CALDWELL ELIMINATED FROM REGIONAL WITH HEARTBREAKING LOSS TO BRYANT
5-19-07
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 RINDGE,
N.H. – The Caldwell College baseball team fell to Bryant University,
3-2 in 10 innings at the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament
Saturday afternoon at Pappas Field. The defeat eliminates the Cougars
from the tournament and ends their season at 25-15.
After Bryant tied the game with two out in the bottom of the ninth,
T.J. Magnell led off with a single, then advanced to third on a
throwing error. Dylan Stone followed with a single to left field to
bring home Magnell with the game-winning run.
Freshman Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) put
Caldwell on top early when his groundout plated junior Tommy Murphy
(Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) from third in the top of the first for a
1-0 lead. Bryant tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, when Jeff
Vigurs’ sacrifice fly brought home Nick Campbell. The score remained
knotted at 1-1 until the top of the eighth. With one out, freshman
Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City), left, doubled, then
moved to third on a fly out. Freshman Raymond Keelan (Barnegat,
NJ/Southern Regional) followed with a two-out single to right that
allowed Velazquez to score the go-ahead run. But in the bottom of the
ninth with two out and Jason Alexander on third, Vigurs singled to tie
the game at 2-2 and force extra innings.
 The
loss overshadowed an outstanding performance by sophomore right-hander
Stephen Pfeil (Hampstead, NH/Pinherton Academy), right, who
allowed two runs on six hits while fanning six in 8 1/3 innings.
Freshman Buddy Riggs (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) pitched 2/3
of an inning and took the loss, while Adam Vuolo earned the win in
relief for the Bulldogs (34-23).
This was the second trip to the NCAA Northeast Regional in the past
four years for the Cougars, who also went 1-2 at the 2004 Tourney.
NCAA Division II Northeast Region Baseball
Tournament
Hosted by Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, N.H.
Thursday, May 17
Game 1: No. 1 Franklin Pierce 4, No. 6 Wilmington 1
Game 2: No. 2 Adelphi 5, No. 5 Bryant 4
Game 3: No. 4 Caldwell 9, No. 3 UMass-Lowell 4
Friday, May 18
Game 4: No. 5 Bryant 5, No. 6 Wilmington 1 (Wilmington eliminated)
Game 5: No. 1 Franklin Pierce 9, No. 3 UMass-Lowell 4 (UMass-Lowell
eliminated)
Game 6: No. 2 Adelphi 4, No. 4 Caldwell 0
Saturday, May 19
Game 7: No. 1 Franklin Pierce 7, No. 2 Adelphi 2
Game 8: No. 5 Bryant 3, No. 4 Caldwell 2 (10 innings)
Game 9: No. 5 Bryant vs. No. 2 Adelphi, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 20
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11: Re-play Game 10 if necessary, 3:30 p.m.
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