WILMINGTON, Del. - The Caldwell College baseball team lost an important Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game to Wilmington University, 4-3, on a walk-off home run by Mike Wilson in the bottom of the ninth Friday afternoon at Wilson Field. The Cougars who dropped to 20-14 overall and 12-7 in the conference, failed to gain ground on the CACC-leading Wildcats, who are now 18-15, 12-1 CACC.

Freshman Gabriel Molina (Bronx, NY/Monroe) scored runs in the second and fourth innings to give Caldwell a 2-0 lead. Fellow freshman Edgar Santos (Woodside, NY/Bryant) singled home Molina in the second, then junior Aaron Hoffstatter (Glasco, NY/Saugerties), pictured, plated Molina with a double in the fourth. The Wildcats scored their first run of the game in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Spike Austin. But the Cougars restored their two-run lead in the top of the eighth, when freshman Nick Questa (Boonton, NJ/Boonton) came home on a sacrifice fly from junior Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) for a 3-1 lead.

The Wildcats continued the comeback in the bottom of the eighth, scoring on Drew Anuski's single and a bases-loaded walk by Chris Brooks. After the Cougars failed to score in the top of the ninth, Wilson hit a one-out, solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to give Wilmington a 4-3 victory.

Junior pitcher Stephen Pfeil (Hampstead, NH/Pinherton Acad.) held the Wildcats to one run on six hits while striking out eight in seven innings for another quality start. Sophomores Buddy Riggs (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) and Thomas Forkin (Oceanside, NY/Holy Trinity) pitched in relief, with Forkin (2-2) taking the loss. Phil Aviola pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win.

The Cougars and Wildcats meet again on Saturday, Apr. 19 in a CACC doubleheader. The first game is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. at Smith Field in Parsippany, N.J.