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Long Ball Helps Cougars Top Chargers In Baseball

Courtesy of Matt McLagan, Caldwell College SID

Parsippany, NJ (4/29/07) Four home runs by four different players allowed the Caldwell College baseball team to erase an early three-run deficit and defeat Dominican College, 11-4 in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon at Smith Field. A three-run blast by freshman Raymond Keelan (Barnegat, NJ) in the bottom of the sixth put the game out of reach as the Cougars improved to 21-10 on the season. The Chargers drop to 15-15.

Dominican took the lead with three runs in the top of the fourth, sparked by Willie Mann's (Patterson, NY) two-run double that put the Chargers ahead 3-0. In the bottom of the fourth, freshman Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL) and senior Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ) hit back-to-back home runs to cut the Chargers' lead to 3-2. It was Saxon's team-leading 13th homer of the season. The Cougars tied the game at 3-3 when junior Chris Chiarappa (Elmont, NY) drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth, after sophomore Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL) doubled home freshman Andrew Robertson (Coral Springs, FL) for a 4-3 lead, Keelan hit his seventh homer of the year to bring home Torres and freshman Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY) to put Caldwell ahead 7-3. Torres became the fourth Cougar to leave the park with a three-run shot in the seventh.

Velazquez, starting his second career game on the mound, went seven innings and gave up seven hits and three runs while fanning eight to improve to 2-0. He also went 2 for 5 at the plate with two runs. Torres, Ryan and junior Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) also had two hits each on the day. R

Reliever Clinton Boettcher (Lagrangvile, NY) (0-1) absorbed the loss for the Chargers.


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Baseball Basketball Golf Lacrosse Soccer Basketball Cross Country Lacrosse Soccer Softball Track and Field Volleyball Athletics Home About Charger Athletics Archive Stories Summer Camps Summer League Contact a Coach Directions DC.edu Facilities Staff Directory	Long Ball Helps Cougars Top Chargers In Baseball Courtesy of Matt McLagan, Caldwell College SID Parsippany, NJ (4/29/07) Four home runs by four different players allowed the Caldwell College baseball team to erase an early three-run deficit and defeat Dominican College, 11-4 in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon at Smith Field. A three-run blast by freshman Raymond Keelan (Barnegat, NJ) in the bottom of the sixth put the game out of reach as the Cougars improved to 21-10 on the season. The Chargers drop to 15-15. Dominican took the lead with three runs in the top of the fourth, sparked by Willie Mann's (Patterson, NY) two-run double that put the Chargers ahead 3-0. In the bottom of the fourth, freshman Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL) and senior Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ) hit back-to-back home runs to cut the Chargers' lead to 3-2. It was Saxon's team-leading 13th homer of the season. The Cougars tied the game at 3-3 when junior Chris Chiarappa (Elmont, NY) drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth, after sophomore Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL) doubled home freshman Andrew Robertson (Coral Springs, FL) for a 4-3 lead, Keelan hit his seventh homer of the year to bring home Torres and freshman Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY) to put Caldwell ahead 7-3. Torres became the fourth Cougar to leave the park with a three-run shot in the seventh. Velazquez, starting his second career game on the mound, went seven innings and gave up seven hits and three runs while fanning eight to improve to 2-0. He also went 2 for 5 at the plate with two runs. Torres, Ryan and junior Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) also had two hits each on the day. R Reliever Clinton Boettcher (Lagrangvile, NY) (0-1) absorbed the loss for the Chargers.