LAKE WALES, FLA. – William Paterson improved to 6-1 this season with a 9-2, 14-10 baseball sweep of Ripon (2-4) March 17 at the Central Florida Invitational.
 
Game One
Junior left fielder Tyler Garguilo (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) and freshman first baseman Anthony Hoagland (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) each had three hits as WP started the day with a 9-2 victory.
 
Hoagland opened the second inning on second base after an error, and was promptly knocked in by a single to right field by sophomore catcher Mike Knauf (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) for a 1-0 lead.
 
The Pioneers added four runs in the bottom of the third. Garguilo hit a leadoff single, advanced to third via a groundout and scored thanks to a double from junior right fielder Jimmy Kenny (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex Regional). Hoagland's two-out base hit plated Kenny, followed by a Knauf two-run home run.
 
The Red Hawks got on the scoreboard during the top of the fourth inning, using a double, single and sacrifice fly for a single score.
 
William Paterson notched two runs during the home half of the same frame. Garguilo again reached as the leadoff hitter, singling to shortstop, and a walk and fielder's choice put runners on the corners for graduate student designated hitter AJ Flores (West Orange, N.J./West Orange). His squeeze attempt was enough to score Garguilo, but resulted in an out at second base, a fielder's choice and RBI. Hoagland's triple to right-center field sent Flores home and made it a 7-1 margin.
 
Two singles and an error allowed Ripon to add one sixth-inning run, but the Pioneers scored twice more in the bottom of the same frame. Flores was hit by a pitch and lifted for sophomore pinch runner Jared Guglielmino (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield), Hoagland had a base hit to center and junior shortstop Victor Sanchez (Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland) sent an RBI-single down the right field line. Freshman second baseman Rob Eggert (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) finished the scoring with a base hit to right-center field to drive in Hoagland.
 
Hoagland was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored. Garguilo went 3-for-3 and scored twice, while Knauf went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
 
Senior Ryan Monaghan (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits over 5.2 innings, striking out four and walking four (2-0). Freshman Bryan Kopko (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) tossed the final 1.1 hitless innings and posted three strikeouts and one walk.
 
Sophomore right fielder Bradley Knoblock was 2-for-2 for Ripon. Starter Drew Slade fell to 0-1 after giving up eight hits and six runs (five earned) during 3.0 innings.
 
Game Two
The Pioneers built an early lead and then held off a late Red Hawk rally for a 14-10 win in the night cap.
 
WP struck right away with a pair of runs during the top of the first inning. Sophomore center fielder Mike Abate (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) drew a leadoff walk and stole second, then reached third when Garguilo got aboard thanks to an error. Hoagland's sacrifice fly allowed Abate to touch home, and consecutive singles by Kenny and Flores plated Garguilo.
 
A double, single and error got one of the runs back for Ripon in the second, but William Paterson added four scores in the third. Hoagland sent a one-out single to right field, Kenny had a base hit to left and Flores walked, loading the bases for Abel, who drove in all three with a double to center. Sanchez later singled in Abel to make it a 6-1 lead.
 
The Red Hawks got a single, walk and two-run double during the home half of the third before Flores singled in Garguilo during the top of the fourth inning.
 
Three runners crossed the plate for WP in the fifth. Pevny and Sanchez both singled and moved up a base via an Eggert sacrifice. Sophomore pinch hitter Mike Rowe (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) had a two-run base hit to left-center field, and three batters later he scored himself when Kenny singled to center.
 
Ripon took advantage of a two-out error, single and double for a 10-4 score after five innings.
 
Pinch hitter Jacob Bailey (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) started the top of the sixth with a double down the left-field line, and after a groundout, Sanchez tripled to right to drive in Bailey. Abate's two-out single knocked in Sanchez.
 
The Pioneers added two more runs during the top of the seventh inning. Guglielmino started the frame with a base hit to center, followed by an infield single from freshman right fielder Jordan Aughey (Wanaque, N.J./Lakeland Regional). A fielder's choice left runners on the corners, and Bailey's fielder's choice scored Guglielmino. Freshman catcher Jorge Solodkin (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) sent a base hit up the middle and classmate Steve Duda (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) delivered Bailey with a pinch-hit single to short.
 
The Red Hawks scored six times during the bottom of the seventh. Three walks and a balk forced across one run, a three-run homer cleared the bases, and a walk, error and groundout accounted for the final two scores.
 
Abate went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored, while Sanchez went 3-for-4 and added a triple, two RBI and a pair of runs scored. Kenny finished 3-for-4, posting an RBI and scoring a run.
 
Junior Jon Padilla (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth) allowed five hits and three runs (two earned) in 3.0 innings as the starter, collecting four strikeouts and three walks. Senior Joe Moran (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) earned the victory (1-0) with 2.0 innings of relief, giving up one unearned run on two hits while striking out three. Junior Jon Bujtas (Boonton, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) surrendered one hit and struck out one in 1.0 inning, while freshman Troy Sigrist (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional) allowed five runs (four earned) and one hit with four walks without recording an out. Junior Cavan Penberthy (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield) took care of the final inning and surrendered one unearned run.
 
Senior Nick Uhen went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Starter Brandon Hughes took the loss (1-1), giving up eight hits and seven runs (six earned) with two strikeouts and two walks in 3.0 innings.
 
William Paterson will take on Springfield Wednesday, March 18, at 4:00 p.m.
 
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