BASEBALL FALLS TO PIONEERS FOR SEASON'S FIRST LOSS
3-13-07
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 YAPHANK,
N.Y. - The Caldwell College baseball team lost a non-conference game
to C.W. Post University, 7-4 Tuesday afternoon at Baseball Heaven. The
defeat is the first of the season for the Cougars (4-1), who are
ranked fourth in the latest NCBWA Northeast Region Poll. The Pioneers
improve to 7-5 with the win.
Errors hurt the Cougars early, as C.W. Post scored six unearned runs
in the first two innings on three Caldwell miscues. After scoring
twice in the bottom of the first, the Pioneers loaded the bases in the
second for Joe Mare, who hit a grand slam to left center for his first
collegiate home run. A two-run single by freshman Adric Saxon
(Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) got Caldwell on the scoreboard in the
sixth, but the Pioneers added another run in the bottom of the sixth
to make the score 7-2.
The Cougars threatened in the eighth inning, when the first two
batters were hit by pitches. Senior Efrain Velazquez (Brick,
NJ/Brick Twp.) scored from second on a failed pickoff attempt by C.W.
Post catcher Brian Anderson, then freshman Omar Velazquez
(Astoria, NY/Long Island City) knocked home fellow frosh Jon Irwin
(Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) with a double to center that made the score 7-4
Pioneers. But despite having Omar Velazquez on second with nobody out,
Caldwell was unable to push more runs across as reliever Keith Karlsen
struck out five of the final eight batters.
Omar Velazquez and senior catcher Chris Chiarappa (Elmont,
NY/Holy Trinity), pictured, each had two hits for the Cougars. Sophomore
right-hander Eric Hines (Milltown, NJ/Spotswood) gave up six
hits and six unearned runs in 5.0 innings for Caldwell, while the
Pioneers’ starter Bobby Kay fanned seven and allowed two runs on two
hits in 7.0 innings for the win.
The Cougars return to action on Thursday, Mar. 15 with another
regional game against Dowling College. The first pitch is scheduled
for 3:00 p.m. at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, N.Y.
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