EASTLAKE, OHIO - Seventh-seeded Adrian scored eight runs in the sixth inning to defeat second-seeded Rowan, 10-1, in in the first day of the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series at Classic Auto Group Park. Rowan (37-6) will now play Salisbury in an elimination game on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
The Profs held a 1-0 lead until the Bulldogs exploded in the top of the sixth. Gabe Jones' grand slam was the catalyst while Adrian used six hits and one Rowan error to take an 8-1 lead.
 
Rowan's run was scored in the third when Mason Dorsey led off the inning with a single, was sacrificed to second on a bunt from Evan McCoach, and advanced to third on Damon Suriani's single. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Brayden Davis for his 85th RBI of the year.
 
Adrian (38-12) tacked on a run in each of the seventh and eighth innings to provide the final margin.
 
Dorsey was 3-for-3 in the game with Damon Suriani going 2-for-3 with a double.
 
Starter Zach Coluccio (5-2) suffered the loss while Ben Schild, Charlie Russell, Dane Samartino and Mark Grubb all saw action out of the bullpen.
 
The loss ended Rowan's 14-game winning  streak and was the Profs' first defeat since April 18.
 
Earlier in the day, #1 Denison was upset by East Texas Baptist, 5-1, and Baldwin-Wallace defeated Johns Hopkins, 11-4. Play continues tomorrow at Classic Auto Group Park with Denison vs. Johns Hopkins at 10 a.m. and a winner's bracket game between East Texas Baptist and Baldwin-Wallace at approximately 1:15 pm. The Profs' matchup will follow that game.