PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Post University, winning 7-1 before losing 10-3 in the second game Sunday afternoon at Smith Field. Sophomore Ray Keelan (Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional) hit two home runs on the day, including a grand slam in the Game 1, as the long ball accounted for all 10 of Caldwell's runs. The results give the Cougars a 14-10 overall record and an 8-3 mark in the conference. The split, combined with a victory over the Cougars on Mar. 25, allows Post (9-14, 2-3 CACC) to win the season series with Caldwell.

Caldwell loaded the bases in the top of the first inning of Game 1 on a pair of singles and an error. Keelan belted his third home run of the season and first career grand slam to put the Cougars on top 4-0. Then in the second, junior Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) hit his first homer of the year with senior Tommy Murphy (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) and sophomore Jon Irwin (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) on base for a 7-0 lead. That's all the run support junior Stephen Pfeil (Hampstead, NH/Pinherton Acad.) needed, as the right-hander held Post scoreless until Johnny Figueroa hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh. Pfeil allowed seven hits and one run while striking out eight in seven innings to improve to 3-2. Richie Pierro (1-4) also went the distance and took the loss for Post.

In the second game, Keelan and sophomores Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) and Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City) each hit solo home runs for Caldwell. But a pair of three-run innings in the second and fifth, and four more runs in the top of the seventh, carried Post to the victory. Figueroa and Donnie Dlabola each drove in three runs to help the Eagles beat Caldwell and take the season series.

Michael Wolfe earned the win, allowing four hits and two runs in 4 1/3 innings to improve to 3-1. Sophomore Thomas Forkin (Oceanside, NY/Holy Trinity) lasted 4 1/3 innings and gave up seven hits and five runs while striking out four in his first collegiate start.

Next up for Caldwell is a CACC game against Chestnut Hill College on Monday, Apr. 7. The single game begins at 2:00 p.m. at Smith Field.