MAHWAH, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (19-13, 5-11 NJAC) suffered a 5-2 loss at Ramapo (23-11, 11-5 NJAC) April 24.
 
The Roadrunners staked themselves to a 2-0 first-inning lead with a single and a pair of doubles, then added one more run in the second thanks to two base hits, a sacrifice and an error.
 
Ramapo crossed the plate twice more in the fifth with a single, four walks and a wild pitch.
 
A double by junior third baseman K.C. Abel (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley), an AJ Flores (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) walk and an error loaded the bases for the Pioneers with one out in the top of the seventh inning, and junior shortstop Victor Sanchez (Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland) drove in WP's first run of the game with an RBI-single through the right side.
 
Junior right fielder Jimmy Kenny (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex Regional) sent a base hit up the middle and advanced to second on an error to lead off the ninth, and freshman catcher Jorge Solodkin (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) promptly followed with a run-scoring single up the middle.
 
Freshman second baseman Rob Eggert (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles for the Pioneers.
 
Senior Tom Gaccione (Little Falls, N.J./Passaic Valley Regional) fell to 4-2, allowing five runs on eight hits and five walks with one strikeout during 4.2 innings of work. Junior Frankie Colasante (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) gave up a hit and two walks with one strikeout over 2.0 innings, and senior Joe Moran (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) tossed the final 1.1 innings and surrendered a hit and two walks while posting one punchout.
 
Designated hitter Chris Werr was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored for the Roadrunners. Senior starter Tom Portesy improved to 8-0 with 8.0 innings of one-run, four-hit ball. He struck out nine and walked four. Senior Kyle Doerr gave up an unearned run in the ninth, allowing two hits while registering a strikeout.
 
William Paterson will celebrate Senior Day and finish its season Saturday, April 25, with a home doubleheader against New Jersey City at 11:30 a.m.
 
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