WAYNE, N.J. – Six different Pioneer pitchers combined for the shutout as the William Paterson baseball team (15-6) defeated visiting DeSales (13-8), 6-0, April 1 at Jeff Albies Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Junior catcher Eliot Germanson (New York, N.Y./LaGuardia) sent a one-out pitch down the left-field line for a double, advanced to third on an Angel Colon (Hawthorne, N.J./St. Joseph's Regional) flyout and scored when sophomore second baseman Devin Daproza (Englewood, N.J./Leonia) dropped a base hit into shallow left-center field, giving the Pioneers a 1-0 lead during the home half of the second inning.
• WP doubled its advantage in the third, thanks to a base hit up the middle and stolen base by junior designated hitter Jordan Brown (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway), a groundout and a bloop double into short right by junior third baseman Dylan Santos (Nutley, N.J./Nutley).
• The Pioneers made it a 4-0 game in the fourth. Colon singled through the left side and Daproza sent a hit into left before senior first baseman Giovanni Aresta (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge) drew a walk to load the bases with one out. A ground ball off the bat of freshman left fielder Sean Lauterhahn (Oradell, N.J./River Dell) scored one run, and a high throw on the double play attempt allowed a second runner to touch the plate.
• A Brown leadoff hit, wild pitch and Santos RBI-single pushed the lead to 5-0 after five innings.
• Santos doubled to left, then scored on a wild pitch and throwing error, making it a 6-0 margin in the seventh.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Santos went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a pair of RBI and a run scored.
• Brown was 3-for-4, stole a base and scored twice, while Daproza finished 2-for-4 and added an RBI and run scored.
• Junior Julian Salinas (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) scattered three hits and a walk over the first 3.0 innings, posting three strikeouts (1-2).
• Sophomore Kevin Reiner (Maywood, N.J./Hackensack) worked 2.0 scoreless innings, striking out one and giving up two hits. Junior Cole McGregor (British Columbia, Canada/Delta Secondary School) struck out one of the three batters he faced, and sophomore Thomas Papeo (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge) registered three strikeouts with one hit allowed.
• Junior Chris Quartuccio (Glen Gardner, N.J./Voorhees) had a strikeout and walk while pitching 1.0 inning, and junior Nick Durso (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills) gave up two hits during the ninth frame.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson hosts Montclair State Thursday, April 3, at 3:30 p.m.

 
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