BOX SCORE

WAYNE, N.J. – Junior third baseman Rich Guillod (Closter, N.J./Northern Valley-Demarest) delivered a one-out, two-run double during the bottom of the ninth inning, handing William Paterson (14-5, 4-0 NJAC) its second straight upset victory of No. 13/5 Ramapo (14-3, 2-2 NJAC), this time by a 6-5 count April 5 at Jeff Albies Field.

A day after a 7-2 victory at Ramapo, the Pioneers entered their final at-bat of the second game of the series trailing, 5-4, but Mike Arnold (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) led off the inning with a pinch-hit single down the right-field line. He was lifted for pinch runner Tim O'Shea (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.), who advanced thanks to a well-executed bunt by Tyler Garguilo (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) down the first-base line.  Senior outfielder Ryan Gibbons (Glen Rock, N.J./Glen Rock) knocked a single to the right fielder, moving O'Shea to third, and junior second baseman Scott Ptaszynski (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) drew a walk, loading the bases for WP.  Guillod then smacked a two-run, walk-off double, plating O'Shea and Gibbons for the winning runs.

The Pioneers got things going in the third inning with two runs. Guillod drew a two-out walk and then proceeded to steal second.  Junior outfielder AJ Flores (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) was next up to bat and drew another walk as Guillod stole third.  Senior catcher Vin Fondacaro (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock Twp.) drilled a two-run double off the center-field fence to score Guillod and Flores.

The Pioneers got into some trouble during the fifth inning but escaped with no damage. With one out in the inning Kevin Case knocked a single through the right side of the infield.  Dave Jacob was retired on a swinging strike thrown by senior pitcher Steve Coral (Totowa, N.J./Passaic Valley Regional), but John Capuano singled to left field advancing Chase to second. Next up was Christian Spurr, who hit a pitch up the middle that loaded the bases. Coral dug deep and was able to get Scott Paulus to ground out to shortstop Rob Pasternak (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) and for the final out of the inning, keeping the Roadrunners off the scoreboard.

Ramapo answered in the sixth, tying the score with a pair of runs. Chris Werr led the inning off with a walk, Joe Venturino placed a routine sacrifice bunt down the third-base line to advance Werr to second base, and Zach Carroll got Ramapo on the board with a double into left field, scoring Werr. Ryan Rinsky then tied the game with a single up the middle, bringing home Carroll.

The Roadrunners seized the lead with a two-run seventh inning. Capuano lead off by reaching on a single to the third-base side, and Spurr smacked a one-run double through the gap in right-center field, bringing home Capuano. After a pitching change, a fielder's choice with runners on the corners resulted in Spurr scampering home and making it a 4-2 Ramapo lead.

The Pioneers fought back during the bottom half of the seventh. Garguilo led the inning off with a walk, Gibbons knocked a single up the middle that advanced Garguilo to third, and Ptaszynski laid down a sacrifice bunt that pushed Gibbons to second. Garguilo scored on a wild pitch, and Guillod's RBI-groundout plated Gibbons, tying the game at 4-4.

Ramapo took the lead again in the eighth inning. Rinsky had a lead-off single through the left-side, bringing Case to the plate.  His sacrifice attempt went to pitcher Adam Miller (West Orange, N.J./West Orange), who turned and threw to second in an attempt to get the lead runner, but his throw was off the bag, resulting in runners at second and first on the fielder's choice/sacrifice and error.  Another bunt, this one by Jacob, was fielded by junior first baseman Trevor Haughney (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge), but no one was covering at first, loading the bases.  Capuano's grounder was thrown home for the first out of the inning, but a wild pitch was enough for Case to touch home.  An intentional walk loaded the bases back up, and WP avoided any further damage with an inning-ending double play.

Guillod led the Pioneers by going 1-for-3, stealing two bases and knocking in three, including the game-winning runs. Gibbons was 2-for-5 with two runs scored, including the final run of the contest, and Fondacaro and Haughney both finished 2-for-4.

Coral had a no decision to stay at 5-0, allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out two in 6.1 innings.  Miller's record improved to 1-1, allowing one run on two hits while striking out two in 2.2 innings.

Capuano, Spurr, Venturino and Rinsky all had two-hit efforts for Ramapo.  PJ Cerrato suffered the loss (2-1), surrendering 10 hits and six runs during a complete-game effort while striking out 11.

William Paterson will visit Rowan Saturday, April 6, for a conference doubleheader at 11:30 a.m.

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