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NYACK SWEEPS CALDWELL IN BASEBALL
4-18-09
NC 10, CC 5
NC 10, CC 1
NYACK,
N.Y. - The Caldwell College baseball team dropped a pair of games to Nyack
College, 10-5 and 10-1 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Nyack. The losses leave the Cougars at
10-17 overall and 4-10 in league play, while the Warriors improve to 13-10,
9-7 CACC.
Caldwell struck first in Game 1, scoring in the top of the second on a
single by junior Andrew Robertson (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella). In
the third, junior Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) singled
home senior Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella), then came
home on a single by junior Juan Pinero (Bronx, NY/Columbus) for a 3-0
lead. The Warriors scored a run in the bottom of the third, then took over
the lead with three runs in the fourth, including a two-run homer by
Jonathan Mott. A two-run double in the top of the fifth by junior Omar
Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City) put the Cougars on top, 5-4.
But a five-run inning in the bottom of the fifth gave Nyack a 9-5 advantage.
Cody Levins belted a two-run home run for the Warriors, who added a run in
the sixth for a 10-5 lead.
Kevin Earlie pitched the final six innings to earn the win for Nyack, while
junior Thomas Forkin (Oceanside, NY/Holy Trinity) absorbed the loss
after allowing nine runs in 4 1/3 innings.
The second game was all Nyack, as the Warriors had 11 hits and scored 10
runs in the first six innings. Caldwell broke up the shutout in the top of
the seventh on back-to-back doubles by Torres, pictured, and freshman
Matt Cook (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan). Phil Messerian held the Cougars to
four hits and one run while fanning eight batters and walking two in a
complete-game victory. He also went 4-for-4 with three runs and three RBI at
the plate. Senior Eric Hines (Milltown, NJ/Spotswood) last two
innings and took the loss.
Caldwell returns to action on Sunday, Apr. 19 with a CACC game at
Philadelphia University. The single game starts at 12:00 p.m. in
Philadelphia, Penn.