RAMAPO, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (22-13, 9-6 NJAC) outscored Ramapo (20-15, 7-8 NJAC), 15-4, over the final four innings en route to securing a 15-6 New Jersey Athletic Conference road victory April 27.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Following three scoreless frames from both sides, the Roadrunners broke through in the fourth with a pair of runs.
• Ramapo maintained its two-run advantage until the sixth inning when the Pioneers came up to bat and plated five. Sophomore Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona) drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a single by junior Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) before scoring on an RBI single by junior Tyler Ruban (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.).
• After the second out of the inning was recorded, graduate student Colin Lombardo (Edison, N.J./Edison) walked to load the bases and two runs came in to score once graduate student Steve Yelin (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) ripped a single up the middle to give William Paterson a 3-2 lead. Graduate student Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) then came up and drove in a run on an infield single and the fifth run of the frame later crossed home on a wild pitch.
• The Roadrunners got one run back in the bottom of the sixth to trim the deficit to two (5-3), but the Pioneers came up in the seventh and tallied seven runs. With the bases loaded and one out, Lombardo recorded an RBI single and Yelin followed with a base on balls to extend the lead to four (7-3). Despite the second out of the inning being recorded, four consecutive walks drove in four additional runs before Ruban notched an RBI single to make it a 12-3 game.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Ramapo used four hits to plate three runs and pull within six (12-6).
• William Paterson loaded the bases in the eighth with no outs before Carter drove in a pair on a two-RBI single to center. Junior Elliot Hayward then hit a sacrifice fly to right to push across the Pioneers' third run of the inning and give William Paterson a 15-6 lead.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Five Pioneers recorded a multi-hit outing.
• Lombardo finished 3-for-5 with three runs, an RBI and a stolen base.
• Yelin batted 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
• The River Edge, N.J., native passed Carter for the program's all-time career hits lead with 273 hits.
• Weis logged a two-hit outing with a run and an RBI.
• He moved into a tie with Mike Guadango '10 for third in all-time career hits at WP with 257.
• Ruban recorded two hits with two RBI and two runs.
• Lutz went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.
• Carter notched a team-high three RBI with three walks and a run scored.
• The Bloomfield, N.J., native passed Paul Bumbaco '182 for second in all-time career RBI at WP with 183.
• The Pioneers drew 15 walks as a team.
• It's the most free passes the Pioneers earned in a game since April 3, 2021 when they walked 15 times in an 18-7 home win against Rutgers-Camden.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers resume play Friday, April 28, at Jeff Albies Field to wrap up the regular season NJAC series against Ramapo with first pitch on senior day scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

 
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