WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson baseball team (10-14, 4-3 NJAC) scored two runs in the seventh inning to capture a 6-5 come-from-behind New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) victory against Rutgers-Newark (10-15, 2-5 NJAC) April 9 at Jeff Albies Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Rutgers-Newark plated a pair of runs in the first inning to jump out to an early 2-0 advantage.
• In the bottom of the frame, junior Devin Daproza (Englewood, N.J./Leonia) hit a leadoff single and later came around to score on a double by freshman Matt Caruso (North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Technical). After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Caruso crossed home on a sacrifice fly by junior Ty Kobylakiewicz (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) to even the score at 2-2.
• WP took the lead (3-2) in the third after junior Stephen Kubis (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) singled with one out before scoring on a double to center by senior Jordan Brown (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway).
• The Scarlet Raiders scored three runs in the fifth to go ahead by two (5-3).
• The Pioneers had runners on the corners with one out in the sixth inning when Brown recorded an RBI single to trim the deficit to one (5-4).
• Sophomore Sean Lauterhahn (Oradell, N.J./River Dell) led off the seventh for WP with a double to left center. He advanced to third on an error on a pickoff attempt before scoring on a wild pitch to knot the game up at 5-5. With two outs and a runner on second, a costly fielding error by Rutgers-Newark allowed the go-ahead run to score.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Brown batted 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
• Daproza went 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple and two runs scored.
• Caruso crossed home twice and drove in one run while recording a double as his lone hit.
• Freshman JT Pugliese (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) earned his second win of the season after pitching 3.0 scoreless frames and striking out two batters.
• Senior Nick Durso (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills) logged his sixth save of the year after shutting down the Scarlet Raiders in order in the ninth inning.

UP NEXT:

• William Paterson will conclude the series with Rutgers-Newark on the road Friday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m.   

 
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