WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (7-23, 2-9 NJAC) fell behind early and couldn't recover, suffering a 10-4 loss to visiting Rutgers-Newark (16-15, 1-10 NJAC) April 18.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Scarlet Raiders opened the scoring with a first-inning solo home run.
• Rutgers-Newark added five more during the top of the second inning with a walk, base hit, double, two bunt singles, double and base hit.
• A two-out error led to a 7-0 score in the top of the seventh.
• The Pioneers got on the scoreboard during the home half of the seventh when junior pinch hitter RJ Mehnert (Wayne, N.J./DePaul Catholic) singled to left, advanced to third on a Christian Hay (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) base hit up the middle, and scored on a Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) sacrifice fly to deep center.
• Three singles and a walk netted the Scarlet Raiders three runs in the eighth, 10-1.
• WP opened the bottom of the eighth with walks issued to freshman designated hitter Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge), junior second baseman Ruven Pino (Fairview, N.J./Bergen Catholic) and junior catcher Austin Jack (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.). Junior first baseman Gio Aresta dropped an RBI-single into right center, and after a lineout and foul-out, Hay was issued a base on balls to force across another runner, making it a 10-3 game.
• The Pioneers tacked on one in the ninth with a Kobylakiewicz base hit up the middle, Pino and Aresta walks and Noah Cabassa (Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland) single to left.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Hay was 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Jack went 2-for-4.
• Sophomore Jose Marte (Bogota, N.J./Bogota) allowed seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks, striking out eight during 6.2 innings (1-3).
• Freshman Kevin Reiner (Maywood, N.J./Hackensack) worked the final 2.1 innings and gave up three runs, four hits and two walks.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson plays a single game at Rutgers-Newark Friday, April 19, at 3:30 p.m.

 
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