AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The William Paterson baseball team (13-4) finished its stay at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a 13-7 victory against Salem State (3-5) March 21.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pioneers seized a 3-0 advantage during the top of the first inning with a double down the left-field line by sophomore second baseman Devin Daproza (Englewood, N.J./Leonia), an RBI-single to left by senior center fielder Braden Ramirez (Middlesex, N.J./Union Catholic), a base hit by junior third baseman Dylan Santos (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) and a two-run double into right-center field by sophomore designated hitter Stephen Kubis (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills).
• WP added one more in the second thanks to a two-out single from junior shortstop Angel Colon (Hawthorne, N.J./St. Joseph's Regional), a Daproza walk, a Ramirez hit by pitch and a bases-loaded wild pitch.
• The Vikings put together a walk, three hits and a groundout to plate three runs in the third, cutting the lead to 4-3.
• William Paterson answered during its next at-bat with a Colon base on balls, Daproza single, Ramirez sacrifice, Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) run-scoring base hit, error, and Kubis RBI-single, making it a 7-3 game.
• Two Salem State runs resulted in a 7-5 score after five frames.
• The Pioneers took control of the game with a four-run sixth. Kobylakiewicz drew a one-out walk, Santos singled and Kubis earned a free pass, loading the bags for junior right fielder Thomas Jova (Gillette, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional)¸whose base hit plated one run. Junior left fielder Jordan Brown (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) forced across a teammate with a walk and senior catcher Eliot Germanson (New York, N.Y./LaGuardia) sent a two-run single to left, extending the margin to 11-5.
• A walk, single and error helped the Vikings plate one run in the sixth, 11-6.
• WP strung together a Santos base hit, passed ball, Jova RBI-single, Brown hit and Germanson run-scoring single for a 13-6 edge during the top half of the seventh inning.
• Salem State finished the scoring with one unearned run in the seventh.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Santos finished 4-for-6 and scored three times, and Kubis was 2-for-4 while adding a double, three RBI and run scored.
• Germanson drove in three runs, going 2-for-6. Jova and Ramirez each contributed two RBI.
• Sophomore Robert Nathan (Lords Valley, Pa./Vernon Twp.) pitched the first 6.0 innings and gave up six runs (four earned), six hits and three walks, posting a career-best 10 strikeouts (3-0).
• Sophomore Kevin Reiner (Maywood, N.J./Hackensack) surrendered one unearned run and two hits, striking out two over 1.0 inning of relief. Senior Neel Telidevara (Dayton, N.J./South Brunswick) and junior Nick Durso (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills) each registered three outs, Durso with two by strikeout.
• The Pioneers won six of their seven games during their Spring Break trip to Florida.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson returns to Jeff Albies Field Wednesday, March 26, for a 3:30 p.m. game against Keystone.

 
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