PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Junior Ray Keelan (Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional) drove in four runs to lead the Caldwell College baseball team to a 12-9 victory over Nyack College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Friday afternoon at Smith Field. The win gives the Cougars an overall record of 10-15, including a conference mark of 4-8. Nyack falls to 11-10, 7-7 CACC.

After spotting the Warriors a 1-0 lead after one inning, Caldwell struck for four runs in the bottom of the second. Junior Miguel Perdomo (Teaneck, NJ/Bergen Catholic) singled home freshman Jorge Ynoa (Bayside, NY/Bayside), then later came home along with junior Juan Pinero (Bronx, NY/Columbus) on a double by junior Omar Velazquez (Astoria, NY/Long Island City). Senior Jorge Torres (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) also had an RBI double in the inning.

But the lead wouldn't last long, as the Warriors scored four times in the top of the third to take a 5-4 lead. The Cougars answered in a big way in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs to go back on top, 10-5. Freshman Joe Doerrer (Middletown, NJ/Raritan) hit a two-run home run for his first career homer. Torres plated Perdomo with a grounder, then Keelan roped a three-run double with the bases loaded to put the Cougars ahead to stay. Keelan also had an RBI single and scored a run in the fifth as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate.

Velazquez went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Ynoa, pictured, also had two hits and scored two runs. Freshman A.J. Boardman (Sunnyside, NY/St. Francis Prep) pitched 5 1/3 innings of relief, allowing three hits and four runs, one earned, to earn the victory.

The Cougars and Warriors face off again on Saturday, Apr. 18, when the two teams play a doubleheader at Nyack, beginning at 1:00 p.m.