Led by the resilience of pitcher Mike Shannon, Rowan baseball returns to the NCAA Tournament

The senior hurler was named Pitcher of the Year in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. More importantly for him? Being a key part of the Profs' return to the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament.

His sophomore year, a hamstring injury slowed his start to the season. Junior year, it was his hamstring again, coupled with a muscle strain in his upper back.Both seasons still ended with Shannon, now a senior, earning all-conference honors. This season, coming in healthy and determined to take full advantage of it, Shannon finished as the Pitcher of the Year in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Shannon was part of a Rowan squad last season that ran through the regionals, with a 12-3 win over SUNY Brockport followed by a pair of wins against Susquehanna — the first a 20-0 rout. The performance made Rowan one of the favorites to make the College“The guys that were here, we didn’t forget that,” Shannon said. “I think having that coming into the year really motivated us. We started out season pretty well on a hot streak. And then we started conference play. We lost some games.

That confidence will need to be high against Millikin , which is riding a three-game winning streak. With a win Friday, Rowan would advance to play the winner of Hanover College and Denison College, the regional host.

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