BASEBALL ENDS SEASON WITH PAIR OF LOSSES TO BLOOMFIELD
5-3-06
BC 5, CC 3
BC 8, CC 5
 PARSIPPANY,
N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball was swept by Bloomfield College
in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader Wednesday
afternoon at Smith Field, eliminating the Cougars from the CACC
playoff race and ending their season. The Cougars finish with an
overall record of 18-25 and a CACC mark of 11-14. Bloomfield is now
25-25, 17-10 CACC.
Bloomfield's Webster Zachary hit a two-run home run to spark a
three-run first inning for the Deacons. But the Cougars battled back,
tying the game with a run in the second and two more in the third.
Senior Nick Mauro (Nutley, NJ/Nutley) hit his team-leading
sixth homer of the year in the bottom of the second, then junior
Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ/Manchester) followed with a two-run
blast in the bottom of the third that knotted the game at 3-3. The
Deacons again used the long-ball to take the lead for good, as Kevin
Lauranzon led off the sixth inning with a solo home run to make the
score 4-3. Peter Dziopa's RBI single in the seventh added an insurance
run as the Deacons wrapped up the first game.
Joseph O'Donnell earned the victory for the Deacons, allowing five
hits and three runs in a complete-game effort. Freshman Stephen
Pfeil (Hampstead, NH/Pinherton Academy) took the loss, yielding
eight hits and four runs in six innings of work.
In the second game, Bloomfield again scored first with a run in the
top of the third, only to have the Cougars tie the game in the bottom
of the inning on another homer by Ryan, his fifth of the season. After
Lauranzon's sacrifice fly in the fourth put the Deacons ahead 2-1, the
Cougars scored twice in the bottom of the fourth to take their first
lead of the day. With sophomores Joe Hydro (Flemington, NJ/Immaculata)
and Ryan Glasco (Manhasset, NY/Manhasset) on first and second,
sophomore Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) doubled,
scoring both runners for a 3-2 lead.
However, the lead would not last, as Bloomfield scored five runs in
the top of the fifth to take a 7-3 advantage. Lauranzon and Lino
Mariot each had two-run hits in the inning. The Cougars got one run
back in the bottom of the fifth on Glasco's RBI single that scored
junior Efrain Velazquez (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) from second.
After the Deacons scored a run on a wild pitch in the top of the
sixth, a grounder by sophomore Rich Gili (Manorville,
NY/Shoreham-Wading River) plated senior Landon Viessy (Oakland
Gardens, NY/Cardozo) in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 8-5.
The Cougars put the lead-off batter on base in the bottom of the
seventh, but were unable to stage a comeback.
Dominican's Chad Duesler hit a three-run home run in the second inning
of game one and added an RBI single in the fourth to help the Chargers
take a 10-0 lead through the top of the fifth. The Cougars answered in
the bottom of the fifth with two runs on four hits. Sophomores Ryan
Glasco (Manhasset, NY/Manhasset) and Eric Theiss (Deer
Park, NY/Deer Park) each had RBI singles to cut the deficit to 10-2.
Sophomore Americo Eaderesto (Manorville, NY/Center Moriches)
came home on a groundout by freshman Jorge Torres (Coral
Springs, FL/Taravella) in the bottom of the sixth to round out the
scoring.
Bloomfield's Ricky Maldonado earned the win, while senior Travis Muessig (Mt. Sinai,
NY/Mt. Sinai) gave up three hits and four runs, three earned, in four
innings to take the loss.
Caldwell's sixth-place finish in the CACC standings ends a string of
four-straight appearances in the CACC Tournament. The Cougars captured
the conference title in 2004.
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