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COUGARS TOP NEW HAVEN IN BASEBALL, 10-7
3-17-09
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LANTANA,
Fla. - A pair of big innings lifted the Caldwell College baseball
team to a 10-7 victory over the University of New Haven Tuesday
afternoon at the Santaluces Sports Complex. The victory gives the
Cougars a 3-5 record on the season, while the Chargers drop to 3-4.
New Haven put two runs on the board in the top of the first on a
two-run double from Jimmy Rivas. The Cougar bats responded in the
bottom of the first with five runs on five hits, sending nine
batters to the plate. Junior Andrew Robertson (Coral Springs,
FL/Taravella) singled home two runs, while juniors Doug
Hilgenberg (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) and Juan Pinero
(Bronx, NY/Columbus) both drove in runs in the inning. A single by
junior Ray Keelan (Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional) in the
bottom of the second plated freshman Joe Doerrer (Middletown,
NJ/Raritan) to put the Cougars on top 6-2.
The Chargers scored a run in the third, then took the lead with four
runs in the fourth inning. Rivas hit his second two-run double of
the game as New Haven recorded four hits in the fourth for a 7-6
advantage. Again Caldwell answered in the bottom-half of the inning,
scoring four times on four hits, all with two outs. Doerrer reached
on an error, then scored on a double by senior Jorge Torres
(Coral Springs, FL/Taravella). Torres came home on a single by
Keelan, who later scored along with senior Aaron Hoffstatter
(Glasco, NY/Saugerties) on a Pinero single. Junior pitcher
Thomas Forkin
(Oceanside, NY/Holy Trinity) retired 15 of 16 New Haven batters over
the last five innings to wrap up the win.
Forkin, who relieved starter Keelan in the fourth, allowed two hits
and no runs while striking out four and walking none in 5 2/3
innings. Keelan went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs and two
RBIs, while Pinero, pictured, finished with two hits and three RBIs.
Rivas paced the New Haven bats with three doubles and four RBIs.
The Cougars play their final game in Florida on Wednesday, Mar. 18
against Merrimack College. The first pitch is scheduled for 11:00
a.m. at the Santaluces Sports Complex.