La PLUME, Pa. – Keystone baseball hosted its first home game of the season but fell to William Paterson, 4-1, Thursday afternoon in non-conference play at Christy Mathewson Field.
The score was knotted at zero through six and a half innings before JD Barrett (Moosic, Pa./Dallas) roped a double to right field to bring Chris Hadsall (Lehman, Pa./Lake Lehman) around the horn for the first run of the game.
Keystone's lead vanished in the top of the eighth when the Pioneers strung together five hits with back-to-back-to-back singles to plate four runs.
The Giants threatened in the latter half of the inning with two runners on and two away, but William Paterson's Neel Telidevara was swapped in from the bullpen and got a strikeout to retire the side. Keystone again got two runners on in the final at-bat but went down on a strikeout and a game-ending double play.
Inside The Box Score
- Sophomore Julian Gonzalez (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) got the start on the mound and went a solid 4-1/3 innings with two strikeouts, just one hit allowed and two walks given up.
- Brandon Valles (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) was first out the bullpen, going 2-2/3 innings with four strikeouts while allowing two hits and one earned run.
- Ian Metzger got the win for William Paterson, going 7 innings with one unearned run given up while notching five strikeouts.
- Julio Acosta (Elizabeth, N.J./Hudson Catholic) led the Giants in hitting, going 3 for 4 on the afternoon with a stolen base.
- Derrick Cancel (Orlando, Fla./Chancery Charter) recorded seven putouts in left field and went 1 for 4 hitting in the lead-off spot.
- Keystone stranded seven runners on base with six left in scoring position. William Paterson left six on base with four in scoring position.
What's Next
Keystone fell to 6-11 overall (1-1 CSAC) and will play at Susquehanna (5-11 overall) next Tuesday, March 29.
William Paterson improved to 12-6 overall and will play at St. Joseph's Long Island (1-4 overall) on March 29.
