JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (10-26, 5-11 NJAC) plated two runs in the ninth inning to capture a 6-4 road win at New Jersey City (14-21, 7-9 NJAC) April 26 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game.


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pioneers broke through first in the third inning when senior Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) launched a ball over the fence in left for a two-run home run to put WP ahead, 2-0.
• In the fourth, sophomore Sean McAllister (Toms River, N.J./Manchester Twp.) singled through the left side and eventually came all the way around to score on two costly errors by the Gothic Knights on a failed pickoff attempt that pushed the Pioneers' advantage to three (3-0).
• NJCU scored a run in fourth and took the lead in the fifth (4-3) following a three-run frame.
• William Paterson evened the score at 4-4 in the eighth after a solo home run by junior Giovanni Aresta (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge).
• The score remained tied heading into the ninth before freshman Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) hit a leadoff double and scored on a two-run homer by junior RJ Mehnert (Wayne, N.J./DePaul Catholic) to make it a two-run game (6-4).
• Junior Nick Durso (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills), who entered the game in the eighth inning, pitched a scoreless ninth frame to secure the 6-4 road win for WP.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Radigan finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
• Lutz batted 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and an RBI.
• Kobylakiewicz tallied two doubles and a run.
• Mehnert and Aresta each recorded home runs and combined to drive in three runs.
• Freshman Kevin Reiner (Maywood, N.J./Hackensack) tossed three scoreless frames in relief.
• Durso earned his first win of the season.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson returns to Jeff Albies Field Saturday, April 27, for an NJAC doubleheader against Rutgers-Camden slated to start at 11:30 a.m. The Pioneers will honor their seven seniors following the conclusion of the second game.

 
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