MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The William Paterson softball team (16-6, 8-0 NJAC) extended its win streak to 11 games with 3-1 and 9-2 victories at Montclair State (14-12, 3-5 NJAC) April 11.
Game One
The Pioneers held off a late scoring threat to start the day with a 3-1 win.
Senior first baseman
Salina Pellios (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) opened the top of the second inning with a walk, and three batters later she touched the plate after a triple to left center by senior right fielder
Nicole Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) for a 1-0 lead.
WP made it a 3-0 game in the fourth. Senior catcher
Kim Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) led off with a double to center, advanced to third on a groundout and scored when
Nicole Fryer put down a bunt single. A fielder's choice, stolen base and RBI-single up the middle from senior shortstop
Rachel Wasilak (Livingston, N.J./Livingston) plated freshman designated player
Vanessa Archibold (Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook).
A base hit, sacrifice, groundout and run-scoring single got MSU on to the scoreboard during the home half of the sixth.
MSU used a base hit and two walks to load the bases with one out in the second, but a lineout double play ended the scoring threat and the game.
Nicole Fryer had a triple as part of a 2-for-4 effort, driving in two runs. Wasilak was 4-for-4, adding a double and RBI.
Senior
Gabrielle Castelli (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) pitched the complete game, allowing one run on five hits and two walks while striking out two (10-1).
Sophomore left fielder Lia Stamile went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI for the Red Hawks. Junior Sam Keating took the loss (4-4), giving up nine hits, three runs and two walks while striking out one over 7.0 innings.
Game Two
WP blew the game wide open with a six-run seventh inning, pulling away for a 9-2 victory.
A walk by junior second baseman
Kaitlyn Poretti (Florence, N.J./Florence Memorial), a
Kim Fryer fielder's choice, an RBI-double to center field by Pellios, a base hit from senior pitcher
Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) and a run-scoring double to left by
Nicole Fryer made it a 2-0 margin during the top of the second inning.
Three consecutive singles, as well as an error, scored one MSU run in the fourth, and the Red Hawks tied it at 2-2 in the fifth with a base hit, sacrifice, wild pitch and RBI-groundout.
Junior left fielder
Kara Molnar (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) was hit by a one-out pitch during the top of the sixth inning, Pellios added a base hit and
Nicole Fryer had a two-out run-scoring single to hand the Pioneers a 3-2 lead.
Six runs during its final at-bat allowed William Paterson to pull away. Sophomore third baseman
Christine Griffith (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) and Poretti hit one-out singles, and after a wild pitch and popup, Molnar tripled in both runners. Pellios delivered Molnar with a base hit up the middle before being replaced by freshman pinch runner
Lexi Reale (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's). Podmajersky hit an infield single,
Nicole Fryer plated a run with a base hit to left-center field, and sophomore designated player
Karley Jo Greulich (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) sent home two runs with a double to right.
Nicole Fryer finished 3-for-5 with a double, run scored and three RBI. Pellios was 3-for-4 and produced a double, two RBI and a run scored, while Molnar and Gruelich each contributed a pair of RBI.
Podmajersky (5-5) pitched the first 6.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned), nine hits and one walk while collecting three strikeouts. Freshman
Alex Grubiak (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge) recorded the final two outs, one by strikeout.
Stamile and junior right fielder Noel Hodgins were both 2-for-3 for Montclair State. Freshman starter Nicole Majewski took the loss after surrendering 10 hits, five runs and a walk while posting two strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work (5-4).
William Paterson will travel to St. Joseph's-Long Island for a doubleheader Wednesday, April 12, at 4:00 p.m.
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