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Rizzo earns win No. 200 in WC's 10-2 win

WHITTIER, Calif. - Whittier College baseball coach Mike Rizzo earned his 200th career coaching win this afternoon as the Poet baseball team beat Rutgers-Camden for the second time in five days, 10-2, on Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Field.

Whittier (9-11) busted the game open with a seven-run third inning. The Poets recorded seven singles and a two-run homerun by Anthony Cappelletti.

The purple and gold tacked on two more runs in its half of the fifth inning and finished the game with 17 hits.

Mike Hachadorian earned his first win of the season for the Poets as he scattered sevens hits over 6.0 innings. He allowed two unearned runs.

Kevin Pigott pitched the final three innings for the Poets.

Reed Tuttle led the offense with a 4-for-5 day at the plate. Ryan Crawford added three hits while Austin Straus, Andrew Vallejo and Luke Moedritzer all had two hits.

The Poets return to action on Thursday, March 19, as they host No. 8 Kean University at 2:30 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Vallejo

#7 Andrew Vallejo

3B
5' 11"
Freshman
Anthony Cappelletti

#25 Anthony Cappelletti

OF
6' 0"
Senior
Austin Straus

#24 Austin Straus

LHP/1B
6' 1"
Freshman
Kevin Pigott

#17 Kevin Pigott

RHP
6' 5"
Junior
Luke Moedritzer

#26 Luke Moedritzer

OF
6' 1"
Senior
Mike Hachadorian

#44 Mike Hachadorian

RHP
6' 5"
Freshman
Reed Tuttle

#9 Reed Tuttle

SS/2B
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Crawford

#18 Ryan Crawford

C
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Andrew Vallejo

#7 Andrew Vallejo

5' 11"
Freshman
3B
Anthony Cappelletti

#25 Anthony Cappelletti

6' 0"
Senior
OF
Austin Straus

#24 Austin Straus

6' 1"
Freshman
LHP/1B
Kevin Pigott

#17 Kevin Pigott

6' 5"
Junior
RHP
Luke Moedritzer

#26 Luke Moedritzer

6' 1"
Senior
OF
Mike Hachadorian

#44 Mike Hachadorian

6' 5"
Freshman
RHP
Reed Tuttle

#9 Reed Tuttle

5' 11"
Sophomore
SS/2B
Ryan Crawford

#18 Ryan Crawford

6' 0"
Sophomore
C