Box Score 

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Five unearned runs were the downfall of the William Paterson baseball team (13-11-1) in a 5-4 loss at Staten Island (19-7) April 14.

After two scoreless frames pitched by CSI starter Pat Gale, William Paterson got on the board first against reliever Joe Jacobson, who pitched innings three and four. A James Gregory (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey) sac fly did the honors, plating Matt Norton (Livingston, N.J./Livingston), who led the inning off with a single.

The Dolphins took the lead in their half of the third. Off of Pioneer starter James Young (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne), Steve Hession started things off with a single, and came all the way around to score after the next at-bat, when Devon DiCasoli reached base on Young's throwing error to first base on his sac bunt attempt. With two outs and DiCasoli at third, a passed ball allowed DiCasoli to score for the 2-1 lead.

The Dolphins never trailed again, but the Pioneers did get even, using an unearned run in the fourth to knot it up at 2-2 after senior Andrue Laguerre (Jersey City, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep) advanced to third on a Norton single and scored on an outfield error.

CSI, however, made up for the blemish, posting a three-run fifth inning, paced by a pair of hits and three Pioneers errors to take a 5-2 lead. Hession scored the first run after leading off with a single, and crossed home off of two errors on plays to get DiCasoli and Henry Roman out at first base. Young then got CSI slugger Pat Gale to hit into a double play, but it scored DiCasoli, making it 4-2. Tom DiPietro followed with a towering blast over the wall in left-center for a solo homer to cap CSI's scoring for the day.

Nursing the lead, CSI used a committee to preserve the victory. Jeff Pontebbi tossed two scoreless innings for CSI, before Anthony Collucci did the same in the seventh inning. Reliever Tom Matson wasn't so fortunate, only registering one out in the eighth before being pulled in favor of Chris D'Antuono. D'Antuono allowed an RBI-single to Norton (charged to Matson) before escaping a second-and-third situation with one out.

More dramatics ensued in the ninth inning, when William Paterson plated another run. A Mike Linskey (Stanhope, N.J./Pope John XXIII) single scored Miguel Lugo (Jersey City, N.J./St. Mary's), but with the tying run now at first base with two outs, D'Antuono enduced Laguerre to make the final out on a long fly ball to left field.

Pontebbi (2-0) got the win for CSI as the pitcher of record, while D'Antuono picked up the save, his third. Sal Todaro had the most successful day at the plate, going 3-for-4, while Steve Hession went 2-for 4 with a pair of runs scored.

Young took the loss for William Paterson (1-2), allowing five unearned runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings. Dan Alcala (Totowa, N.J./Passaic Valley) struck out two and gave up three hits in 2.0 innings. Norton was 3-for-4 with a RBI and run scored.

William Paterson will play at RPI Thursday, April 15, at 3:30 p.m.