CALDWELL, NJ (April 14, 2025) - Georgian Court finally got their series with Caldwell started Monday afternoon. Originally scheduled for Friday and Monday, then shifted to Monday and Wednesday, GCU split the first doubleheader on the road. Both games were decided by just one run with GCU winning game one, 7-6, before dropping the second, 4-3.

Game 1 - Georgian Court 7, Caldwell 6
How it Happened
• Game one saw plenty of hits and run. Georgian Court knocked 11 hits to score seven times. Caldwell collected six runs and 10 hits.
• Georgian Court made a pair of errors allowing one unearned run to score.
• There were plenty of balls put in play with just five total walks and five total strikeouts.
• GCU hit two doubles while Caldwell had just one extra-base hit, a triple.
• The Cougars love to run the bases and stole seven of them.
• Caldwell broke a scoreless tie in the third. Back-to-back one-out singles put runners on the corners, and the Cougars executed a double steal to score the first run of the game.
• A line drive got the Lions through the inning though with just one run scored.
• The Cougars tacked on in the fourth with a lead off single followed by a triple to score one run. Brown, who tripled, was still on third following back-to-back strikeouts, but a two-out single made it a 3-0 game.
• The Lions responded with a big time two out rally in the fifth. With two out and two on, Georgian Court got the next four batters to all reach. Oliver Santana and Frank Marra both had RBI hits and four came in in the inning and Georgian Court took their first lead, 4-3. 
• Caldwell retook the lead in the sixth. A two-run infield single plated a pair and put the Cougars back on top 5-4.
• In the seventh, Frank Marra's RBI single tied the score at five, but a balk in the home half of the inning put Caldwell back on top, 6-5.
• Jack Greenspan started the eighth with a double and scored with a one-out Joshua Moreno single. 
• With two outs, Oliver Santana broke the tie with a single to right.
• The Cougars got a runner on in the eighth and two in the ninth, but Joseph Voli escaped both jams with the lead and the win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Joseph Voli was the man of the hour. He tossed a complete game allowing six runs, five earned, on 10 hits while striking out two and walking four, throwing 136 pitches. 
• Frank Marra singled twice and drove in three runs.
• Jack Greenspan doubled and scored.
• Joshua Moreno singled twice, drove in a run and scored.
• Israel Garcia singled, doubled and scored a run.
• Oliver Santana collected a pair of singles and scored twice while also stealing a base and driving in a run.
• Tomas Tamargo reached base three times with two singles and a walk. He also scored a run and knocked one in. 

For the Cougars
• Brandon Scalisi got the start and went the first five innings allowing four runs on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
• Akkash Santiago singled twice and drove in three runs. 
• Sean Brown singled, tripled, scored and drove in a run.
• Christian Rinick was on twice with a single and a walk. He stole three bases and scored a run.

Game 2 - Caldwell 4, Georgian Court 3
How it Happened
• Game two saw far fewer runners on base.
• Georgian Court scored three runs on five hits while Caldwell scored four on four hits.
• Despite three GCU errors, all four Cougar runs were earned.
• GCU struck out seven times at the plate while their pitchers fanned just one. 
• Caldwell again jumped out to an early lead. Christian Petino, Jr. started it with a two-run home run down the line in left.
• Just like game one, GCU responded. With two outs and two on, Tomas Tamargo tied the game keeping a single fair down the left field line.
• Caldwell loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning with one out, but Andrew Sloan came out of the bullpen and got out of the jam.
• In the sixth, Joshua Moreno led off with a triple to right center. Oliver Santana was able to bring him in with a sacrifice fly and Georgian Court had their first lead, 3-2.
• But the Cougars answered in the bottom of the inning. After a pop out, a hit-by-pitch and a walk put the go-ahead run on base for Petino. He came through again, this time tripling to score both runners and give Caldwell the lead back, 4-3.
• Georgian Court was able to put the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the seventh and final innings, but a foul out and a ground ball ended the game.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Alex Elliott singled twice in three at bats.
• Tomas Tamargo drove in two with a single.
• Oliver Santana singled, scored and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
• Joshua Moreno tripled and scored twice. 
• Peyton Lee got the start and allowed two runs on three hits in three innings.

For the Cougars
• Christian Petino, the nine hitter, did all the damage. He tripled, homered, and drove in all four runs.
• Chris Hopf singled, walked and scored.
• J aredJacobus allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts and four walks in the first 3.2 innings. 

News and Notes
• Joseph Voli threw the first complete game in Georgian Court history. 
• Carter Rieben was hit four times in the doubleheader.
• This was the first time GCU has played back-to-back one-run games.
• It was also the first time Georgian Court won a one-run game. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court is right back in action tomorrow. They'll host Lincoln (PA) Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader starting at 2 pm. They'll play the return doubleheader with Caldwell the next day, Wednesday, April 16 starting at 10:30 am.