MAHWAH, N.J. – The No. 23 William Paterson baseball team (13-2, 4-0 NJAC) posted its second straight shutout and its seventh consecutive victory with a 5-0 decision at Ramapo (3-3, 2-2 NJAC) April 9.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Back-to-back doubles by senior left fielder Frankie Deane and junior second baseman Colin Lombardo plated the Pioneers' first run of the game, and an error led to senior shortstop Matt Ferrara successfully executing a squeeze bunt, handing WP a 2-0 fifth-inning edge.
- Base hits by senior first baseman Carson Weis and junior third baseman Chris Liriano, as well as a Lombardo hit by pitch, loaded the bases for William Paterson during the top of the sixth inning. Senior center fielder Steven DiGirolamo drew a five-pitch walk, forcing across Weis to make it a 3-0 game.
- Ramapo broke up the no-hit bid with a fifth-inning double, and threatened in the seventh with bases loaded and two outs, but a ground ball ended the frame.
- The Pioneers tacked on two ninth-inning insurance runs with a Weis base hit to center, an Adrian Alarcon walk, a double steal and a Deane two-run single down the left-field line.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Weis finished 4-for-5 while scoring two runs, and Lombardo went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored. Deane had a 2-for-5 performance, adding a double, run and two RBI.
- Senior Jason Palmeri scattered three hits over 8.0 innings, registering six strikeouts (3-1). Junior Riley Weis took over in the ninth inning and struck out two of the three batters he faced.
UP NEXT:
- William Paterson hosts Kean for a doubleheader Saturday, April 10, at 11:30 a.m.
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