CHIARAPPA'S CLUTCH HIT ALLOWS COUGARS TO ADVANCE AT CACC BASEBALL
TOURNEY
5-11-07
CC 11, FC 4
CC 5, DC 4 (10 innings)
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today's action
 WILMINGTON,
Del. – Junior catcher Chris Chiarappa (Elmont, NJ/Holy Trinity)
singled home the game-winning run with the bases loaded in the bottom
of the 10th to give the Caldwell College baseball team a 5-4 victory
over Dominican College at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Tournament Friday evening at Frawley Stadium. The victory advances the
top seeded Cougars (24-12), who beat Felician College 11-4 in the
day’s first game, to tomorrow’s final day, when they will play
second-seeded Wilmington College at 12:00 p.m.
The Cougars loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th on a
pair of walks and a single by freshman Raymond Keelan
(Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional). With one out, Chiarappa stepped up
and lined a single through the left side to bring home junior Tommy
Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) with the game-winning run.
Murphy also pitched the final 2 2/3 innings to earn the victory.
Caldwell opened the second game with RBI singles from Adric Saxon
(Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) and senior Billy Ryan (Toms
River, NJ/Manchester) in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead. After
the Chargers scored a run in the top of the third, freshman Andrew
Robertson (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) hit a sacrifice fly to
plate Saxon for a 3-1 advantage. Freshman Jon Irwin (Mahopac,
NY/Mahopac) led off the fifth with a triple, then scored on a single
by freshman Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City) to
make the score 4-1. But Dominican tied the game with three runs in the
top of the eighth. The Chargers advanced a runner to third base in
each of the last three innings, but Murphy worked out of each jam to
keep the game tied.
 In
the first game of the day, the Cougars broke open a 1-1 game with four
runs in the top of the fifth. Following a two-out error, Irwin doubled
home Robertson. Irwin then came home on a single by Velazquez. A
double Murphy plated Velazquez, then Murphy scored on a single by
Keelan. Irwin knocked in another run with a single in the bottom of
the sixth for a 6-1 lead. Saxon made it 8-1 when he doubled home
Keelan, then came all the way around to score on a throwing error.
After Felician scored three runs in the top of the eighth, the Cougars
responded with three more runs, all with two out, in the bottom of the
eighth. Velazquez singled home a run, and Keelan had a two-run single
in the inning for an 11-4 advantage. Keelan was 3 for 5 with three
RBIs in the game, with Velazquez also driving in three runs. Freshman
Robert Casal (Howard Beach, NY/St. Francis Prep) earned the
win, striking out 10 while giving up four runs, two earned, and seven
hits in 7 2/3 innings.
The Cougars must defeat Wilmington twice on Saturday to capture their
second CACC Tournament crown in four years. The first game begins at
12:00 p.m., with the second game to follow at 3:00 p.m. if necessary.
CACC Baseball Tournament, Hosted by Wilmington College
Thursday, May 10
Game 1: No. 2 Wilmington 14, No. 3 Felician 11
Game 2: No. 4 Dominican 12, No. 1 Caldwell vs. 11
Friday, May 11
Game 3: No. 1 Caldwell 11, No. 3 Felician 4
Game 4: No. 2 Wilmington 1, No. 4 Dominican 0
Game 5: No. 1 Caldwell 5, No. 4 Dominican 4, 10 innings
Saturday, May 12
Game 6: No. 2 Wilmington vs. No. 1 Caldwell, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7: Re-play Game 6 if necessary, 3:00 p.m. at Frawley Stadium
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