Barletta Stays Hot to Earn CACC Baseball Weekly Honor Roll Recognition
New Haven, Conn. - (4/13/2021) – Junior catcher Sam Barletta (Royersford, Pa.) stayed hot during this week's 0-3 showing against Thomas Jefferson University (L, 12-24 (7 inn.) on April 8) and Felician University (L, 5-12 & L, 9-10 on April 10) to earn himself a spot on the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Weekly Honor Roll. Barletta only play in the twin bill versus the Golden Falcons, going 6-for-8 with a double, a triple, three runs-batted-in (RBI), and a pair of stolen bases.
Felician University (8-10, 6-2) scored three runs in their first two at-bats of the afternoon, leaving Chestnut Hill College (4-11, 1-7) to cut into an early 3-0 deficit with two runs in the third inning. There a one-out walk to freshman left fielder Zach Ahmed (Las Vegas, Nev.), a Golden Falcon error, a wild pitch, a ground out, a Golden Falcon error at third base, 3-1, and a single up the middle from junior first baseman Andrew Dietz (Warrington, Pa.) did the damage, 3-2. Unfortunately, the effort was wiped clean with four Golden Falcon runs in the fourth inning, 7-2, another in the fifth inning, 8-4, and four more in the sixth inning, 12-4. The Griffins' only reprise was a pair of error aided runs in the fifth inning and a run-scoring Barletta triple in the seventh inning, 12-5. He finished the game 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, RBI, and a stolen base.
In game two, Chestnut Hill College staked an 8-0 lead after their first four at-bats. Sacrifice flies from Dietz and freshman right fielder Anthony Coombs (Bridgeton, N.J.) gave the Scarlet and Gold a 2-0 lead in the first inning. A triple from freshman shortstop Nick Delacruz (South Brunswick, N.J.), an Ahmed ground out, and an inside-the-park home run from senior second baseman Ameir Uzzell (Levittown, Pa.) added three runs in the second inning, 5-0. And base hits from Barletta and Dietz made it 8-0 in the fourth inning. Unfortunately, the Griffins' lead took a hit in the bottom of the fourth inning, 8-1, and melted after the Golden Falcons' eight-run sixth, 9-8. The home team was forced to bat in the bottom of the seventh after a leadoff single from Barletta, a stolen base, a ground out, and a single up the middle from sophomore designated hitter Corbin Dunnuck (Mohnton, Pa.), 9-9. Again, the effort was all for naught as Felician University walked off out recording a seventh-inning out, 10-9. Barletta was 4-for-4 with a double, three runs, a stolen base, and two runs-batted-in (RBI).
Chestnut Hill College continues their CACC schedule on Wednesday, April 14, when host the University of the Sciences in a 3:00 p.m. contest.
