When and Where:

April 25, 2023 - Wayne, NJ

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 24-4; William Paterson 20-13

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) baseball team snapped their 14-game win streak with a 13-10 non-conference loss at William Paterson University on Tuesday afternoon.
Key Players:

• Freshman Joe Hackal went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored

• Sophomore Mike DiFilippo was 3-for-3 with a run

• Junior Joe Sanguedolce finished with two hits, a run, and two RBIs

How it happened:

• The Golden Eagles scored in the top of the first when Paul Gugliuzzo started the game with an infield single and then came in to score on a bases-loaded balk later in the inning

• William Paterson responded with six runs in the bottom half of the inning by stringing together five hits paired with two SJLI errors 

• After pushing a run across in the second, RBIs from seniors Nick Vicino and John Thatcher in the third brought the Golden Eagles to within two, 6-4

• Back-to-back RBI singles and a bases-loaded walk resulted in a three-run bottom of the fifth putting the Pioneers ahead 9-4

• St. Joseph's put up a run in the sixth and two in the seventh bringing the visitors to within two, 9-7

• WPU came back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning courtesy of a two-RBI double from Dan Carter and an RBI single by Tom Radigan

• After both sides pushed a run across in the eighth, 13-9, the Golden Eagles made some noise in the top of the ninth when Sanguedolce knocked in Hermes Abreu and Hackal with a double to left, but was left stranded when WPU's Dan Castaneda retired Krpata and Difilippo to end the game

Notes:

• Paterson's starter Matt Lemieux improved to 4-0 on the season allowing three earned runs on five hits in 5.2 innings of work

• Castaneda picked up his fourth save of the season

• SJLI's Josn Dannenberg suffered his first loss of the season

Next up, the Golden Eagles resume Skyline Conference play when they host SUNY Maritime on Saturday, April 29 at 11:00 am.