Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Newark, N.J. – (4/2/2016) – Chestnut Hill College opened and closed the first game of today's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader at Bloomfield College with fireworks as sophomore second baseman Alec Craig (Hammonton, N.J.) and senior left fielder Brendan Looby (Sewell, N.J.) both hit home runs in a 12-3 drubbing of the Bears. Afterwards, it took 13 innings for the home team get their revenge in a marathon 4-3 final. Looby homered in the second game as well, while Craig laced three more hits to raise his season batting average to .341 (30-for-88) with a five-hit (5-for-10) afternoon.
 
In the opener, Chestnut Hill College (14-13, 5-1) put runs on the scoreboard in every inning but the fourth and six, while Bloomfield College (5-16, 2-6) scored all three of their tallies in the bottom of the third. It was a lead-off home run from Craig in the first inning, 1-0, a Craig single to centerfield in the second inning, 2-0, and a two-out rally that put the Scarlet and Gold ahead 4-0 after their third at-bat. In the bottom of the frame, the Bears briefly narrowed the deficit to a single run, 4-3, before the Griffins added insurance with a fifth-inning single from junior right fielder Joseph Monaghan (Doylestown, Pa.), 5-3, a seventh-inning Monaghan double, 6-3, an eighth-inning Looby single, 7-3, and five run ninth-inning that was highlighted by a two-run single from junior center fielder Brandon DiBona (Southampton, Pa.) and Looby's three-run homer.
 
Looby knocked in four runs and scored twice on two (2-for-4) hits while Craig, Monaghan, and DiBiona all plated two runs. Monaghan led the Griffins with three (3-for-4) hits; six others recorded two hits apiece. Sophomore Matthew Kress (Lansdale, Pa.) earned the win (2-3), allowing three runs on three hits and striking out nine in seven innings. Freshman Dino Cattai (Philadelphia, Pa.) pushed his scoreless inning streak to 12 innings (6 appearances) with two more clean frames.
 
Craig led off the second game with a single to right field. He was replaced on a fielder's choice by junior shortstop Jonathan Baturgil (Freehold, N.J.), who moved to second base on a wild pitch before scoring on Looby's second home run of the afternoon, 2-0. The Bears cut the deficit in half with a run in the fourth inning, 2-1, only for Looby to reestablish the cushion with an eighth-inning fielder's choice, 3-1. Unfortunately, the Bears got to Battai this time, scoring twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to force extra innings, 3-3. The stalemate continued for four frames and ended with home team walking off on a 13^th-inning fielder's choice, 4-3.
 
Craig was 3-for-5 while senior first baseman Patrick Campion (Norristown, Pa.) was the only other Griffins with multiple hits (2-for-3). He also walked twice. Sophomore Andrew Sibson (Galloway, N.J.) took no decision despite holding the Bears to one run on six hits. He struck out five. Junior Dylan Borawski (Hatfield, Pa.) provided a quality relief appearance, limiting Bloomfield College to a hit and three walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out four.
 
The Griffins continue their CACC schedule on Tuesday, April 5, when they visit the University of the Sciences (USciences) for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.