Box Score Norristown, Pa. – (5/3/2014) – In an action-packed Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Opening Round contest, #4 Chestnut Hill College and #5 Dominican College exchanged early blows before aggressive defense got the better of the Griffins in a 9-5 final. Senior second baseman Mark Woltemate (Philadelphia, Pa.) was a table-setter as sophomore left fielder Brendan Looby (Sewell, N.J.) brought him home twice while junior pitcher Dominic Raia III (Philadelphia, Pa.) struck out ten in defeat (6-4).   
 
Chestnut Hill College (17-18) recorded the affair's first run with Woltemate scoring after a lead-off double, a sacrifice bunt, and a Looby grounder to short, 1-0. Each side scored in the second inning; Dominican College (21-22) on a two-out double to centerfield and the Griffins on a lead-off single from junior right fielder Michael McLaughlin (Philadelphia, Pa.) and a double from sophomore catcher Robert Slagle III (Lafayette Hill, Pa.), 2-1, before all came even with the Chargers scoring a third-inning run on an error, a double, and a ground-out to second base, 2-2. The Chargers used a lead-off single to manufacture a run in the third inning, 3-2, and the Griffins knotted the game once more with a double from freshman shortstop Preston Koehler (Bath, Pa.) and a two-out flare to centerfield from senior center fielder Desmond Lites (Philadelphia, Pa.) scoring the game-tying tally, 3-3.
 
The turning point came in the seventh inning with the Chargers a lead-off single and some Griffin miscues allowing the visitors to score three runs on two hits and three errors, 6-3. Down but not out, a lead-off walk to sophomore first baseman Patrick Campion (Norristown, Pa.), a sacrifice bunt, a Woltemate infield single, a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from sophomore Nobel Unger III (Hatboro, Pa.),  and a Looby double bringing the home team back within one after eight innings, 6-5. Unfortunately, the Chargers would score three more runs in the top of the ninth, giving the Griffins little chance for a comeback, 9-5.
 
Raia allowed two earned runs on seven hits and a walk over 6.1 innings of work. McLaughlin was 3-for-4 with a run while Woltemate scored twice on two hits.
 
The baseball team finishes the 2014 season at 17-18 overall and an all-time best 12-8 standing in CACC play.