#18 Rowan Baseball Walks it Off Twice in Sweep of William Paterson
Monday, April 21, 2025
Phil Sedalis hit home runs in both games and went 4-for-9 on the day with five RBI and Mannino was 5-for-8 with five RBI.
Mark Grubb (2-1) earned the win in Game 1 and freshman Evan Brasberger (1-0) picked up his first career victory in Game 2.
Prior to the game, Rowan's seniors were honored - Sean Colbert, Zach Coluccio, Karson Harcourt, Steven Maiers, Marco Mannino, Jason Morgan, Tyler Parks, Eric Sabato, Phil Sedalis, Chris Serrano and Luke Vaks. The 2004 and 2005 Rowan teams that reached the College World Series were also recognized in between games.
GAME 1
William Paterson put up a four-spot in the top of the first, and Rowan responded with Sedalis' two-run home run, his ninth of the year, to cut the Pioneer lead in half. William Paterson’s Braden Ramirez then homered in the top of the second and a Rowan error allowed another run, giving the Pioneers a 6-2 lead.
Rowan answered in the third as Damon Suriani’s RBI single plated Marco Mannino. In the fourth inning, Jason Morgan blasted an opposite-field three-run home run to tie the game up at six, as he would finish the game with four RBI.
Rowan took its first lead of the game in the sixth inning off a Morgan RBI single. Suriani singled to bring home two Profs, for his third hit of the game. Nick Struble doubled to score Suriani and up the Rowan lead to 10-6.
The Profs lost the lead as WP scored four in the top of the ninth to tie it, 10-10. After Brayden Davis led off with a double, the Profs loaded the bases and Mannino was hit by a pitch to bring home Joey Bogart, who had singled, for the walk-off win.
Mike Shannon threw seven innings and notched eight strikeouts with Christian Rice and Grubb closing out the game.
GAME 2
Trailing 2-0, Rowan scored five in the third on two-run singles by Davis and Mannino, and an RBI walk from Nick Struble, taking a 5-2 lead. Sedalis hit a solo homer in the fourth, his team-best 10th of the year to give the Profs a 6-2 advantage.
WP scored six runs in the fifth to regain the lead, 8-6, but Rowan answered with four more. Sedalis hit a two-run double, Mannino hit another RBI single and Sedalis then stole home, giving Rowan a 10-8 lead.
The Pioneers wouldn't quit, scoring three runs over the next three innings and taking an 11-10 lead. Rowan tied it in the ninth as Mannino drove home Harcourt with a single and Brasberger shut down WP in the top of the 10th.
In the bottom of the 10th, Davis and Bogart both singled and Harcourt drilled one down the left field line to bring home Davis for the gamewinner.
Brasberger pitched a career-high 4.2 innings and had three strikeouts to earn his first win. Thomas Sullivan made the start and posted four strikeouts in four innings. Jack Norton recorded a strikeout in his only inning of work.
Rowan returns to action quickly in a makeup doubleheader at Ramapo on Monday, beginning at noon.