by Vinny Messana
They made a furious comeback to erase an early 5-0 deficit, but it was a four-run seventh inning that was the undoing for the Farmingdale Rams in their 11-6 loss to William Paterson.
(Photo Credit: Vinny Messana)
The Rams fell behind 5-0 before they came to the plate.
Reliever David Otero did a terrific job to put out the fire for five innings while his offense scratched and clawed their way back.
They tied it up in the sixth inning with four runs thanks to a two-run double by right fielder Brandon Ernest to score Christopher Reilly and Ryan Osburne.
The Pioneers bats went to work in the seventh inning, though, and put up a four-spot off Chris Keithline, who was tagged with the loss, and Matthew Constantine. There were three separate RBI singles and a sac fly to open the game up.
The Rams went down quietly in the next three innings aside from a ninth inning single by Ernest.
Bryan Kopco came in and slammed the door in the ninth to preserve the 11-6 victory.
The Rams took advantage of the wildness of Pioneers’ starter Corey Martinez. They drew six walks, two each by Reilly and Domenic Palumbo.
With the loss, the Rams fall to 0-4 on the young season.
They will look to get their first victory on Saturday in a DH against Eastern Connecticut. First pitch is slated for 12pm.
