Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - (4/16/2015) – In a hard-hitting Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest, Chestnut Hill College made Philadelphia University pay for a poorly timed fifth-inning error that allowed the Griffins to plate four runs in the frame at take the lead for good in a 12-8 final. All eight position players got at least a hit for the Griffins, who stole the advantage on a run-scoring single from freshman designated player Patrick Kelley (Pipersville, Pa.) and received plenty of insurance with late-inning damage from senior third baseman Taylor Steen (New Egypt, N.J.), junior first baseman Patrick Campion (Norristown, Pa.), sophomore center fielder Brandon DiBona (Southampton, Pa.), and senior left fielder Michael McLaughlin (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Chestnut Hill College (21-9, 13-4) put the first runs on the scoreboard with senior shortstop Preston Koehler (Bath, Pa.) coming around on Kelley's second-inning fielder's choice, 1-0, and a third-inning, two-out double from junior left fielder Joseph Monaghan (Doylestown, Pa.), 2-0. Unfortunately, in the fourth inning a lead-off walk got the better of the Griffins as a succeeding single, and a two-out triple led to a four-run frame after an error extended a single run frame to much more, 4-2. But the Griffins got the last laugh as Philadelphia University (12-16) returned the favor after a lead-off beaning of freshman second baseman Alec Craig (Hammonton, N.J.), a Campion sacrifice, and a fielding error by the Ram pitcher that moved the runner to third, and resulted in four Chestnut Hill College runs with a single through the right side from junior catcher Robert Slagle III (Lafayette Hill, Pa.), a single up the middle from McLaughlin, and a two-out Kelley single the scored two more, 6-4. 

The Griffins scored insurance runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, which would come in handy as the Rams offered resistance with two runs in the eighth and ninth innings. The late-inning scoring left the final score in the Griffins favor, 12-8, with an eighth-inning Campion home run standing out as the main highlight. It was Campion's second of the season, but his only hit in the game. McLaughlin had three hits, while Koehler, Steen, and DiBona each had two. Senior pitcher Dominic Raia III (Philadelphia, Pa.) collected the win (5-1), allowing one earned run on four hits, three walks, and eight strikeouts. Senior pitcher Vincent Manzella (Matawan, N.J.) retired the final Ram to get a record-tying fifth save.

The baseball team takes a brief break from CACC play to visit Briarcliffe College for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 18.