CALDWELL, N.J. -- Junior righthander Trent Williams (Glen Burnie, Md.) pitched 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and graduate third baseman Waldy Arias (Plainfield, N.J.) hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, propelling the Cougars to an 8-7 victory over Bridgeport in the opener of a CACC doubleheader at Kiwanis Oval. Arias hit another homer in game two as part of a 6-for-6 day as the Cougars took the nightcap, 17-8.

In game one, Williams entered in the third inning with the Cougars trailing, 7-4, stranding a runner on second. Only one runner would reach third against the righthander the rest of the way, giving the Cougars offense a chance to go to work. A two-run home run by freshman second baseman Malik Little (Bergenfield, N.J.) in the fourth pulled the hosts to within 7-6, and Arias's run-scoring double in the sixth tied it. Arias then capped a 5-for-5 game by depositing his second home run of the season over the 370 foot sign in left center field for the win.

Little was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI and freshman CF Joshua Lopez (New City, N.Y.) had a three-run home run in the second inning for Caldwell (11-21, 5-12 CACC).

In game two, it was more of the same for the Cougars offense as Arias's first-inning two run home run preceded a pair of five run outbursts as the Cougars batted around in the second and third innings for a 12-2 lead after three. Soph LF Liam Lombardi (Stony Point, N.Y), junior 1B Zach Saunders (Adelphi, Md.), freshman SS Michael Cruz (Miami) and junior RF Noah Putney (Glassboro, N.J.) had RBIs in both innings. Putney added a two-run double in the sixth, Lopez went 2-for-2 with two walks and Cruz finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored.

Sophomore righthander Brandon Scalisi (New City, N.Y.) permitted five hits over five innings to earn his second win, striking out four.

The Cougars visit CACC foe Dominican on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Orangeburg, N.Y.