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LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The Caldwell College softball team opened play at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament with an 11-3 victory over Bloomfield College Thursday morning at Georgian Court University. The second-seeded Cougars improve to 40-10 on the season, while the Lady Deacons, seeded seventh, fall to 20-20.

Bloomfield struck first, with Alexandria Smith hitting a two-run double in the top of the third for a 2-0 lead. Caldwell answered in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases for senior Dia Cascone (Staten Island, NY/Susan Wagner), who doubled home freshmen Caitlin McCready (Jupiter, FL/Dwyer) and Brielle Reighn (Runnemeade, NJ/Triton Reg.). Junior Nicole Velardi (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) followed with a two-run single to put the Cougars on top, 4-2.

Then in the fifth, McCready and Cascone each had two-run hits for an 8-2 advantage. After Bloomfield scored an unearned run in the top of the sixth, Caldwell scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth to end the game, 11-3.

Senior pitcher Kourtney Wilson (Islip, NY/St. Anthony's) held the Lady Deacons to three runs, two earned, on five hits while striking out five in six innings to improve to 19-4. Sophomore Kristen Knorr (Monroeville, NJ/Delsea), Cascone and McCready each delivered two hits for Caldwell.

The Cougars will play third-seeded Wilmington at 4:00 p.m. at the GCU Softball Complex.

2013 CACC Softball Tournament - Hosted by Georgian Court, Lakewood, N.J.
Thursday, May 2
Game 1 - #1 Dominican 9, #8 Philadelphia 5
Game 2 - #2 Caldwell 11 #7 Bloomfield 3 (6 innings)
Game 3 - #3 Wilmington 10, #6 Holy Family 2 (6 innings)
Game 4 - #4 Georgian Court 5, #5 USciences 0
Game 5 – #8 Philadelphia vs. #5 USciences – 2:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 6 – #7 Bloomfield vs. #6 Holy Family – 2:00 p.m. – Field 2
Game 7 – #1 Dominican vs. #4 Georgian Court – 4:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 8 – #2 Caldwell vs. #3 Wilmington – 4:00 p.m. – Field 2
 
Friday, May 3
Game 9 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser – 11:00 a.m. – Field 1
Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser – 11:00 a.m. – Field 2
Game 11 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 1:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 12 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 1:00 p.m. – Field 2
Game 13 – Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 loser – 3:00 p.m. – Field 1
 
Saturday, May 4
Game 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner – 12:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 15 – “If necessary game” – Game 14 winner vs. Game 14 loser – 2:00 p.m. – Field 1