Baseball Splits at Caldwell to Start CACC Schedule
Purple Knights tallied an 11-4 win in the opener prior to falling 8-5 in the finale.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bridgeport
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
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Caldwell
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bridgeport
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1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
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Caldwell
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | X | 8 | 5 | 1 |
CALDWELL, N.J. – Seeing conference action for the first time this season, the University of Bridgeport's baseball team posted a doubleheader split at Caldwell University on Saturday. The Purple Knights tallied an 11-4 win in the opener prior to falling 8-5 in the finale.
GAME ONE – Bridgeport 11, Caldwell 4
UB's opening win was comprised of 13 hits, 10 walks and a pair of stout pitching performances.
Vin Mallon was especially impressive as he launched two home runs and finished the game with six RBIs. He launched a grand slam in the fifth that put UB up 5-2. Mallon now has nine career home runs.
Jeremy Rodrigues and Marcos Dominguez also put forth multi-hit games. Rodrigues finished 2-for-6 with two RBIs and a run scored while Dominguez went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk.
Christian Ortiz hit Bridgeport's lone double of the day, plating two runs in the eighth.
On the pitching front, Brendan Palmer earned the win with a five-inning performance in which he allowed just two runs and struck out six.
Tyler Hodella, meanwhile, picked up his second career save with three scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
GAME TWO – Caldwell 8, Bridgeport 5 (7 Innings)
UB was unable to hold on to a 5-0 lead in the finale as Caldwell tallied a six-run fifth inning. The Cougars logged seven of their runs in the game with two outs while seven of their tallies were also unearned.
Liam O'Neal provided all five of the Purple Knights' runs courtesy of an RBI ground out in the first followed by a second-inning grand slam. O'Neal now has two home runs this season—both coming in the last four games.
Mallon scored on O'Neal's grounder after he led off the game with a triple. Mallon completed a sensational afternoon at 7-for-10 with four runs and six RBIs.
Rodrigues, Jaden Echevarria and Michael Incontro all added singles for UB in the second game of the day.
UP NEXT
The Purple Knights and Cougars will continue their four-game series tomorrow with a noon doubleheader at Seaside Park.