MADISON, N.J. – The William Paterson softball team (14-2) secured a 6-0, 3-2 sweep at Drew (6-12) March 31.
 
Game One
The Pioneers jumped out to an early 5-0 lead on their way to an opening 6-0 victory.
 
WP broke the ice with a pair of second-inning runs, as junior shortstop Kim Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) hit a two-out single up the middle, freshman designated player Jillian Bainbridge (Princeton, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) drew a walk and senior left fielder Kelsey Wimmershoff (Park Ridge, N.J./Park Ridge) launched a two-run double to left center.
 
Junior right fielder Nicole Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) reached first via an error to start the top of the third, sophomore center fielder Eleni Lutas (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock) put down a bunt single and sophomore second baseman Kaitlyn Poretti (Florence, N.J./Florence Memorial) followed with a sacrifice bunt. Freshman third baseman Karley Jo Greulich (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) doubled down the right-field line to drive in two runs, and a later error allowed her to touch home and make it a 5-0 margin.
 
Junior pitcher Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) opened the fifth with a base hit to center and Kim Fryer had a bunt single before Bainbridge knocked an RBI-single into right field.
 
Kim Fryer was 2-for-4 and scored a run, while Wimmershoff and Greulich each contributed a two-run double.
 
Podmajersky scattered three hits over 7.0 innings, striking out six and walking one (9-1).
 
Three different Rangers had hits, and junior Emma Agostini (1-6) took the loss after allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits while walking one and striking out one over 4.0 innings.
 
Game Two
WP scored the game's first three runs and held on for a 3-2 win in the night cap.
 
Greulich hit a leadoff infield single, advanced to second on a groundout and scored after a Kim Fryer base hit down the left-field line, making it a 1-0 score during the top of the second inning.
 
The Pioneers added two more runs in the third as Nicole Fryer posted a one-out single to second, Lutas tripled to right and Poretti lifted a sacrifice fly to center.
 
Drew put together four base hits during the home half of the fourth to pull within one, 3-2.
 
Kim Fryer was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Lutas and Poretti each tallied a run-batted-in.
 
Junior Gabrielle Castelli (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) surrendered two runs on six hits and a walk during the first 4.0 innings (5-1), and Podmajersky picked up her second save of the season with 3.0 innings of four-hit relief while striking out three.
 
Junior right fielder Phylicia Pellot finished 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Rangers. Freshman starter Bethany Budner (5-6) gave up one run on two hits while posting a strikeout during 2.0 innings inside the circle.
 
William Paterson will start conference play Saturday, April 2, with a doubleheader at The College of New Jersey at 1:00 p.m.
 
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