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UNION, N.J. – Second-seeded William Paterson (29-12-1) advanced to the 2015 NCAA Division III Softball Championship Union (N.J.) Regional final, eliminating third-seeded Staten Island (31-12), 9-1, May 9.
 
The Pioneers will play at top-seeded Kean (27-11-1) Sunday, May 10, at 12:00 p.m. If WP wins and hands the Cougars their first loss of the double-elimination tournament, a final contest will be played Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to determine the regional champion.
 
Sophomore right fielder Nicole Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) opened the contest with a base hit to center field and senior center fielder Kelsey Principe (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) dropped down a sacrifice bunt before sophomore designated player Meghin Stanton (Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) singled to center to leave runners on the corners. Sophomore shortstop Rachel Wasilak's (Livingston, N.J./Livingston) grounder to the second baseman was enough to plate Nicole Fryer and hand WP a 1-0 first-inning edge.
 
Junior right fielder Chyanne Gilliam knotted the score at 1-1 with her home run over the center-field fence in the bottom of the second.
 
WP seized control with a three-run fourth inning. Junior left fielder Kelsey Wimmershoff (Park Ridge, N.J./Park Ridge) hit a two-out single to short and stole second, followed by a base hit to right field from freshman second baseman Kaitlyn Poretti (Florence, N.J./Florence Memorial). Poretti swiped second base, and sophomore pitcher Gabrielle Castelli (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) helped her own cause with a run-scoring base hit up the middle. Sophomore catcher Kim Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) then blooped a ball down the right-field line and it was ruled a fair ball just beyond the bag at first, allowing Poretti and Castelli to both touch the plate and make it a 4-1 contest.
 
A five-run seventh inning broke the game open for the Pioneers. Nicole Fryer and Principe both posted one-out singles and Stanton walked to load the bases for Wasilak, who knocked in two runs with her base hit into left-center field. Senior third baseman Lachelle Rouse (Pine Hill, N.J./Overbrook Senior) was issued a base on balls to again load the bases, and Wimmershoff emptied them with a triple to right center.
 
Wimmershoff was 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBI and a run scored, and Wasilak went 2-for-4, drove in three runs and scored once herself. Kim Fryer went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Nicole Fryer was 2-for-3 and scored twice as the Pioneers banged out 12 hits.
 
Castelli gave up one run on two hits during 3.0 innings, while sophomore Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) retired all 12 batters she faced over the final 4.0 innings, including two by strikeout (12-6).
 
Gilliam was 1-for-3 with her solo homer. Sophomore Jacqueline Cautela fell to 16-8, allowing nine runs and 12 hits with two walks.
 
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