Role Reversal: Aich Earns
Complete Game "W" Over #7 Chapman
Orange, Calif. (3/18/09) - Senior Brandon Aich
(Sayreville, N.J.) tossed a complete game to earn the win
as #8 Kean University broke their skid by defeating #7 Chapman
University, 6-5, Wednesday evening at Hart Park.
Aich (1-0), who has primarily handled closing duties for the
past two seasons, made just the seventh start of his career, and
picked up the third complete game win of his career. The
previous six starts all occurred in his freshman campaign. In
tonight's action, Aich (pictured right) allowed five runs, one
earned, and 10 hits. He fanned six and walked no one.
Kean, which broke a three game losing streak with the win,
improves to 11-4 overall. Chapman, who defeated the Cougars
last Saturday, falls to 15-6.
KU got the bats going with their first opportunity as rookie
Lee Cavico (North Brunswick, N.J.) lined a double
down the leftfield line to drive in two. Cavico would later
come around and score on a Chapman miscue to take an early 3-0
lead.
After the Panthers tacked on a single run in the second, Kean
added single runs in the third and fourth as sophomore Gabe
Ramirez (North Bergen, N.J.) recorded an RBI single and
junior Mike Moceri (Yardville, N.J.) added a
sacrifice fly.
But Chapman took advantage of a leadoff Cougar miscue in the bottom
of the sixth and went on to tie things up at five all as seven
Panthers came to the plate in the frame.
But the Cougars finally caught a break in the top of the
ninth. With two outs and runners on first and second,
freshman Eddie Jennings (Jackson, N.J.) came to
the plate. Jennings hit a hard grounder that the first
baseman couldn't handle, and freshman Nick Ramagli
(Emerson, N.J.) crossed the plate with what would be the
winning run.
Aich sealed the win, this time his own, in the bottom of the
ninth after facing just four batters. After a leadoff single,
Aich recorded a strikeout and a double play to end the game.
Offensively rookie Dylan Laguna (Edison, N.J.)
(pictured left) was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and Cavico was
1-for-3 with two RBI. Catcher Mike Manganiello
(Berkeley Heights, N.J.) was 2-for-3.
Kean closes out their California swing on Thursday, March
19th when they take on the Poets of Whittier College at
2:30 p.m. local time.
