Hughes Earns His First CACC Pitcher of the Week Award, Gilham Appears on Honor Roll
New Haven, Conn. – (5/2/2019) – Sophomore
Thomas Hughes (Phoenixville, Pa.) earned two wins last week with a 1.50 earned run earned run average 12.0 innings of work versus league rivals, Goldey-Beacom College and Dominican College to garner the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Pitcher of the Week award. Hughes earned his third win from a 4-2 win over the Lightening on u Tuesday, April 23. Bethel (3-3) allowed two earned runs on three hits and five walks, while striking out two in five innings. He then earned his fourth win (4-3) of the season with a complete game effort in Chestnut Hill College’s 15-0 win in game two over the Chargers on Sunday, April 28. Senior catcher
Eric Gilham (Deptford, N.J.) also garnered an CACC Honor Roll mention after knocking in 10 runs and had six doubles last week.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) regular season came to a close today, Sunday, April 28, for Chestnut Hill College, who split a league doubleheader at Dominican College. The Chargers won a high-scoring opener 15-12, but the Scarlet and Gold got even in game two behind a shutout from Hughes.); 15-0. Gilham led a host of Griffins who enjoyed impressive offensive performances as he went 5-for-8 in the twin bill with four doubles, two runs, and six runs-batted-in (RBI).
Today's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) wins at Goldey-Beacom College – 6-0 and 4-2 – established a program-best, single-season conference win mark as Chestnut Hill College improved to 19-9 in league play. Sophomore
Billy Bethel (Yardley, Pa.) was the star of game one, allowing the Lightning only three hits in his first complete game shutout of his collegiate career. The Scarlet and Gold gave Hughes all the run support he needed in the first inning of game two as a run-scoring single to left field sophomore outfielder
John Contoudis (Jenkintown, Pa.), a Goldey-Beacom College error, and a sacrifice fly from Gilham provided a 3-0 cushion that endured in an eventual 4-2 end.
