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Sophomore Mike Novak went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run against Ramapo.
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Winner Ramapo College RAMAPO 18-8
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William Paterson WP 7-19
Winner
Ramapo College RAMAPO
18-8
12
Final
9
William Paterson WP
7-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ramapo College RAMAPO 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 0 12 11 2
William Paterson WP 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 9 11 0

W: J. Martin (5-1) L: Marte, Jose (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rally Falls Short for Baseball at Home Against Ramapo

WAYNE, N.J. – Despite six unanswered runs in the final four innings, the William Paterson baseball team (7-19, 2-6 NJAC) was unable to overcome a large deficit and ultimately fell, 12-9, to Ramapo (18-8, 7-1 NJAC) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game April 12 at Jeff Albies Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Roadrunners went ahead 3-0 in the top of the fourth following a three-run home run.
  • Ramapo tacked on four more runs in the fifth to extend its lead to seven (7-0).
  • In the bottom of the fifth, junior RJ Mehnert (Wayne, N.J./DePaul Catholic) drew a leadoff walk and classmate Ruven Pino (Fairview, N.J./Bergen Catholic) ripped a double into the gap in left center to put two Pioneers in scoring position. Sophomore Mike Novak (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) drove them both in with a single up the right field line to pull WP within five (7-2).
  • The Roadrunners loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth before plating five runs to push their lead to double figures (12-2).
  • A solo home run by freshman Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) in the bottom of the sixth made it a nine-run game (12-3) before Novak blasted a two-run homer an inning later. Kobylakiewicz then came through with an RBI single to trim the deficit to three (12-6).
  • In the eighth, junior Giovanni Aresta (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge) singled and later came around to score on a costly Ramapo error. With two outs and a runner in scoring position, Novak and senior Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) recorded back-to-back RBI doubles to make it a three-run game (12-9).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Novak batted 3-for-4 with a home run and a double while finishing with a career-high five RBI and two runs scored.
  • Lutz logged a two-hit outing with a double, a run and an RBI.
  • Koyblakiewicz went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored.
  • Aresta recorded a two-hit performance with a run scored.
  • Junior Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona) crossed home twice.
  • Junior Cole McGregor (British Colombia, Canada/Delta Secondary School) pitched 4.0 innings of relief while allowing just one earned run on one hit.
 
UP NEXT:
  • William Paterson heads to Union, N.J., Saturday, April 13, for an NJAC doubleheader at Kean with first pitch slated for 11:30 a.m.     
 
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