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CALDWELL, N.J. – The Caldwell College baseball team fell to Concordia College, 8-7 in 10 innings in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Monday afternoon at the Clipper Baseball Field. The Cougars are now 8-25 overall and 6-9 in league play, while the Clippers improve to 17-18-1, 10-7 CACC.

Trailing 6-5 heading into the top of the ninth, Caldwell was down to its last out with runners on first and second when senior Anthony Morena (Westbury, NY/Holy Cross) singled to plate junior Joe O'Donnell (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) with the tying run. After junior Andrew Nunez (East Elmhurst, NY/Cardozo) was walked intentionally to load the bases, sophomore Jack Joyce (Bayside, NY/St. Mary's) drew a walk that brought home junior Paul Nyitray (Cranford, NJ/St. Joseph) with the go-ahead run.

In the bottom of the ninth, Concordia put runners on first and second with two out for Nuri Gunes, who singled home Mike Manganiello to tie the score at 7-7 and force extra innings. Caldwell had base runners on second and third with one out in the top of the 10th, but could not get the key hit to take the lead. The Clippers took advantage in the bottom of the 10th, loading the bases on a single and two walks before Luis Gonzalez hit a walk-off single for an 8-7 win.

Nunez hit a two-run single, Morena drove in two runs and junior Stephen Luczaj (N. Merrick, NY/Mepham) singled in another run to give Caldwell a 5-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh. But the Clippers scored five runs in the seventh, including a three-run double by Gonzalez, to lead 6-5.

Luczaj and O'Donnell had two hits apiece, while Morena drove in three runs for Caldwell. Junior pitcher Dan Bartlett (Levittown, NY/Island Trees) started and gave up six runs, three earned, on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of work.

The teams were supposed to play a doubleheader, but the second game was postponed due to a scheduling problem with the umpires. A make-up date has yet to be determined.

The Cougars host Post University in an important CACC doubleheader on Wednesday, Apr. 24. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the Kiwanis Oval.