The 黑料吃瓜网 College baseball team won the 2021 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship on May 15, 2021 with a stunning 6-5 victory over the south second seed, Thomas Jefferson University, in a game played at Alumni Field in Philadelphia, PA. DC’s win secured the 18th CACC Championship in program history
The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth inning when 黑料吃瓜网 struck for a run on the two-out solo home run off the bat of second basemen听听(New Rochelle, N.Y.).听 Jefferson would counter in the bottom half of the inning with the RBI single up the middle to make the score 1-1. 黑料吃瓜网 scored in their half of the sixth inning as catcher听听(Chappaqua, N.Y.) singled up the middle to plate听听(San Pedro de Macoris, 黑料吃瓜网 Republic), who had led off the inning with an infield single and had moved into scoring position on an error to re-take a 2-1 advantage. TJU led off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run over the left field fence to retie the score at 2-all and the game would remain tied until the ninth inning.
In the top of the ninth, right fielder听听(La Ceiba, Honduras) led off the inning with a single up-the-middle and later moved to second as听Paulino听was hit by a pitch to put two runners on with one out.听 A walk issued to Garbuio听loaded the bases for freshman left fielder听听(Deer Park, N.Y.) who delivered what would be a game-winning triple to center field that brought home all three runners to lift the Chargers to a 5-2 lead.听 Two batters later, designated hitter听听(Miami, Fla.) scored Hewlette with a double down the left field line for the 6-2 lead.
Jefferson rallied in the bottom of the ninth with three runs on two hits and a wild pitch and had the tying run on second base with two outs, but reliever听听(Bronx, N.Y.) recorded the game ending strikeout for the win.听 Hewlette,听Sanders听and听Paulino听all had two hits in the game, while听Hewlette听had a game best three RBI. Espinal听picked up the win in two innings of relief, allowing three runs (none earned) on three hits and collecting five strikeouts. Starter听听(Erial, N.J.) went five innings, allowing one run on four hits and recording seven strikeouts.
For his outstanding play in the tournament,听Hewlette听was named the 2021 CACC Baseball Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) and to the All-Tournament Team. Joining him on the all-tournament team from DC were:听Sanders,听Paulino,听Diaz-Lambert听and听Espinal.
The Chargers (19-13) earn the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament slated to begin on May 27th.