Rowen batted .625 (10-for-16) with five runs scored, three runs batted in, one double, one home run, one walk and one stolen base last week to help the Blackbirds capture two conference wins over Mount St. Mary’s last weekend. He opened the week going 3-for-5 with an RBI and stolen base in a 5-4 setback to Fordham. Then in a doubleheader split at Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday, Rowen went 3-for-6 and collected two RBI and his first home run of the season in the 6-2 nightcap win to help LIU snap a nine-game losing skid. He closed out the three-game series against the Mount with a 4-for-5 performance that included a double and four runs scored in a 13-3 victory. On the season, the Rosendale, NY native tops the Blackbirds with 21 RBI and ranks second in batting average (.303), hits (43) and total bases (51).