WAYNE, N.J.  – The Pioneer bats uncorked eight runs with two outs and the WP bullpen churned out five scoreless innings as William Paterson baseball (11-5) overcame St. Joseph's - Long Island (7-8), 13-3, March 28 as the Pioneers' increased their winning streak to seven games.
 
The Golden Eagles drew first blood in the top of the third, scoring twice to take a 2-0 lead after a bases loaded wild pitch and an RBI single from freshman designated hitter Ryan Lennon pushed two across.
 
Freshman first baseman Carson Weis (Rivervale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) drew a leadoff walk in the fourth, swiped second and eventually scored on a crisp two-out RBI single up the middle off the bat of graduate student designated hitter Anthony Hoagland (Dumont, N.J./Dumont), cutting the deficit to 2-1.
 
WP struck again with two outs when freshman shortstop Greg Cuevas (West New York, N.J./St. Mary (Rutherford)) turned on a pitch and drove an RBI triple to right field, scoring classmate and right fielder Dan Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield) from first base to knot it up at 2-2.
 
The two-out magic ensued in WP's key five-run seventh inning. Freshman center fielder Steven DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) caused some havoc on the bases to put WP up 3-2. After walking, Carter singled and as DiGirolamo rounded second he drew contact from St. Joseph's shortstop, advancing to third on obstruction. The rookie took the final 90 feet when on a first-and-third double steal. Then, a wild pitch and RBI single from freshman first baseman Carson Weis (Rivervale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)scored Carter to make it 4-2. On a 3-2 count, Weis was running on the pitch and scored all the way from first following sophomore third baseman Carlos Perez (Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne)'s RBI single that was flared into center field. The train kept rolling when sophomore second baseman Matt Ferrara (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) hooked an RBI double down the left field line. A pitching change and two pitches later, Hoagland drove an RBI triple on to the warning track in center field, scoring Perez and creating a 7-2 upper hand.
 
Six more crossed home in the eighth. Carter continued his hot hitting ways by clubbing a two-RBI double into right centerfield, scoring DiGirolamo and freshman catcher Stephen Zukofsky (North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Tech) after they provided back-to-back singles. A pair of infield singles from Cuevas and Weis plated Carter, Ferrara was hit by a pitch and freshman pinch hitter Christopher Liriano(Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) drove in two with a single through the left side. Freshman outfielder Evan Smith (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) completed WP's outburst with an RBI fielder's choice to score Ferrara.
 
The Golden Eagles did generate a run in the ninth off of freshman righty Jake Kavanagh (Midland Park, N.J./Midland Park), using a walk, stolen base and RBI single up the middle off the bat of sophomore third baseman Tyler Sanderson. Kavanagh finished the frame to give WP it's second-largest margin of victory this season.
 
Six Pioneers posted multi-hit contests in the 17-hit effort. Carter went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI and a double. Ferrara also went 3-for-4, scoring two runs and Weis and DiGirolamo both went 2-for-4, combining for five runs.
 
Senior first baseman Louis Fontinha, Lennon and junior second baseman Tyler Crafa all posted a pair of singles to lead St. Joseph's.
 
Junior lefty Doug Olcese (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) (2-0) entered in the top of the third and spun 4.0 innings in relief to pick up the win, fanning five while allowing only a pair of singles. Sophomore lefty Chris Babb (West Milford, N.J./DePaul Catholic) punched out three in 2.0 innings, freshman righty Christian Smith (Union Beach, N.J./Keyport) worked a scoreless frame and junior right hander Jeff Lombardi Jr. (Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick) permitted two runs in one inning.
 
Hurler Austin Turner started and twirled 5.0 innings, allowing two earned on five hits and two walks while fanning two in the no decision. Senior pitcher Michael Catanzaro (0-1) took the loss, pitching 1.2 frames while surrendering five earned runs on five hits and one walk, striking out one. St. Joseph's relievers Elliot Robles and Tyler Vilez both worked 0.2 inning.
 
The Pioneers open conference play with a doubleheader at Rutgers-Camden beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31.
 
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