BEL AIR, Md. - A pair of dominant pitching performances and a late homer granted Harford a 4-2 win against NJCAA DIII No. 2 Rowan-Gloucester, Sunday afternoon inside the Harford Sports Complex.
Zack Oswald started the game for the Fighting Owls, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out nine. Harford struggled at the plate and managed to score just one run during his outing via sac fly by
Ehi Okojie which brought home
Mason Hicks
After a rough first three plate appearances,
Joe Quelch stepped up with a runner on first in the seventh and busted the game open with a two-run blast to left center.
Trey Cruz came up next and walked, then a pair of wild pitches and an error put Harford ahead 4-0.
Connor Blantz (3-0) picked up right were Oswald left off in the late innings, barreling through the Rowan lineup to the tune of seven punch outs over four innings to keep Harford ahead. The Roadrunners threatened to extend the game in the ninth and put the winning run at the dish, but Blantz held strong and surrendered just one run before forcing a groundout to end the game.
Harford sits at 7-2 on the season after the victory.
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Harford heads to the road to face Anne Arundel in a doubleheader on Tuesday at Noon.
