NEWARK, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (8-23, 3-9 NJAC) built an early advantage and cruised to an 11-3 victory at Rutgers-Newark (16-16, 1-11 NJAC) April 19.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• WP struck twice during its first at-bat. Senior center fielder Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) and freshman third baseman Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) walked, advanced a base on a wild pitch and scampered home when junior first baseman RJ Mehnert (Wayne, N.J./DePaul Catholic) singled to right field.
• The Pioneers made it a 10-0 score in the second. Junior second baseman Ruven Pino (Fairview, N.J./Bergen Catholic) provided a base hit up the middle and junior shortstop Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona) was issued a base on balls, followed by a Lutz single and error for a 4-0 score. Junior catcher Austin Jack (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) and Kobylakiewicz walked to load the bags, leading to an RBI-single by junior right fielder Gio Aresta, a run-scoring wild pitch, walks for Mehnert and junior left fielder Christian Hay (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional), an RBI-fielder's choice from junior designated hitter Tyler Ruban (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.), a Pino bases on balls and a two-run base hit to center by Radigan.
• Ruban singled in Pino, who reached via a base hit to left, for an 11-0 margin in the fifth.
• The Scarlet Raiders strung together three singles and a sac fly for two scores during the home half of the fifth.
• A bases-loaded groundout finished the scoring for Rutgers-Newark in the sixth inning.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Radigan went 3-for-3 while posting three RBI and a run scored.
• Mehnert finished 2-for-3, adding two RBI and a run. Lutz and Pino had multi-hit games.
• Senior Ian Metzger (Verona, N.J./Verona) pitched 6.0 innings, scattering three runs, 10 hits and a walk while registering four strikeouts (2-5).
• Junior Nick Durso (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills) worked 3.0 scoreless frames, striking out a career-best eight batters for his first save.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson hosts No. 20 Rowan for a doubleheader Saturday, April 20, at 11:30 a.m.

 
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