Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (13-19, 3-15 NJAC) finished the 2019 season on a low note, as the Ospreys dropped a 17-5 game to #4 Rowan University (29-8, 14-4 NJAC) on Sunday afternoon.
The contest was rescheduled from Friday due to weather. Seniors JJ Swentkowski (Egg Harbor Twp./EHT) and Joe Cashman (Bordentown/Bordentown) topped the Ospreys with two hits each.
 
The Profs, who are ranked fourth in the D3baseball.com/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Poll, jumped out to a 12-0 lead after three innings, before Stockton broke through on the scoreboard.
 
With two out in the bottom half of the third frame, the Ospreys plated a pair of runs. Swentkowski walked, John Perrino (Wall/Wall) reached on an error, then Cashman drove in Swentkowski for the first run. Perrino would later score on a passed ball to make it 12-2.
 
The Profs stretched the lead to 14-3 before Stockton struck again. With two out in the fifth, Perrino singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Cashman moved Perrino up with his second hit of the day, then senior Austin Gonella (Beachwood/Toms River South) plated the third run for Stockton.
 
Rowan would add three more runs, for a 17-3 margin, that lasted until the bottom of the ninth inning when the Ospreys scored twice more. Two walks and a single by Swentkowski loaded the bases. Perrino walked forcing in a run, then Cashman would end the scoring with a sacrifice fly RBI to set the final score at 17-5.
 
The inning was highlighted by senior Eddy Rogan (Barnegat/Barnegat) tossing a scoreless top of the ninth inning in his first career pitching appearance for Stockton.
 
In the first year of head coach Dave Lorber at the helm, Stockton ends the season with 13 wins, a seven-victory improvement over the last season.