WAYNE, N.J. – Six different Pioneer pitchers combined for the shutout as the William Paterson baseball team (15-6) defeated visiting DeSales (13-8), 6-0, April 1 at Jeff Albies Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior catcher Eliot Germanson sent a one-out pitch down the left-field line for a double, advanced to third on an Angel Colon flyout and scored when sophomore second baseman Devin Daproza dropped a base hit into shallow left-center field, giving the Pioneers a 1-0 lead during the home half of the second inning.
- WP doubled its advantage in the third, thanks to a base hit up the middle and stolen base by junior designated hitter Jordan Brown, a groundout and a bloop double into short right by junior third baseman Dylan Santos.
- The Pioneers made it a 4-0 game in the fourth. Colon singled through the left side and Daproza sent a hit into left before senior first baseman Giovanni Aresta drew a walk to load the bases with one out. A ground ball off the bat of freshman left fielder Sean Lauterhahn scored one run, and a high throw on the double play attempt allowed a second runner to touch the plate.
- A Brown leadoff hit, wild pitch and Santos RBI-single pushed the lead to 5-0 after five innings.
- Santos doubled to left, then scored on a wild pitch and throwing error, making it a 6-0 margin in the seventh.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Santos went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a pair of RBI and a run scored.
- Brown was 3-for-4, stole a base and scored twice, while Daproza finished 2-for-4 and added an RBI and run scored.
- Junior Julian Salinas scattered three hits and a walk over the first 3.0 innings, posting three strikeouts (1-2).
- Sophomore Kevin Reiner worked 2.0 scoreless innings, striking out one and giving up two hits. Junior Cole McGregor struck out one of the three batters he faced, and sophomore Thomas Papeo registered three strikeouts with one hit allowed.
- Junior Chris Quartuccio had a strikeout and walk while pitching 1.0 inning, and junior Nick Durso gave up two hits during the ninth frame.
UP NEXT:
- William Paterson hosts Montclair State Thursday, April 3, at 3:30 p.m.
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