WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (7-22, 2-8 NJAC) fell 22-10 to St. Joseph's Long Island (20-7, 10-0 Skyline) April 16 in a non-conference game at Jeff Albies Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Golden Eagles logged five hits and drew four walks en route to scoring seven runs in the second inning to grab an early 7-0 advantage.
• William Paterson got on the board in the bottom half of the frame with a run when sophomore Matthew DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) doubled with two runners on.
• St. Joseph's went on to plate four runs in the third, one in the fourth and two in the top of the fifth to extend their advantage to 15 (16-1).
• In the bottom of the fifth, the Pioneers had runners on first and second when freshman Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) laced a single into left to drive in one before junior Giovanni Aresta (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge) hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the third WP run of the game.
• The Golden Eagles tacked on four runs in the sixth to push the lead to 17 (20-3).
• William Paterson loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth before a wild pitch allowed a run to cross. Two more runs came in to score on a sacrifice fly by DiGirolamo and an RBI single by classmate Sean McAllister (Toms River, N.J./Manchester Twp.).
• In the seventh, an error and walk put two runners on for the Pioneers to set up junior Christian Hay (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) for an RBI double to right. Freshman Will Craten (West Milford, N.J./West Milford) drove in the second run of the inning on a fielder's choice to trim the deficit to 12 (20-8).
• The Pioneers plated two runs in the eighth after sophomore Dylan Santos (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) belted a two-RBI double into right field with the bases loaded to make it a 10-run game (20-10).
• The Golden Eagles added two runs in the ninth before securing the 22-10 victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Koyblakiewicz batted 3-for-6 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI.
• Hay finished 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI.
• Craten logged a two-hit outing with an RBI and a run scored.
• Aresta crossed home twice and drove in a run.
• DiGirolamo and Santos each recorded two RBI.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson will remain at home and welcome Rutgers-Newark to Jeff Albies Field Thursday, April 18, for a 3:30 p.m. New Jersey Athletic Conference game.       

 
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