AUBURNDALE, FLA. – William Paterson baseball (9-2) had four player with multi-hit efforts, while sophomore righty
Jordan Manne (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah) allowed just one earned run in 6.2 innings of work, as the Pioneers capped off an impressive Spring Break trip with an 8-6 victory over Beloit at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Sophomore center fielder Steven DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) doubled in sophomore shortstop Greg Cuevas (West New York, N.J./St. Mary (Rutherford)), and sophomore catcher Steve Yelin (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) singled in junior second baseman Matt Ferrara (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) and DiGirolamo for a 3-0 lead in the top of the third.
- After the Buccaneers tied the score during their next at-bat, WP responded with a pair of fourth-inning scores, as Cuevas singled home sophomore first baseman Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional), while DiGirolamo's sac fly plated junior third baseman Dan Abate (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills).
- Senior designated hitter Shane Adams (Cape May, N.J./Cape May Tech) doubled home Ferrara, Weis singled in Adams and Abate added an RBI-triple in the fifth to make it an 8-3 contest.
- Two walks, a run-scoring groundout and an RBI-double by Beloit in the bottom of the ninth kept things interesting, but junior reliever Jack DeFouw (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) registered the final two outs to seal the win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Yelin (3-5, RBI) has hit safely in all 11 of WP's games this season.
- Abate went 2-for-4, his fourth consecutive multi-hit contest.
- DeFouw (0.2 IP, K) picked up the first save of his career.
UP NEXT:
- WP travels to Drew on Tuesday, March 19, at 3:30 p.m.
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