GLASSBORO, NJ- Nick Struble drove in six runs and Brayden Davis had four RBI on the day as #6 Rowan swept Rutgers-Newark by scores of 9-4 and 24-3 on "Senior Day" in an NJAC doubleheader. The Profs (21-3; 8-1) have now won five in a row, while outscoring their foes, 62-15, in the past three games.
 
Rowan's seniors  - Jake Andrey, Luke Bickunas, Kevin Cole, Mason Dorsey, Jayson Dougherty, Ian Murphy, Jack Norton, Christian Rice, Charlie Russell, Shane Sax and Nick Struble
 
In the doubleheader, Struble was 4-for-8 with two runs and six RBI; Davis was 4-for-5 with five runs and 4 RBI; Mason Dorsey was 3-for-5 with five runs and two RBI with Kyle Lamanteer going 3-for-9 and scoring four runs.
 
Game 1: Rowan 9 - Rutgers-Newark 4
McCoach drove in three runs and Davis and Dorsey had two hits each, while Zach Coluccio upped his record to 3-0, striking out seven in 7.0 innings.
 
Rowan struck first when Davis singled, stole second and came home on a single from Ian Murphy to take a 1-0 lead in the first.
 
The Scarlet Raiders tied it in the third inning but the Profs added five in the fourth as Bogart, McCoach and Suriani each drove in a run with singles, to go up 6-1. Rowan added a run each in the next three innings by way of an RBI walk by Davis, RBI single from Dorsey and a sacrifice fly from Struble to lead 9-2.
 
Rutgers-Newark got two runs back in the final two innings but Jack Norton and Dane Samartino kept them at bay and preserved the win.
 
Game 2: Rowan 24 - Rutgers-Newark 3
For the second time in two days, the Profs put up 20-plus runs on the board. Rowan took an early 3-0 lead and Rutgers-Newark (11-17; 3-7) came within, 3-2, but then the Profs exploded for nine runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
 
In the eight-run fifth,  Rowan had four hits and took advantage of two errors. Struble drove in four runs in the inning, including a three-run double that increased the score to 12-2.
 
The Profs added six more in the sixth, with runs driven in by Davis, Lamanteer, Struble and Murphy. Aiden Ryder picked up his first career hit and first RBI with a single as the Profs pounded six hits en route to an 18-2 lead.
 
Two more runs crossed the plate in the seventh, including an RBI single by Brett Chiesa, to increase the lead to 20-3. Rowan added four in the eighth with Kevin Cole, Chiesa and McCoach driving in runs while Jake Bartletta got the first RBI of his career.
 
Collin Denton (3-1) had five strikeouts in 5.0 innings to pick up the win, while the Profs sent a host of pitchers to the mound with Evan Brasberger, and seniors Jayson Dougherty, Shane Sax and Charlie Russell each getting an inning of work.
 
The Profs will take a break from conference play on Wednesday as they host Haverford in a single game at 3:30 p.m.