BASEBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH N.J.I.T.
4-4-05
NJIT 4, CC 0
CC 3, NJIT 0
 NEWARK, N.J. - Senior pitcher Mike Kolesar
(New City, NY/Clarkstown North) hurled a two-hit shutout in the second
game of a doubleheader to help the Caldwell College baseball team earn
a split with N.J.I.T. Monday night at Riverfront Stadium. The Cougars,
who lost the first game 4-0 before winning 3-0 behind Kolesar's gem,
are now 8-10 overall and 3-2 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference, while the Highlanders are 6-8, 4-2 CACC.
In the first game, N.J.I.T.'s Chris Legiadre (4-1) scattered six hits
in seven innings of work to earn the shutout. The Cougars' best chance
to score came in the second inning, when senior Ryan McGee
(Cedarhurst, NY/Lawrence) (pictured) doubled, followed by a single from senior Hasani
Whitfield (Briarwood, NY/Molloy). McGee was unable to score on
Whitfield's hit, then was stranded when the Highlanders turned a
double play to end the inning.
N.J.I.T. used four hits, an error and a wild pitch to score all four
of its runs in the fourth inning. Phil Resciniti, Robert Forbes and
Justin Racz knocked home runs for the Highlanders. Caldwell freshman Tommy
Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) dropped to 2-1 on the year
after allowing eight hits, four runs (three earned) and three walks
while striking out four in 4 2/3 innings.
In the second game, Kolesar took control, allowing singles in the
first and fourth innings while striking out 11 en route to his first
victory of the season. The Cougar offense broke through in the second
inning, when back-to-back triples by senior Fadul Bambino
(Astoria, NY/Queensborough CC) and sophomore Andy Chunn (Lewes,
DE/Cape Henlopen) produced Caldwell's first run of the day. In the
third inning, McGee doubled, then scored on Whitfield's single to left
field. Whitfield then stole second and scored on a single by junior Nick
Mauro (Nutley, NJ/FDU-Teaneck) to make the score 3-0.
Whitfield's two singles in the second game marked the 10th multi-hit
game of the season. He also extended his hitting streak to 15 games,
and has at least one hit in 17 of the Cougars' 18 games this season.
The Cougars return to action on Tuesday, Apr. 5, when they play at
Adelphi University, starting at 3:30 p.m.
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