CALDWELL EARNS TOP SEED AT CACC TOURNAMENT
5-9-07
 CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball team will be the No. 1 seed in
the 2007 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament by virtue
of its first-place finish in the regular-season standings. The
Cougars, who are 22-11 on the season and 11-5 in CACC play, will
face fourth-seeded Dominican College in the tourney's first round on
Thursday, May 10 at 3:00 p.m. in New Castle, Del.
Thursday's games will be played at Wilson Field in New Castle, Del.,
with the remainder of the tournament being held at Frawley Stadium
in Wilmington, Del.
This is the second CACC regular-season crown in the seven-year
tenure of head coach Chris Reardon, who was named the CACC
Coach of the Year yesterday. The Cougars are led by senior
third-baseman Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ/Manchester), junior
catcher Chris Chiarappa (Elmont, NY/Holy Trinity) and
freshman outfielder Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Broward
CC), all of whom were named to the all-CACC first team. Along with
freshman outfielders Raymond Keelan (Barnegat, NJ/Southern
Regional) and Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City),
the Cougars have one of the most potent offenses in the nation,
ranking 11th in runs per game (8.8), sixth in home runs per game
(1.36) and ninth in doubles per game (2.39) in Division II.
On the mound, freshman Robert Casal (Howard Beach, NY/St.
Francis Prep), also a first team all-CACC selection, posted an 8-1
record with a 3.84 earned run average in his first collegiate
season. Sophomores Eric Hines (Milltown, NJ/Spotswood) and
Stephen Pfeil (Hampstead, NH/Pinherton Academy) both won five
games apiece and recorded identical 4.50 ERAs.
Fourth-place Dominican (18-17), the defending CACC Tournament
champions, finished with a record of 9-7 in conference play, The
Cougars won all three meetings with the Chargers this season,
including an 8-7 decision on May 1 at Smith Field. The other
participants in the tournament include second-seeded Wilmington
College (26-18) and third-seeded Felician College (28-23), which
play each other in Thursday's first game at 12:00 p.m.
The winner of the CACC Tournament receives an automatic bid to the
NCAA Northeast Region Tournament, to be held May 17-21.
CACC Baseball Tournament, Hosted by Wilmington College
Thursday, May 10
Game 1: No. 2 Wilmington vs. No. 3 Felician, 12:00 p.m. at Wilson
Field
Game 2: No. 1 Caldwell vs. No. 4 Dominican, 3:00 p.m. at Wilson
Field
Friday, May 11
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 12:00 p.m. at Frawley
Stadium
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 3:00 p.m. at Frawley
Stadium
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6:00 p.m. at Frawley
Stadium
Saturday, May 12
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12:00 p.m. at Frawley
Stadium
Game 7: Re-play Game 6 if necessary, 3:00 p.m. at Frawley Stadium
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