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Junior Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) and seniors Julian Salinas (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) and Dylan Santos (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Baseball Team June 2.]]>CSC Academic All-District BaseballTue, 2 Jun 2026 11:10:00 EST112170https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/27/athletic-dept-congratulations-to-the-wp-athletics-class-of-2026.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/27/athletic-dept-congratulations-to-the-wp-athletics-class-of-2026.aspxBaseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Soccer, Athletic Dept, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, Softball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men's Golf

The William Paterson University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to congratulate its former student-athletes (who exhausted their eligibility) and departmental staff who received bachelor's degrees May 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, and master's degrees May 21 at Wightman Stadium on campus. The following 82 individuals completed their degree requirements last summer, this spring (January or May 2026), or this summer.]]>2026 Undergraduate CommencementWed, 27 May 2026 10:49:00 EST112169https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/26/baseball-daproza-and-kobylakiewicz-collect-abca-rawlings-all-region-recognition.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/26/baseball-daproza-and-kobylakiewicz-collect-abca-rawlings-all-region-recognition.aspxBaseball

Juniors Devin Daproza (Englewood, N.J./Leonia) and Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) received All-American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Region recognition May 26.]]>ABCA/Rawlings All-RegionTue, 26 May 2026 17:16:00 EST112168https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/26/baseball-daproza-and-marte-earn-d3baseball-com-all-region-honors.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/26/baseball-daproza-and-marte-earn-d3baseball-com-all-region-honors.aspxBaseball

Juniors Devin Daproza (Englewood, N.J./Leonia) and Jose Marte (Bogota, N.J./Bogota) received D3baseball.com All-Region honors May 26.]]>D3baseball.com All-Region Tue, 26 May 2026 12:16:00 EST112167https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/21/four-pioneers-collect-csc-academic-all-district-softball-team-honors.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/21/four-pioneers-collect-csc-academic-all-district-softball-team-honors.aspxSoftball

Seniors Kylie Anthony (Methuen, Mass./Methuen), Hailey Backo (Wallington, N.J./Wallington) and Lilah Guthy (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), along with sophomore Stephanie Ciravolo (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro), were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Softball Team May 26.]]>2026 Softball CSC Academic All-DistrictThu, 21 May 2026 12:53:00 EST912166https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/12/womens-tennis-tennis-places-three-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/12/womens-tennis-tennis-places-three-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxWomen's Tennis

Juniors Isabella Paladino (Leonardo, N.J./Middletown South) and Makayla Yancey (Phoenix, Ariz./Ridgeline Academy), along with sophomore Allison Stein (Hewitt, N.J./West Milford), were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women's Tennis Team May 12.]]>Tennis CSC Academic All-District Tue, 12 May 2026 10:26:00 EST1112165https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-falls-in-njac-tournament-championship-series-at-no-5-5-rowan.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-falls-in-njac-tournament-championship-series-at-no-5-5-rowan.aspxBaseball

The sixth-seeded William Paterson baseball team's (17-24, 7-11 NJAC) New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament run came to a end in the championship series after dropping a pair of road games to top-seeded No. 5/5 Rowan (32-5, 15-3 NJAC) May 2. The Pioneers fell 18-6 in game one and 12-3 in game two.]]>WP Baseball vs. Scranton (March 7, 2026)Sat, 2 May 2026 18:25:00 EST112164https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/1/sixth-seeded-baseball-faces-top-seeded-no-5-5-rowan-for-njac-tournament-title.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/5/1/sixth-seeded-baseball-faces-top-seeded-no-5-5-rowan-for-njac-tournament-title.aspxBaseball

The sixth-seeded William Paterson baseball team (17-22, 7-11 NJAC) begins a best-of-three New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament championship series at No. 5/5 Rowan (30-5, 15-3 NJAC) Saturday, May 2, at 11:30 a.m. in Glassboro, N.J.]]>Baseball vs. Rowan NJAC Tournament ChampionshipFri, 1 May 2026 12:45:00 EST112163https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/4/30/backo-named-to-all-njac-softball-second-team.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/4/30/backo-named-to-all-njac-softball-second-team.aspxSoftball

Senior Hailey Backo (Wallington, N.J./Wallington) was named to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Softball Second Team May 1.]]>Hailey Backo All-NJAC Second TeamThu, 30 Apr 2026 11:44:00 EST912161https://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/4/30/baseball-knocks-off-no-13-15-montclair-state-9-2-in-njac-tournament-semifinals.aspxhttps://wpupioneers.com/news/2026/4/30/baseball-knocks-off-no-13-15-montclair-state-9-2-in-njac-tournament-semifinals.aspxBaseball

Behind a dominant pitching performance by senior Julian Salinas (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck), and a strong offensive showing at the plate, the sixth-seeded William Paterson baseball team (17-22, 7-11 NJAC) earned its spot in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament championship series after securing a 9-2 upset win over second-seeded No. 13/15 Montclair State (30-9, 14-4 NJAC) in the semifinals April 30.]]>Sophomore Alex Gomez stands in the batter's box awaiting a pitchThu, 30 Apr 2026 18:03:00 EST112162