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Junior Tom Radigan was 2-for-5 with a run scored against the Royals.
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Wm. Paterson WM. PATE 9-25
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Winner Scranton SCRANTON 23-8
Wm. Paterson WM. PATE
9-25
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Final
12
Scranton SCRANTON
23-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wm. Paterson WM. PATE 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 8 1
Scranton SCRANTON 2 0 3 1 1 0 5 0 X 12 14 0

W: R. Boyd (1-0) L: Reiner, Kevin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | William Paterson Sports Information

Baseball Comes Up Short at Scranton, 12-6

SCRANTON, Pa. – The William Paterson baseball team (9-25) came up short at Scranton (23-8), 12-6, in non-conference action April 23.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Pioneers scored twice during their first at-bat. Junior shortstop Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona) and senior center fielder Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) started the game with base hits, followed by a one-out walk by freshman first baseman Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge). Junior left fielder Austin Jack (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) lifted a sacrifice fly to right and junior third baseman Tyler Ruban (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) added an RBI-single to center field for a 2-0 edge.
  • Three base hits and a walk netted the Royals two runs in the bottom of the first for a 2-2 score.
  • Scranton took a 5-2 lead in third behind a walk, hit by pitch, two singles, an error and a sac fly.
  • A walk and double added one to the Royals' ledger in the fourth.
  • Lutz doubled in junior second baseman Ruven Pino (Fairview, N.J./Bergen Catholic), who reached via a hit by pitch, for a 6-3 game in the fifth.
  • The Royals tacked on one run during the home half of the same frame with a single, hit by pitch and base hit.
  • Scranton crossed the plate five times in the seventh thanks to three hits, three walks, a hit by pitch and a sacrifice fly, surging ahead by a 12-3 count.
  • WP used an infield single by junior designated hitter RJ Mehnert (Wayne, N.J./DePaul Catholic), a Kobylakiewicz base hit to right, a Jack two-run double to left field and a Gio Aresta sac fly to post three runs in the eighth.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Radigan was 2-for-5 with a run scored, and Jack drove in three runners.
  • Freshman Kevin Reiner (Maywood, N.J./Hackensack) tossed 3.1 innings and allowed six runs on six hits and three walks, striking out two (0-1).
  • Senior Nick Nielson (Avenel, N.J./Colonia) worked 1.2 innings of one-run ball, scattering three hits.
  • Sophomore Cole McGregor (British Colombia, Canada/Delta Secondary School) gave up three hits, four runs and a walk over 1.1 innings.
  • Junior Matt Lemieux (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) surrendered one run on one hit and two walks during 0.2 inning of action.
  • Junior Nick Estes (Rahway, N.J./St. Joseph Metuchen) recorded the final three outs, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one.
 
UP NEXT:
  • William Paterson hosts New Jersey City Thursday, April 25, at 3:30 p.m.
 
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