New Haven, Conn. – (5/4/2018) – A fifth 20-win season in 11 years, and in particular, a 4-1, game-one, league victory over Bloomfield College on Saturday, April 28, qualified Chestnut Hill College for their eighth CACC Baseball Championship Tournament appearance in the last nine seasons. The Griffins finished the CACC season at 18-14 and third in the South Division standings and, therefore, will travel to the North Division's second seed, Dominican College for an Opening Round contest on Saturday, May 5; the game is scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. first pitch at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, New York.
 
Additional CACC Baseball Championship, Opening Round contests are scheduled to be held at #1N Post University, #1S Felician University, and #2S Wilmington University. The CACC North Division Regular Season Champion, Post University will host #4S Goldey-Beacom College (2:00 p.m.), while CACC South Division Regular Season Champions, Felician University, will host #4N Concordia College (NY) (2:00 p.m.). The fourth CACC Baseball Championship, Opening Round affair will feature #3N Nyack College at #2S Wilmington University (12:00 p.m.).
 
Saturday, May 5 - CACC Baseball Championship, Opening Round Contests
#3N Nyack College @ #2S Wilmington University (12:00 p.m.) | LIVE STATS
#4N Concordia College @ #1S Felician University (2:00 p.m.) | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
#4S Goldey-Beacom College @ #1N Post University (2:00 p.m.) | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
#3S Chestnut Hill College @ #2N Dominican College (6:00 p.m.) | LIVE STATS
 
Winners of the CACC Baseball Championship, Opening Round contests will advance to a double-elimination, CACC Baseball Championship Tournament, which will be held on Thursday, May 10, Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at the Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut.
 
Thursday, May 10 – CACC Baseball Championship Tournament (Double-Elimination)
Game 1: Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed (12:00 p.m.)
Game 2: Second Highest Remaining Seed vs. Second Lowest Remaining Seed (3 p.m.)
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 (6:00 p.m.)

Friday, MAY 11 - CACC Baseball Championship Tournament (Double-Elimination)
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (12:00 p.m.)
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (3:00 p.m.)
 
Saturday, MAY 12 - CACC Baseball Championship Tournament (Double-Elimination)
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (12:00 p.m.)
Game 7: "If Necessary" Game (3:00 p.m.)
 
On Saturday, April 14, Chestnut Hill College (23-20, 18-14) entertained all those in attendance at Latshaw-McCarthy Field with two thrilling comeback wins over the defending CACC champions from Dominican College. With Magisterial District Judge Gregory L. Scott, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Legislative Affairs Manager Rochelle Culbreath, and members of the Norristown Police Department on hand for today's Law Enforcement Appreciation and Alumni Day, the Griffins used a two-run seventh inning and a four-run eighth inning to cement a 9-6 comeback in the opener, then walked off with game two thanks to a clutch 10th-inning double from senior first baseman Matthew Owens (Cherry Hill, N.J.), 12-11.
 
Dominican College (19-30, 17-15) took the initial lead in both games of the doubleheader. In game one, both sides scored a run in the first, 1-1, and fourth, 2-2, innings, but the visitors won the sixth inning to hold a 4-3 advantage over the Griffins. In the latter frames, the Griffins overcame the Chargers with two runs in the seventh inning, 5-3, and four runs in the eighth inning, 9-3, allowing freshman Billy Bethel (Yardley, Pa.) (6-2) to earn his fourth win of the season with four innings of solid relief. Meanwhile the heart of the order – senior shortstop Alec Craig (Hammonton, N.J.), junior catcher Eric Gilham (Deptford, N.J), and Owens – combined to go 9-for-13 with five runs scored and five runs-batted-in (RBI).
 
Offense dominated the start of game two as Dominican College outhit the Griffins to a 9-4, third-inning spread. But Chestnut Hill College chipped away at the deficit thanks to the play of senior left fielder Demetrius Isaac (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Gilham, who both recorded RBI doubles in the fourth inning, 9-6, and produced a sixth inning run with to trim the difference to two runs, 9-7, heading to the latter frames. In the ninth inning, the Chargers briefly extended their lead to 10-7, before a three-run Griffin at-bat forced extra innings. Gilham walked to lead off the ninth inning, Owens followed with a single through the left side, a botched fielder's choice at second base then brought Gilham home, 10-8, before sacrifice flies from junior pinch hitter Eric Small (Downingtown, Pa.) and freshman right fielder Sam Barletta (Royersford, Pa.) tied the affair, 10-10. In the 10th, Dominican College applied the pressure with a run, 11-10, but in the bottom of the extra frame the Scarlet and Gold rose to the occasion with Craig and Gilham drawing leadoff walks before Owens belted the walk-off double down the right field line, 12-11. Gilham was 2-for-3 with one run and two RBI, while Owens was 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. Sophomore Jerry Mangan (Wayne, Pa.) (1-2) kept Chestnut Hill College in the affair and earned the win with six innings of brilliant relief; he held the Chargers to two runs - one earned – on five hits, while striking out five.