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WAYNE, N.J. – Senior Jack Montanile (Weehawken, N.J./Hudson Catholic) led the William Paterson offense, finishing the day 4-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored, as the Pioneers cruised past visiting Baruch (5-7) for a 14-4 baseball victory March 15.

The Pioneers strung together three hits, a walk and a Bearcat error to score four runs in the bottom of the first inning.  A walk and three consecutive hits led to two more runs for WP in bottom of the second frame, giving the Pioneers a 6-0 lead. 

The Bearcats put up three runs of their own in the top of the third when junior Steve Hession started the offense with a single through the left side.  Alvin Mata followed with a walk, and both stole a base to put runners at second and third.  Hession scored on a sac fly by Thomas Daly, and a double by Thommy DeJesus plated two runs, cutting the Pioneer lead in half.

Back-to-back walks led off the bottom of the third inning, followed by a Montanile triple that scored the two runners to extend the William Paterson lead to 8-3.  An error, a double by James Lauer (Hamilton, N.J./Pennington Prep) and a single by senior shortstop Anthony Dorio (Lyndhurst, N.J./Lyndhurst) allowed three more runs to score, to give the Pioneers an 11-3 advantage.

Baruch led off the top of the fourth inning with a walk by Harold Fernandez, who made his way around the bases via a single and a stolen base.  Mata's sacrifice fly allowed Fernandez to score, making it an 11-4 game.

William Paterson scored a single run in the bottom of the fourth, fifth, and six frames to extend the lead to a final 14-4 score.

Junior Tim O'Shea (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson) picked up the win in relief, tossing 1.1 innings, striking out two.  Junior Glenn Flora (Lyndhurst, N.J./Lyndhurst) got the start for the Pioneers, throwing 3.2 innings and surrendering four earned runs on seven hits, striking out three.  Sophomore Pete Savastano (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley), freshman Joe Moran (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills), and sophomore Matt Serra (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) all pitched 1.0 inning of scoreless relief for William Paterson.

Lauer went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Dorio was 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Taveras finished the day 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Bearcats, and junior Alex Lopez (0-2) suffered the loss, allowing five runs on five hits.

William Paterson will travel to Arizona for its spring trip March 17-24 and will return to action at Jeff Albies Field on Wednesday, March 28, against John Jay at 3:30 p.m.