NEWARK, NJ – The Bloomfield College Bears baseball team played their first games at Westside Park on Friday the 13
thand thrilled the fans to a sweep of Caldwell University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action. Bloomfield took Game 1 by storm with a 14-2 outburst while the Cougars made it interesting in Game 2 but
Isaac Pichardo (Passaic, NJ) registered his 100
thcareer hit and helped the Bears seize a, 9-7 win to cap the home opener.
Freshman pitcher,
Darwin Matos (Clifton, NJ) tossed a gem in Game 1, going six full innings and allowing just 1 hit while striking out four and walking four. Matos (1-0) recorded his first career win in a Bloomfield uniform and benefitted from an explosive offensive output from his team, led by Pichardo who belted a solo homerun in the 7
thinning. The Bears (9-12-1, 4-6 CACC) had built a commanding, 7-0 lead before the senior's long ball that put him at 99 NCAA Division II hits and the home squad cruised to the 15-hit victory.
The stage was set for Game 2 and Pichardo delivered early with a single to left in the 1
stinning that gave him the 100-hit milestone and also drove in classmate,
Cristopher Cabral (Lodi, NJ). The Bears were up, 3-0 after one and seemed poised for another dominating offensive performance when they tacked on four more in the 2
ndinning but Caldwell (2-25, 2-14 CACC) took advantage of starter,
Steven Acosta (Lakewood, NJ) by storming back with four runs of their own in the 4
thand tied the game at 7-7.
Junior transfer,
Brelin Dixon (Newark, NJ) came on in relief in the 5
thand shut down the Cougars rally allowing Bloomfield a shot at going back in front. The home team did just that in the bottom of the 6
thwhen a sac-fly by senior
Harry Montero (Millville, NJ) scored
Azmir Garcia (Passaic, NJ) and classmate
Anthony Lantigua (Belleville, NJ), who beat out a throw at the plate. Junior,
Yordani Nicasio (Paterson, NJ) picked up his 2
ndsave of the season as he closed out the 7
thinning.
The Bears are back in action on Saturday, April 14
that Westside when Felician University comes to pay a visit. The Bloomfield schedule features an 11:00 am start to a double-dip with the Golden Falcons in Newark and then a quick turnaround for a road trip to Jefferson on Sunday to tangle with the Rams in CACC action at 12:00 & 3:00 pm.
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