed Gragnani (Sr., Richmond, Va.) sacrifice and scored when Irving lined a single through the drawn-in infield. 

Clemson strung together three straight two-out hits to score twice in the sixth. Shane Kennedy started the rally with a single and he scored when Jon McGibbon doubled into the right-field corner. Tyler Krieger followed with an RBI single to right. 

The Tigers inched closer in the seventh against UVa reliever David Rosenberger (Fr., Bethlehem, Pa.). Tyler Slaton led off with a single and scored with two outs on a Steve Wilkerson double to left. 

 

Virginia pushed two runs across in the eighth. Cogswell tripled down the right-field line to lead off the inning and scored when King singled to left. King stole second as Downes struck out for the second out and then scored when Fisher doubled to left-center.

Clemson got those runs back by scoring two in its half of the eighth on back-to-back RBI singles from Thomas Brittle and Slaton.

Virginia returns home this week for a two-game non-conference series against Yale. The Cavaliers and Bulldogs play at 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Davenport Field. UVa then entertains No. 17 NC State Saturday through Monday (March 23-25) for a three-game ACC series. The Monday contest is the first installment in ESPNU’s 2013 ACC Monday programming.

Johnson, Tamburrino fuel Raptors' win

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (March 17, 2013) – The Rutgers University-Camden softball team had a two-week layoff before finally returning to action in the first game of its spring trip here Sunday morning.

The Scarlet Raptors didn’t skip a beat.

Senior pitcher Ashleigh Johnson (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown Regional) tossed a three-hitter and senior catcher Christina Tamburrino (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) went 3-for-4 to power the Scarlet Raptors over Morrisville State College, 6-1, at the Snowbird Invitational.

The Scarlet Raptors, who hadn’t played since splitting a doubleheader against Wilkes University on March 3, scored four unearned runs in the top of the sixth inning to blow open the game and raise their record to 4-3.

The Mustangs fall to 0-3.

Johnson allowed only one unearned run in the second inning while raising her record to 3-1. Junior shortstop Eileen Farrell (Johnsonville, NY/Hoosic Valley) hit a two-out RBI single to plate senior first baseman Kayla Walker (Oneida, NY/Oneida), who had reached on a leadoff error. Johnson allowed only two other singles the rest of the way, walked two and struck out seven.

That run gave Morrisville a 1-0 lead, but the Raptors tied the game in the top of the fourth off junior pitcher Jenna D’Ercole (Highland, NY/Highland).With one out, the Raptors loaded the bases on three straight walks before senior centerfielder Jackie Leafey (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester City)delivered a sacrifice fly to left.

Rutgers-Camden took the lead for good in the fifth when freshman designated player Sam Shockey (Deptford, NJ/Deptford) drew a two-out walk and was replaced by freshman pinch-runner Steph Carfagno (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West). Carfagno stole second and came around to score on a pair of passed balls.

With one out in the sixth inning, the Scarlet Raptors loaded the bases when freshman leftfielder Lindsay Day (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) was hit by a pitch, Leafey walked and Tamburrino singled. An infield error plated one run and senior shortstop Courtney Ray (Gloucester City, NJ/Miami Palmetto, FL) added a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-1 game. Shockey singled home another run and freshman third baseman Katie Larson (Delran, NJ/Delran) capped the frame with a run-scoring double. 

Tamburrino had half of the Scarlet Raptors’ six hits, while also being hit by a pitch, scoring one run and adding a pair of stolen bases. 
Farrell went 2-for-3 and drove home the lone run for the Mustangs.

D’Ercole worked six innings in taking the loss. She allowed six hits and eight runs, while striking out four. Only one of her six runs was earned.

Later in the day, Rutgers-Camden played a game against Brookdale Community College, a contest that doesn’t count on the NCAA records since Brookdale isn’t a four-year institution. The Raptors won, 4-2, courtesy of a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning by junior Gabby Colon (Buena, NJ/Buena Regional).

The Scarlet Raptors resume play at the Snowbird Invitational on Monday, when they face Southern Vermont College in a 9 a.m. 

ROWAN SOFTBALL TAKES TWO AT REBEL SPRING GAMES

KISSIMMEE, FL – The Rowan University softball team won two games at the Rebel Spring Games on Sunday. The Profs defeated Otterbein University (OH), 4-2 and Augsburg College (MN), 9-0 in five innings.

The softball team is 7-3 on the season.  Against Otterbein, right-hander LeAnne Miller (sr. Vineland, NJ/Vineland) was the winning pitcher.  In six innings, she (4-2) scattered six hits and gave up one earned run.  Miller struck out four batters.  The losing pitcher was Natalie Zwicker in relief.  She allowed four hits and two earned runs in five innings.

First baseman Stephanie Labas (sr. Millville, NJ/Millville) was one for two with a two-run homer.  Right fielder Katie Bussman (so. Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) contributed with one hit (four at bats) and one RBI.  Catcher Meagan Lee (jr. Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) was one for three at the plate with a double, one RBI and one run scored.  

Pinch hitter Krysti Maronski (jr. Woodbury Heights, NJ/GCIT), third baseman Jess Phillips (so. Woolwich, NJ/Kingsway Reg.) and left fielder Jennifer Arcella (jr. Hillsdale, NJ/Pascack Valley) all added one hit.  Shortstop Shilah Snead (fr. Malaga, NJ/Delsea Reg.) and pinch runner Christina Lee (fr. Galloway, NJ/Absegami) both scored one run.

For the Cardinals, second baseman Maggie Zych went two for four with one run scored.  First baseman Bryn Allen registered two hits (three at bats) and scored one run.  Right fielder Kristen Ramer had one hit in three at bats and one RBI.

The Profs had a 2-0 lead after the first inning.  Snead led off with a walk.  Meagan Lee knocked in Snead with a double.  Bussman reached base on a fielder’s choice, scoring Meagan Lee.  Otterbein tied the score in the bottom of the sixth.  Third baseman Brooke Albright had a sacrifice fly that brought home Zych.  Allen scored on Ramer’s single.  Rowan won the game with Labas’ home run in the top of the seventh inning.  With one out, Meagan Lee walked and was replaced by Christina Lee.  Labas recorded her third homer on the season.

Maronski posted the win on the mound versus Augsburg.  She (2-1) only allowed one hit in three innings and had five strikeouts.  Left-hander Olivia Boerschinger took the loss.  She allowed seven hits and seven runs, five were earned.

Designated player Ashley DeYoung (fr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) led Rowan with three hits in three at bats and three RBIs.  Labas chipped in with two hits (three at bats), two RBIs and one run scored.  Meagan Lee went one for three with one RBI and one run scored.  
Snead produced one hit, one RBI and two scored runs.  Arcella tallied one hit (two at bats), one RBI and two runs scored.  Center fielder Shannon Costello (so. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) was one for one at the plate and scored two runs.

On Tuesday, March 19, Rowan faces Springfield College (MA) at 9 a.m. and Utica College (NY) at 1 p.m.