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Junior Noah Cabassa batted 3-for-3 against Montclair State
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Winner Montclair St. MSU 19-9
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William Paterson WP 19-12
Winner
Montclair St. MSU
19-9
12
Final
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William Paterson WP
19-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montclair St. MSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 6 12 18 1
William Paterson WP 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 8 12 3

W: C. Lum (1-0) L: Telidevara, Neel (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Denies Baseball Home Win Against Montclair State

WAYNE, N.J. – A six-run ninth inning by Montclair State (19-9, 6-6 NJAC) proved to be the difference as the William Paterson baseball team (19-12, 7-5 NJAC) fell 12-8 to the Red Hawks April 21 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) doubleheader at Jeff Albies Field.  

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • A pair of base hits in the top of the second allowed the Red Hawks to grab a 1-0 advantage before tacking on an additional run in the third.
  • In the bottom half of the third, William Paterson loaded the bases after graduate student Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) was hit by a pitch and back-to-back Pioneers drew a base on balls. sophomore Tyler Ruban (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) drove in one on an RBI single before another run came in to score on a bases loaded walk by sophomore Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona). Junior Noah Cabassa (Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland) put the Pioneers ahead 3-2 after a base hit and one more run crossed home on a costly wild pitch to extend the lead to two (4-2).
  • William Paterson continued to apply the pressure and plated two runs in the sixth. Cabassa and junior Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) led things off with consecutive singles and a sacrifice bunt by graduate student Colin Lombardo (Edison, N.J./Edison) set up Weis for a two-RBI double to left center.
  • The Red Hawks trimmed the deficit to two (7-5) following a three-run seventh inning.
  • The Pioneers got one run back in the bottom half of the frame once Radigan belted a two-out double before Cabassa drove him in on an RBI base hit.  
  • In the ninth, Montclair State got into a groove at the plate and scored six runs on seven hits to grab a 12-8 lead before closing out the game to earn to victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Cabassa batted 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
  • Weis recorded a pair of doubles with two RBI and two runs.
  • Lombardo notched two singles in four at-bats.
 
UP NEXT:
  • The Pioneers return to action Saturday, April 22, for a road NJAC doubleheader in Camden, N.J., when they take on Rutgers-Camden. First pitch is slated for 11:30 a.m.
 
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