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SAXON LIFTS BASEBALL TO EXTRA-INNING VICTORY OVER MERCY
2-24-08
CC 4, MC 3 (10 inn.)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A two-out single by sophomore outfielder
Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) in the bottom of the
10th inning gave the Caldwell College baseball team a 4-3 triumph
over Mercy College Sunday afternoon in the final game of the
Northeast Challenge, held at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach,
S.C. The Cougars leave South Carolina with a 3-2 record, while the
Mavericks drop to 1-4.
After Caldwell took a 3-0 lead, Mercy scored two runs in the seventh
and one in the ninth to tie the game at 3-3. The Cougars loaded the
bases with one out in the ninth, but Mavericks reliever Matt Moreno
got out of the inning with a strikeout and fly out. Sophomore
pitcher Robert Casal (Howard Beach, NY/St. Francis Prep), who
came on in relief in the ninth, retired the side in order in the top
of the 10th. With two out in the bottom of the 10th, senior Chris
Chiarappa (Elmont, NY/Holy Trinity) doubled off Moreno to left
centerfield. After Saxon followed with a single to left, Chiarappa
raced home and scored the game-winning run when the throw was off
the mark.
Sophomore Ray Keelan (Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional) went
4-for-4 and drove in Caldwell's first three runs,, plating Chiarappa
with an infield single in the first and scoring Saxon and Chiarappa
with a double in the fifth. Chiarappa had a single, double and a
triple while scoring three times in a 3-for-6 day. Saxon also had
three hits, with sophomore Andrew Robetson (Coral Springs,
FL/Taravella) recording two hits.
The Cougars received another strong outing from their starting
pitcher, as sophomore Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island
City) allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Freshman
right-hander Anthony Velazquez (Flushing, NY/Bayside), who
came into the game with one out and a runner on third in the top of
the seventh, did not allow a hit in 1 2/3 innings of relief. Casal
(1-1) pitched two innings and earned his first win of the season.
Caldwell's next game is on Saturday, Mar. 8 against fifth-ranked
Franklin Pierce University. The non-conference doubleheader will be
played at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., with the first
game starting at 12:00 p.m.