LANCASTER, Pa. – The William Paterson baseball team (11-4) suffered a 5-3 walk-off loss in seven innings during the opener at Franklin and Marshall (12-4), but bounced back for a 9-1 nine-inning win during the night cap March 23.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game One

• A bases-loaded double play forced across junior shortstop Dan Abate (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) for a 1-0 lead during the top of the third inning, and sophomore right fielder Danny Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield) singled in sophomore catcher Steve Yelin (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) for a 2-0 edge in the fourth.
• A passed ball allowed the Diplomats to get on the scoreboard during the home half of the fourth before Yelin's sacrifice fly plated sophomore center fielder Steven DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) for a 3-1 score in the fifth.
• An error, walk and single loaded the bases for Franklin and Marshall during its last at-bat, and a grand slam gave the Diplomats the walk-off win.

Game Two

• The game remained scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when WP exploded for seven runs off five hits and four errors, including a two-run Matt Ferrara (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) double to left.
• Franklin and Marshall posted a single score in the sixth, but WP sophomore first baseman Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) singled in Yelin and later scored on an Abate sac fly, making it a 9-1 margin during the top of the ninth.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
Game One

• Yelin and Carter each drove in a run for the Pioneers.
• Senior Eric Rosenberg (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) suffered the loss in relief (3-2), giving up two runs on two hits in the seventh.

Game Two

• Yelin went 3-for-5 with a double and run scored, while Ferrara was 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a run scored.
• Senior Corey Martinez (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) improved to 3-0 this season, allowing one run on six hits and a walk over 8.0 innings, striking out seven. Sophomore Jordan Manne (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah) tossed 1.0 shutout inning with a strikeout and a walk.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson will host Staten Island Tuesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m.

 
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