The Baruch College Bearcats defeated the Bloodhounds of John Jay College, 14-1, in the first game of the CUNYAC Double Elimination Baseball Championship that began Thursday afternoon at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York.

The Bearcats led 3-1 entering the eighth inning in a game that appeared destined to finish in under two hours, but they exploded for 11 runs in a 40 minute eighth inning for the opening tournament win.

The Bearcats will next play in the winner's bracket game tomorrow at 4 p.m. against the College of Staten Island in their home stadium in an exciting rematch of last year's tournament.

Joseph Calistarred today with a complete game effort with no earned runs and six hits.

At the plate, Jasdeep Buttar(3-for-6, 3 RBI) and Luca Altamirano(3-for-5, 3 RBI, 2 SB) created the damage, while Nicholas Calabresewas busy scoring a career-high four runs.

Due to weather concerns on Friday, please check late morning with BaruchAthletics.com, our athletics twitter/facebook accounts, or CUNYAthletics.com for possible changes to the schedule.

2016 CUNYAC Baseball Championship
Day 1 - Thursday, May 5 @ #1 and #2 Seeds
Game A, 4 p.m., #5 Lehman defeated #4 Maine-Presque Island, 8-2 (elimination game)
Game 1, 7 p.m., #1 Staten Island defeated #5 Lehman, 8-3

Game B, 1 p.m., #3 John Jay defeated #6 CCNY, 5-4 (elimination game)
Game 2, 4 p.m., #2 Baruch defeated #3 John Jay, 14-1

Day 2 – Friday, May 6 @ College of Staten Island
Game 3, 1 p.m., #3 John Jay vs. #4 Lehman (elimination game)
Game 4, 4 p.m., #1 Staten Island vs. #2 Baruch
Game 5, 7 p.m., Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (elimination game)

Day 3 – Saturday, May 7 @ College of Staten Island
Game 6, 4 p.m., Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (elimination game)
Game 7, 7 p.m., Same as Game 6, if necessary.