SCRANTON, Pa. – The William Paterson baseball team (9-25) came up short at Scranton (23-8), 12-6, in non-conference action April 23.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Pioneers scored twice during their first at-bat. Junior shortstop Tom Radigan and senior center fielder Jake Lutz started the game with base hits, followed by a one-out walk by freshman first baseman Ty Kobylakiewicz. Junior left fielder Austin Jack lifted a sacrifice fly to right and junior third baseman Tyler Ruban added an RBI-single to center field for a 2-0 edge.
- Three base hits and a walk netted the Royals two runs in the bottom of the first for a 2-2 score.
- Scranton took a 5-2 lead in third behind a walk, hit by pitch, two singles, an error and a sac fly.
- A walk and double added one to the Royals' ledger in the fourth.
- Lutz doubled in junior second baseman Ruven Pino, who reached via a hit by pitch, for a 6-3 game in the fifth.
- The Royals tacked on one run during the home half of the same frame with a single, hit by pitch and base hit.
- Scranton crossed the plate five times in the seventh thanks to three hits, three walks, a hit by pitch and a sacrifice fly, surging ahead by a 12-3 count.
- WP used an infield single by junior designated hitter RJ Mehnert, a Kobylakiewicz base hit to right, a Jack two-run double to left field and a Gio Aresta sac fly to post three runs in the eighth.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Radigan was 2-for-5 with a run scored, and Jack drove in three runners.
- Freshman Kevin Reiner tossed 3.1 innings and allowed six runs on six hits and three walks, striking out two (0-1).
- Senior Nick Nielson worked 1.2 innings of one-run ball, scattering three hits.
- Sophomore Cole McGregor gave up three hits, four runs and a walk over 1.1 innings.
- Junior Matt Lemieux surrendered one run on one hit and two walks during 0.2 inning of action.
- Junior Nick Estes recorded the final three outs, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one.
UP NEXT:
- William Paterson hosts New Jersey City Thursday, April 25, at 3:30 p.m.
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