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Shortstop Matt Jolly turns two against Stockton on April 22. Jolly leads the team with three homeruns. -Assistant Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Winners of seven straight, baseball finds identity

Aaron Carney April 27, 2016

Only four games remain on the schedule for the Rowan baseball team and the stars could not have aligned more perfectly. The Profs currently sit tied for second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference with...

Senior outfielder Bret Phillips stands in against New Jersey City on Sunday, April 17. Rowan won both games of the doubleheader. -Assistant Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Infield, pitching staff remain strong suits for baseball

Aaron Carney April 20, 2016

The Rowan baseball team's junior infielders — Jason Clapper and Matt Jolly — have been playing the sport they love together their entire lives. The duo has even lined up next to each other, rotating...

Senior first baseman Steven Todd (pictured above earlier this season) ranks second on the team in runs (16) and third in hits (25). After two games against TCNJ, Rowan hosts doubleheaders this weekend. -Photo courtesy of Sports Information

Baseball faces seven-game stretch in five days due to postponements

Aaron Carney April 14, 2016

All of the precipitation that has fallen in mid-April — rain and snow included — has left many people shaking their heads, wondering when spring will finally arrive. The weather has caused several...

Senior Dylan Johannink did not play a year ago following two surgeries, one at the end of the 2014 season and one prior to 2015. -Photo courtesy of Sports Information

After missing last season with elbow injury, Johannink returns to baseball—and Rowan

Aaron Carney April 6, 2016

It was May 9, 2014, and the Rowan baseball team was taking on Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It had just won the New Jersey Athletic Conference title and was preparing to make a run in the...

-Photo taken by and courtesy of Chuck Machinski

Baseball heads into conference schedule riding four-game winning streak

Aaron Carney March 30, 2016

Since returning from the RussMatt Invitational in Florida, the Rowan baseball team has turned their season around, winning four in a row to get their record back above .500. However, the Profs (10-9)...

Junior shortstop (16) Jason Clapper celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run during a game on the Florida trip. Rowan went 4-6 over the nine day stint before winning two back up north. -Photo taken by and courtesy of Chuck Machinski

After dropping six games in nine days, baseball begins to right the ship

Aaron Carney March 24, 2016

The Rowan baseball team flew into Florida two weeks ago on the back of a two-game win streak, and they came into the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational swinging. But after winning their first two games...

Players sit in the dugout of Lake Myrtle Park during a game on their Florida trip last week. Rowan cruised past Neumann in its return to Glassboro. -Photo taken by and courtesy of Chuck Machinski

Recap: Baseball blows by Neumann in return home, snaps two-game skid

Aaron Carney March 23, 2016

After dropping four of their last five games to end their Florida series, the Rowan baseball team was able to turn things around in their first game back in Glassboro, defeating the Neumann University...

Junior outfielder Nick Gallo slides safely into second base during a 3-2 win over Stevens Institute of Technology in ten innings on Sunday, March 6. The victory was the second in a row for the Profs after losing their first three. Rowan will be in Auburndale, Florida today to start a nine-game set. -Assistant Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Baseball heads to Florida series riding back-to-back victories

Aaron Carney March 10, 2016

Like many college students at this point in the semester, members of the Rowan baseball team are excited to head to Florida for spring break. But unlike many college students, the Profs will be going...

Recap: Baseball defeats Stevens, York, on opening homestand

Aaron Carney March 7, 2016

Following a rough 0-3 start to the season, the Rowan baseball team managed to make some adjustments and earn wins in their first two home games, leading up to their trip to the RussMatt Central Florida...

Baseball dropped its first three games to start the 2016 season, all to Randolph-Macon College. The team will open their home schedule on Sunday versus Stevens Institute of Technology then York College on Monday. -File photo from 2015 season

Baseball swept in three-game series, team returns to Glassboro for first homestand

Aaron Carney March 2, 2016

The deck was pretty stacked against the Rowan baseball team as they went into Ashland, Virginia, last weekend to start the season with a three-game series against Randolph-Macon College. The Yellow Jackets...

Junior Jason Clapper (pictured above during the 2015 season) is set to take over the third-base duties in 2016. -File photo

Season Preview: Baseball

Aaron Carney February 25, 2016

In his second season as the head coach of the Rowan baseball team, Mike Dickson has redemption on his mind. After being ranked first in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll in 2015,...

Guard Kris O'Connor is one of four seniors that will be graduating this year. Men's basketball finished the 2015-16 season with a 9-16 overall record (6-12 NJAC). The team will feature a balance of rookie and veteran players next season. -File Photo

Season in Review: Men’s basketball

Aaron Carney February 24, 2016

Although the Rowan men’s basketball team’s season ended last week with a loss to William Paterson, head coach Joe Cassidy still hasn’t gotten a day off. For Cassidy and the remaining Profs players,...

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