Box Score MADISON, N.J. (April 18, 2013) – For only the second time in the series history and the second time in the past three seasons, the Drew baseball team defeated William Paterson (20-8). The Rangers hung on to a 7-5 victory today on Doc Young Field to improve to 12-18 on the season.

The Rangers scored in four of their first five turns at the plate including a three-run bottom of the fourth inning. Drew's 1-4 hitters racked up eight of the Rangers 11 total hits in the contest.

Freshman Anthony Feltre (South Brunswick, N.J./Metuchen) and senior Michael Bodden (Toms River, N.J./Monsignor Donovan) went 2-for-5 with two runs. Junior Mark Alessio (Nutley, N.J./Paramus Catholic) and Steve Kowalski (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) also recorded two hits.

The Rangers scored the first three runs of the ball game with two coming in the bottom of the first. With runners on first and second, Alessio drove in his 16^th run of the season, making the score 1-0. A sacrifice bunt by Mike Klinger (Franklin Park, N.J./Rutgers Prep) brought in Feltre for a two-run opening inning. Another RBI bunt by Kowalski in the next frame put the Rangers up 3-0.

 The Pioneers pulled within a run when A.J. Flores earned a bases loaded walk in the top of the fourth. Drew starter Bobby Miskura (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) worked himself out of the jam and went on to pitch six and third innings. He struck out four batters and earned his third win of the spring.

Drew took a commanding lead thanks to a three-run fourth and balks in back-to-back innings to the Pioneer pitching staff. With two runs already across, thanks to a Feltre RBI single and a RBI ground out by Al Krause, Bodden came home on a balk. The run proved to be the go-ahead run in the game.  The Rangers got an insurance run in the following inning on another William Paterson balk.

Senior Pat Rock (Cranston, R.I./Providence Country Day) came on and pitched the final two innings to earn his second save of the season and ninth of his career. Senior Ryan Gibbons belted a solo home run to lead off the top of the ninth but Rock retired the next three batters in order.

William Paterson who won the first 10 games of the all-time series dating back to 1982 have now dropped two of the last three matchups against the Rangers.

Drew will be home again tomorrow to take on The City College of New York. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Doc Young Field.