BOX SCORE 

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Junior Ryan Gibbons (Glen Rock, N.J./Glen Rock) was 3-for-4 with four RBI as the William Paterson baseball team (9-2) fell to Williams College (2-1), 13-9, March 21 at the Greater Phoenix Invitational.

Gibbons led off the first inning with a double, and later scored on an Adam Derner (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) sacrifice fly to put the Pioneers in front, 1-0.  Williams responded by putting up seven runs on two hits, as the Pioneers surrendered four walks in the inning.

Junior catcher Vin Fondacaro (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock) sparked the Pioneer offense in the top of the second with a single to right field.  Back-to-back walks by Rob Somers (West Long Branch, N.J./Shore Regional) and Scott Ptaszynski (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) loaded the bases with only one out.  A Gibbons walk, followed by a sacrifice fly by senior shortstop Anthony Dorio (Lyndhurst, N.J./Lyndhurst) plated two runs for the Pioneers, cutting the lead to 7-3.

A bases loaded walk plated another run for the Ephs in the bottom of the second, but the Pioneers answered with a run in the top of the third.  Another RBI walk by Gibbons allowed James Lauer (Hamilton, N.J./Pennington Prep) to score, after being hit by a pitch.  Williams posted three runs on three hits in the bottom of the third, extending its lead to 11-4.

Back-to-back singles by Gibbons and Dorio were highlighted by a middle-infield single by senior Jack Montanile (Weehawken, N.J./Hudson Catholic), allowing Gibbons to trot home in the sixth inning.  Fondacaro doubled down the left-field line to start the seventh inning.  Fondacaro and sophomore A.J. Flores (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) scored on a Gibbons single up the middle.  Ptaszynski had reached on a walk earlier in the inning, and was later able to scamper home on a passed ball.  Gibbons scored on a Montanile single, cutting the lead, 11-9.

Cameron Susk led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk, and scored on a Thomas Stevens home run, tacking on two more runs for the Ephs to push the score to a final 13-9 score.

Junior Matt Goitz (Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne) suffered the loss for William Paterson, surrendering seven earned runs in 1.0 inning of work.  Junior Tim O'Shea (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson) threw 6.0 relief innings, allowing six runs and striking out five.  Freshman Joe Moran (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) tossed 1.0 inning giving up one hit.

Gibbons finished 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored, while Montanile was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
William Paterson will face Concordia (Wisc.) in a seven-inning double header beginning at 3:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 22.