WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson softball team (1-3) dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Drew (2-0) March 4 at the Pioneer Softball Field. The Rangers took game one, 7-2, in eight innings and secured a 3-2 victory in game two, which was called after six innings due to darkness.
 
GAME ONE
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In the first inning, WP took a 1-0 lead with a solo home run by junior Hailey Backo (Wallington, N.J./Wallington).
• Drew evened the score with a run in the third frame, then broke the game open with a six-run eighth inning to take a 7-1 lead.
• In the bottom of the eighth, freshman Allison Stein (Hewitt, N.J./West Milford) drove in senior Courtney Schwark (Port Ewen, N.Y./Kingston) on a fielder's choice, but WP couldn't close the gap and fell 7-2.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Backo went 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, and a run scored.
• Schwark crossed home once for the Pioneers while going 2-for-4 at the dish.
• Guthy batted 2-for-4.  

 
GAME TWO
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• WP grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when junior Gabriella Vazquez (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills) hit an RBI single to right, driving in senior Lauren Hutchison (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield).
• Later in the frame, Stein reached on a fielder's choice and a throwing error allowed Vazquez to score, extending the Pioneers' lead to 2-0.
• Drew tied the game in the fifth inning with two runs and scored what turned out to be the game-winning run in the sixth.
• The game was called after six innings due to darkness, giving the Rangers a 3-2 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Junior Lilah Guthy (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) went 3-for-3 with a double.
• Vazquez finished 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored.

UP NEXT:

• William Paterson travels to Scranton for a doubleheader Sunday, March 12, at 12:00 p.m.

 
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