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17
Winner Jefferson JEFFERSO 21-18, 12-8 CACC
7
Chestnut Hill CHESTNUT 18-21, 9-11 CACC
Winner
Jefferson JEFFERSO
21-18, 12-8 CACC
17
Final
7
Chestnut Hill CHESTNUT
18-21, 9-11 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jefferson JEFFERSO 5 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 17 22 2
Chestnut Hill CHESTNUT 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 5

W: Hohlfeld, Patrick (4-3) L: P. Woltemate (2-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Mashes Their Way Past Chestnut Hill, Inch Closer To Playoff Spot

NORTH WALES, Pa. – The Thomas Jefferson University baseball team (21-18, 12-8 CACC) jumped on Chestnut Hill for five runs in the first inning and led the rest of the way for a 17-7 victory in a key contest in the CACC playoff race on Wednesday night.
 
GAMEPLAY
The Rams got off to a quick start, bringing home five runs in the opening frame. Ryan Sawyer led off with a base hit and went to third on an error. Lucas DeStefano followed with an RBI single. After a sacrifice, Chris McLean singled to put runners on the corners. Zack Austin drove in one with a double before Vince Barone brought home a pair with a base knock. Efrain Santiago doubled in Barone for the final run of the inning.
 
Both teams pushed across a run in the second. Arturo Figueroa singled in Sawyer and the Griffins bashed a lead-off home run. Chestnut Hill cut the deficit to two (6-4) with a three-run shot in the third. After Sawyer scored on a wild pitch in the fourth, the Griffins answered with a two-run homer to make it a one-run game (7-6).
 
Jefferson came back with three runs in the fifth to create some separation. Justin Espinal smacked a two-run double before touching the plate on Alex Gonzalez's single. McLean launched his eighth long ball of the year in the sixth to give the Rams an 11-6 advantage. CHC doubled in a run in the bottom half to get within four (11-7).
 
Jefferson outscored the Griffins, 6-0, over the final three frames to pull away. Santiago blasted a two-run homer in the seventh and hit a two-run double in the eighth. DeStefano closed the scoring with a two-run shot to left in the ninth.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ryan Sawyer: 3-for-6, 2 2B, 3 R
- Lucas DeStefano: 3-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
- Chris McLean: 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 R, BB
- Vince Barone: 4-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
- Efrain Santiago: 4-for-4, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
 
NOTES
- The Rams recorded season-highs in batting average (.489), hits (22), and doubles (8).
- Chris McLean and Efrain Santiago both tied Zack Austin for the team lead in home runs with eight on the season.
- It was Jefferson's third straight win versus Chestnut Hill.
 
CACC PLAYOFF PICTURE
With the victory, the Rams dropped their magic number for clinching a CACC Tournament berth to two. They sit three games ahead of Chestnut Hill with four to play. Jefferson will have an opportunity to clinch on Saturday.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams host Felician for two games on Saturday, April 30 at 12 p.m.
 
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