BASEBALL OPENS SEASON AT SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE
3-12-06
SCSU 3, CC 1
SCSU 16, CC 1
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Caldwell College baseball team opened
the 2006 season with a pair of losses to Southern Connecticut State,
3-1 and 16-1 Sunday afternoon at Owls Ballpark. The Cougars are now
0-2, while the Owls, who are the defending Northeast Region champions,
improve to 3-4.
Southern Connecticut scored single runs in the first, second and
fourth innings to take a 3-0 lead. Senior designated hitter Landon
Viessy (Oakland Gardens, NY/Cardozo) doubled in the top of the
fourth for the Cougars' first hit of the season, but he was stranded
at third. The Cougars got on the scoreboard in the top of the ninth,
when junior Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ/Manchester) and freshman
Nick Longo (Nutley, NJ/Nutley) led off the inning with
back-to-back singles. After advancing to third on a fielder's choice,
Longo scored on a line out by senior Nick Mauro (Nutley,
NJ/Nutley). But the Cougars' rally ended when sophomore Eric Theiss
(Deer Park, NY/Deer Park) hit into a fielder's choice, forcing Viessy
at second to end the game.
Sophomore right-hander Eric Hines (Milltown, NJ/Spotswood), the
2005 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Year,
allowed three runs, one earned, and nine hits while striking out six
in 6.0 innings of work. Jeff Farrell pitched 8.0 innings, giving up
four hits and one run to earn the victory.
Shaky fielding haunted the Cougars in the second game. Caldwell jumped
out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Mauro's two-out
double plated Viessy for Mauro's second RBI of the day. Starting
pitcher Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY, Washingtonville) held the
Owls scoreless through three innings. But in the fourth, Southern
Connecticut scored twice on a single by Jim McLaughlin and a double
from Sean Morgan. Then in the fifth, the Owls tallied nine runs, six
of them unearned, on seven hits, with the Cougars committing two
errors and two passed balls in the inning. Caldwell miscues would lead
to five more unearned runs for the Owls, who cruised to a 16-1
victory. Freshman outfielder Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella)
led the Cougars with two hits in the nightcap. Nick Czekaj finished
the day 7 for 10 with four runs scored for Southern.
The Cougars return to action on Tuesday, Mar. 14, with a
non-conference game at C.W. Post.
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