William Paterson posted 19 hits en route to a 12-4 non-conference win over Old Westbury this afternoon at Pioneer Baseball Park. William Paterson improves to 9-4 overall, while the Panthers fall to 6-8.
Old Westbury opened the game with three runs in the top of the first, taking advantage of the Pioneers mistakes in the field. After reaching base with a leadoff single, Greg Jones would eventually score on a wild pitch. Alan Anderson tallied an RBI single, scoring Felipe Martinez, who had reached base on an error by the third basemen and Peter Petrides' single score John Decrescenzo for the Panthers' third run of the inning.
13 batters stepped to the plate for William Paterson in the first inning, producing eight runs off of nine hits. Anthony Perrone and Poppe both went 2-for-2, while Ted King drove in two runs with a shot over the fence for the Pioneers.
Anthony Pastore and three William Paterson relief pitchers shut down the Panther offense after that point, allowing just three hits for the remainder of the game.
Jamie Quinn drove in Rob Knips in the ninth for the Panthers final run.
Ramon Geronimo was 2-for-4 and Felipe Martinez stole two bases and scored a run. George Pagan took the loss after allowing 19 hits and 12 runs (10 earned) over six innings.
Old Westbury will return to action on Saturday with a Skyline Conference doubleheader at Kings Point.