NJAC Tournament Bracket 

NJAC Tournament Central 

WP Game Notes 

PITMAN, N.J. – Sixth-seeded William Paterson (15-19-2, 8-10 NJAC) will play at top-seeded and 18th-ranked The College of New Jersey (27-10, 15-3 NJAC) in the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Tuesday, May 2, at 3:30 p.m. Live statistics will be available.
 
General Admission is $5.00, and students, senior citizens and children 12 and under will be admitted for $2.00.
 
The double-elimination tournament will continue Friday-Sunday, May 5-7, at Kean.
 
On May 2, second-seeded Ramapo (22-14, 15-3 NJAC) will host fifth-seeded Kean (22-17, 8-10 NJAC), and third-seeded Rowan (26-14, 10-8 NJAC) will host fourth-seeded Rutgers-Newark (23-13-1, 9-9 NJAC).
 
The winner of the TCNJ/WP game will take on the loser of the Rowan/Rutgers-Newark game on May 5 at 3:30 p.m. The loser of the TCNJ/WP game will face the loser of the Ramapo/Kean contest in an elimination game May 5 at 12:00 p.m.
 
The Pioneers are coming off a sweep of Rowan, 8-6 and 4-3, on April 29. Earlier this season, WP dropped a pair of one-run games to TCNJ, 2-1 April 27 in Ewing and 6-5 in Wayne April 28. William Paterson is looking to win its 13th NJAC Tournament title (1959, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997).
 
Senior center fielder Mike Abate (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) leads the Pioneers with a .381 batting average (second in league) and 31 runs scored (tied-ninth in NJAC). Junior catcher Jorge Solodkin (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) is hitting .344 with 11 RBI, and senior first baseman Eriq Colón (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) is batting .329 while pacing WP with 12 doubles (tied-third in conference), four home runs (tied-fourth in league) and 39 RBI (second in NJAC).

Sophomore Chris Babb (West Milford, N.J./DePaul Catholic) leads the WP starting pitchers with a 2.88 ERA (ninth in conference), compiling a 3-3 record and 50 strikeouts in 59.1 innings while starting nine of 12 appearances. He leads the league with a .187 opponent batting average. Junior Mario Danza (Monroe, N.J./Monroe Twp.) is 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in three starts and 11 appearances, striking out nine in 25.2 innings. Senior Frank Colasante (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) has seen action in 16 games out of the bullpen, posting a 3.46 ERA in 26.0 innings pitched while making a NJAC-leading eight saves.
 
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