BASEBALL OPENS 2007 SEASON WITH 22-9 POUNDING OF MOLLOY
2-23-07
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Caldwell College baseball team scored 22 runs
and belted 21 hits to open the 2007 season with a 22-9 victory over
Molloy College Friday afternoon. Freshman outfielders Adric Saxon
(Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) and Raymond Keelan (Barnegat,
NJ/Southern Regional) each had five hits in their first collegiate
games to pace the Cougars, who were 18-25 a year ago.
After a scoreless first inning, Caldwell put three runs on the board
in the second inning, including two on a single by freshman Omar
Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City). Molloy tied the game
with three runs in the bottom half of the second, only to have the
Cougars take a 4-3 lead with a run in the third. Run-scoring doubles
by Saxon and senior Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ/Manchester)
sparked a four-run fourth, followed by three more Molloy runs that
made the score 8-6 Caldwell after four innings.
The Cougars broke open the game with 12 runs over the next three
innings. Saxon hit a two-run single in the fifth and an RBI double in
the sixth, while junior catcher Chris Chiarappa (Elmont,
NY/Holy Trinity) hit a run-scoring single in the fifth and an RBI
double in the sixth. Velazquez hit his first collegiate home run in
the top of the sixth, then Keelan smack his first career round-tripper
in the top of the eighth.
Junior starter Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville), a
first team all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference selection in
2006, gave up six runs (four earned) and eight hits while striking out
five in five innings to earn the victory.
The Cougars play a doubleheader against two different teams on
Saturday, facing Dowling College at 3:00 p.m. and Mercy College at
6:00 p.m.
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