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CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball team defeated Philadelphia University twice, 11-5 and 6-0 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the Kiwanis Oval. The sweep gives the Cougars (7-17) a 5-3 record in conference play, while the Rams drop to 13-16-1 overall, 7-3 CACC.

Caldwell used a seven-run fourth inning to pull away from Philadelphia in Game 1. Senior Tom Todaro (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) hit a two-run single, and junior Thomas Pisano (N. Bellmore, NY/Mepham) singled home senior Anthony Morena (Westbury, NY/Holy Cross), as the Cougars took advantage of four walks, two hit-batsmen and an error in the inning. Todaro also delivered a two-run hit in the seventh, while juniors Joe O'Donnell (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) and Paul Nyitray (Cranford, NJ/St. Joseph's) and sophomore Jack Joyce (Bayside, NY/St. Mary's) had two hits apiece.

Junior right-hander Dan Bartlett (Levittown, NY/Island Trees) turned in a solid outing, giving up one unearned run on seven hits while fanning two in seven innings.

In the second game it was sophomore Michael Sheridan (Caldwell, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) who kept the Rams at bay, tossing a six-hit shutout with two walks and six strikeouts to improve to 2-1 on the season. Morena sparked a three-run third inning with a double that plated Nyitray and junior Andrew Nunez (East Elmhurst, NY/Cardozo). Junior Stephen Luczaj (N. Merrick, NY/Mepham) also hit a sacrifice fly that scored O'Donnell in the third. Pisano and junior Phil Ragusa (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) both hit RBI singles in the seventh.

Pisano led the Cougar bats with three hits in Game 2, and Nunez had two hits in the win.

Caldwell takes on Queens College in a non-league game on Sunday, Apr. 7, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Flushing, N.Y.