PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Freshman pitcher Stephen Pfeil (Hampstead, NH/Pinherton Academy) allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings to earn his first career victory as the Caldwell College baseball team downed Philadelphia University, 5-1 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Friday afternoon at the Rams' Alumni Field. The win is Caldwell's third straight and gives the Cougars a 2-1 mark in the CACC, 8-10 overall. The Rams drop to 4-18 on the season, including a conference record of 1-5.

The game remained scoreless until the top of the third inning, when senior Landon Viessy (Oakland Gardens, NY/Cardozo) singled home sophomore Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) to put the Cougars ahead 1-0. The Rams tied the score in the bottom of the fifth on Mario Zappichi's RBI single, only to have Caldwell regain the lead in the top of the sixth. Viessy led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a groundout, then scored on a single by senior Nick Mauro (Nutley, NJ/Nutley).

Pfeil (1-3) protected the lead by retiring seven of the next nine Rams' batters before giving way to Murphy, who began the game in left field. Murphy sat down five of the six Rams he faced to pick up his second save of the season. The Cougars added three runs in the top of the ninth. With two out, Murphy doubled, then scored on a single by sophomore Rich Gili (Manorville, NY/Shoreham-Wading River). Gili and junior Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ/Manchester) eventually scored on an error to make the score 5-1.

Viessy ended up going 3 for 4 with a run and an RBI, while Gili, Murphy and junior Efrain Velazquez (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.), pictured, each had two hits.

The Cougars and Rams play a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 1 at Smith Field in Parsippany, N.J. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m. Click here for directions to Smith Field.