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Putney vs Bloomfield
9
Winner Staten Island CSI 3-7
8
Caldwell CALBB 1-2
Winner
Staten Island CSI
3-7
9
Final
8
Caldwell CALBB
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Staten Island CSI 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 9 12 1
Caldwell CALBB 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 4

W: J. Esposito (1-2) L: Gamone, Jerry (0-1)

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Staten Island CSI 3-8
10
Winner Caldwell CALBB 2-2
Staten Island CSI
3-8
0
Final
10
Caldwell CALBB
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Staten Island CSI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Caldwell CALBB 2 0 4 0 0 4 X 10 12 0

W: Napolitano, Nick (1-0) L: A. Martinez (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Putney Launches Two Homeruns as Baseball Splits Staten Island in Home Opener

CALDWELL, N.J.- Caldwell University baseball junior Noah Putney (Glassboro, N.J.) homered in each game as the Cougars split a non-conference doubleheader against the College of Staten Island. The Dolphins rallied from an early deficit to win the opener 9-8 in 11 innings, while the Cougars won the nightcap 10-0.
 
The Cougars move to 2-2, while the Dolphins stand at 3-8.
 
In the opener, Caldwell jumped out to an 8-0 lead over the first four innings. Sophomore Liam Lombardi (Stony Point, N.Y.) and freshman Christian Petino Jr. (Flemington, N.J.) singled home runs in the first inning for a 2-0 lead.
 
Putney drove in a run with a single in the second inning, while senior Kyle Richards (Sayreville, N.J.) added a run scoring single in the inning. Putney blasted a three-run homerun in the fourth as the Cougars pulled ahead 8-0.
 
The Dolphins rallied over the final three innings, tying the game at eight to force extra innings. The game remained tied until the Staten Island pushed across the go-ahead run in the 11th inning.
 
In the nightcap, Caldwell got on the board in the opening inning as Putney connected on his second homerun of the day, blasting a two-run shot for a 2-0 lead. Freshman Christopher Bayo (Miami, Fla.) ripped a two-run single in the third, while Petino added a two-run homerun in the inning for a 6-0 lead.
 
Petino added to the Cougar lead in the sixth as he connected on a two-run double, while freshman Stephen Young Jr. (Middlesex, N.J.) drove in two runs with a double. Sophomore Ryan Opak (Douglaston, N.Y.) capped the scoring with a run scoring single in the sixth.
 
Petino went 5-for-9 in the twin bill, including 3-for-3 in the nightcap, with four RBI and two runs scored. Putney went 5-for-10 over the two games with six RBI, three runs scored and two homeruns.
 
Junior Zach Saunders (Adelphi, Md.) went 4-for-5 in the opening with a double and one RBI, while Richards posted two doubles in the opening game.
 
The Cougars head to Florida for nine games in the Sunshine State starting on Saturday, March 11 against Southern Connecticut State University at 4 pm.
 
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