PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball team saw its four-game winning streak come to an end in a 20-2 defeat at the hands of St. Thomas Aquinas College Thursday afternoon at Smith Field. The loss dropped the Cougars to 13-15 on the season, while the Spartans improved to 15-10.

St. Thomas Aquinas pounded Cougar pitching for 21 hits and seven home runs, including three from Jason Pominski and two from John Muller. The Spartans scored seven runs before Caldwell got on the board in the bottom of the third on a groundout by junior Billy Ryan (Toms River, NJ/Manchester) that scored sophomore Joe Hydro (Flemington, NJ/Immaculata). The Cougars trailed 11-1 by the bottom of the fifth, when freshman Aaron Hoffstatter (Glasco, NY/Saugerties) singled home fellow frosh Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) for Caldwell's other run.

Senior Derek York (Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey Twp.) lasted just 2 2/3 innings to fall to 2-3 on the season. The Spartans' Scott Craig pitched five innings, allowing two hits and two runs to earn the victory.

The Cougars return to action on Monday, Apr. 17, when they host Felician College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. at Smith Field.