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WP Baseball vs. Scranton (March 7, 2026)
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Freshman Matt Caruso had a double and two RBI against the Giants.
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Wm. Paterson WM. PATE 6-9
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Winner Keystone KEYSTONE 8-7
Wm. Paterson WM. PATE
6-9
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Final
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Keystone KEYSTONE
8-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wm. Paterson WM. PATE 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 2
Keystone KEYSTONE 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 8 9 0

W: Luke Baker (4-0) L: Salinas, Julian (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | William Paterson Sports Information

Baseball Upended by Keystone

LA PLUME, Pa. – The William Paterson baseball team (6-9) was upended by host Keystone (8-7), 8-3, March 25.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • An error, bunt, passed ball and sacrifice fly handed the Giants a 1-0 first-inning lead.
  • Keystone added two more in the second with a hit by pitch, base hit, squeeze bunt and RBI-single.
  • The Pioneers crossed the plate once during the top half of the third inning. Senior third baseman Jordan Brown (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) and sophomore left fielder Jesse Bash (Tenafly, N.J./Tenafly) started the frame with base hits, and after a fielder's choice and groundout, freshman right fielder Matt Caruso (North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Technical) singled to left center to make it a 3-1 game.
  • The Giants used a walk, stolen base and single to make it a 4-1 margin after five innings.
  • A solo home run pushed Keystone's advantage to 5-1 in the sixth.
  • WP responded with a two-run seventh, stringing together a Bash one-out single to left center, a base hit to left by junior shortstop Devin Daproza (Englewood, N.J./Leonia) and a two-run Caruso double to right field.
  • A double, balk, walk, squeeze bunt, hit by pitch and double added three more to the Giants' tally in the eighth inning, 8-3.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Daproza went 3-for-5 and scored a run, while Caruso added a double and two RBI to a two-hit effort.
  • Brown and Bash each contributed two singles and one run scored.
  • Senior Julian Salinas (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) twirled the first 6.0 innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a walk while recording one strikeout (1-2).
  • Junior Kevin Reiner (Maywood, N.J./Hackensack) struck out two and walked one during 1.0 inning of relief.
  • Sophomore Gavin DeNardo (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) was charged with two runs, one hit, a walk and a strikeout over 0.2 inning, and freshman Pete Hammerle (Frankford, N.J./Lakeland Regional) allowed a hit and a run while recording one out.
 
UP NEXT:
  • William Paterson starts conference play Saturday, March 28, with a home doubleheader against Rutgers-Camden at 11:30 a.m.
 
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