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LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The Caldwell College softball team defeated Bloomfield College, 10-2 in five innings in the first game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament, held at Georgian Court University Friday morning. The top-seeded Cougars, who are the defending CACC champions, are now 41-5, while the Lady Deacons fall to 20-19.

Bloomfield took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a single by Shannon Brennan that plated Hailey Marini. Caldwell answered in the bottom of the second, as freshman Lauren Frye (Jupiter, FL/Jupiter) singled home senior Megan Fryday (San Marcos, CA/Mission Hills) to tie the score at 1-1. Then in the fourth, the Cougars broke the game open with five runs, including a grand slam from junior Alyssa Calderon (Fontana, CA/Etiwanda), for a 6-1 lead. Junior Kristen Knorr (Monroeville, NJ/Delsea) also drew a bases-loaded walk in the inning.

After the Lady Deacons scored a run in the top of the fifth with a bases-loaded walk, Caldwell scored four times in the bottom of the fifth to end the game. Sophomore Brielle Reighn (Runnemeade, NJ/Triton Regional) drew a bases-loaded walk, Knorr and sophomore Caitlin McCready (Jupiter, FL/Dwyer) came home on a wild pitch and an error, and Fryday singled home junior Sara Zambelli (West Milford, NJ/West Milford).

Knorr and freshman Gracie Sullivan (Elmhurst, IL/York) each had two hits, while Frye and McCready scored two runs apiece. Sophomore pitcher Amber Padilla (Chino, CA/Pomona Catholic) gave up two runs on six hits over five innings to improve to 15-3 on the season.

The Cougars will play Wilmington University, which defeated Holy Family, 4-2, at 4:00 p.m. at the GCU Softball Complex.

2014 CACC Softball Tournament - Hosted by Georgian Court, Lakewood, N.J.
Friday, May 2
Game 1 - #1 Caldwell 10, #8 Bloomfield 2 (5 inn.)
Game 2 - #2 Georgian Court 2, #7 Philadelphia 1
Game 3 - #3 Post 3, #6 Dominican 2
Game 4 - #5 Wilmington 4, #4 Holy Family 2
Game 5 – #8 Bloomfield vs. #4 Holy Family – 2:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 6 – #7 Philadelphia vs. #6 Dominican – 2:00 p.m. – Field 2
Game 7 – #1 Caldwell vs. #5 Wilmington – 4:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 8 – #2 Georgian Court vs. #3 Post – 4:00 p.m. – Field 2
 
Saturday, 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
 
Sunday, May 4
Game 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner – 11:00 p.m. – Field 1
Game 15 – "If necessary game" – Game 14 winner vs. Game 14 loser – 1:00 p.m. – Field 1