Box Score (Game #1)
Box Score (Game #2)
NEWARK, N.J. – William Paterson (17-7) improved to 7-3 in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) softball play with a pair of wins at Rutgers-Newark (7-19, 2-8 NJAC), 4-2 and 13-3 in five innings, on April 16.
GAME ONE
Two runs in the third and fourth innings allowed the Pioneers to open the doubleheader with a 4-2 victory.
Junior third baseman
Jessica Maciolek (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) and senior second baseman
Lindsey Nadolny (Belford, N.J./Middletown North) singled, followed by a base hit from senior first baseman
Jenna Vitale (Kenilworth, N.J./David Brearley) and an error by the Scarlet Raider center fielder, plating the game's first run in the top of the third. A later RBI-single off the bat of senior right fielder
Heather Mendez (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) made it a 2-0 score.
Miele reached on a fielder's choice and Nadolny singled to bring Vitale to the plate in the fourth, and her base hit down the right-field line plated Miele. Freshman designated player
Jessica Warner (Runnemede, N.J./Triton) then delivered Nadolny with a hit to right-center field, handing WP a 4-0 edge.
A two-run Stacey Jacovinich single got Rutgers-Newark onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh.
Nnadolny was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Mendez and Vitale went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Junior
Michele Graham (Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne) tossed the complete-game victory (8-3), allowing five hits while striking out five without issuing a walk.
Gabby Spinella was 2-for-3 for the Scarlet Raiders at the plate. Brianna Alicchio took the loss (0-4), surrendering 11 hits in 7.0 innings.
GAME TWO
William Paterson took control early with eight runs in its first two at-bats, cruising to a 13-3 victory in five innings.
Miele led off the first with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Nadolny and scored thanks to a Vitale single and error by the Rutgers-Newark left fielder. Sophomore pitcher
Kelsey Hand (Mountainville, N.Y./Cornwall Central) then helped her own cause with a two-run homer, junior outfielder
Raquel Roder (Hoboken, N.J./Hoboken) drew a two-out walk, and freshman DP
Lauren Bogart (West Milford, N.J./West Milford) doubled to drive in Roder. Senior catcher
Nicole Jimmerson (North Bergen, N.J./High Tech) reached on a base on balls, giving WP runners on the corners, and she drew a throw on a steal of second. She was tagged out, but not before Bogart touched the plate and gave the Pioneers a 5-0 lead.
Senior center fielder
Jillian Mulderig (Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp.) started the bottom of the second with a double, Miele walked and Nadolny tripled to left-center, scoring the two runners. Vitale's sacrifice bunt was a successful squeeze, scoring Nadolny from third and making it an 8-0 game.
The Pioneers scored four times during the home half of the third inning. Bogart and Jimmerson singled and moved up a base on a passed ball, setting the stage for a Mulderig base hit and Raider error, handing WP a 10-0 edge. Nadolny's bunt was good enough for a hit, scoring Mulderig from third, and Vitale's double drove in Nadolny, making it a 12-0 margin.
Rutgers-Newark scored twice in the fourth, thanks to a Monica Liotto RBI-double and a Monica Bagan run-scoring single. William Paterson plated a single run during the bottom half of the same frame, as Roder reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second on a groundout and scored on an error by the Rutgers-Newark shortstop.
The Scarlet Raiders finished the scoring with a run in the fifth when Jessica Zelaya tripled and scored on a throwing error.
Nadolny was 2-for-2 with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored. Vitale, Bogart and Mulderig each contributed a pair of hits. Hand allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits over 5.0 innings to improve to 6-2.
Five different Scarlet Raiders had a hit in game two. Angela Riscinti (4-8) gave up 10 runs on eight hits in 2.0 innings of work. Liane Drastal pitched the final 3.0 innings, allowing three runs on four hits.
William Paterson will host The College of New Jersey Tuesday, April 19, at 3:00 p.m.
