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Big inning leads to victory for Bulldawgs


7.0 years ago @ 10:30PM | Kevin Minnick

AUDUBON - Tommy Kadar’s senior year hasn’t gone exactly as planned.

As the starting quarterback in the South Jersey Group 2 semifinals against Cedar Creek in football, he suffered a fractured ankle in the fourth quarter. The Bulldawgs would fall to the eventual champion 14-9.

That injury would allow him to play in just four basketball games during the winter. Even then, he rushed back and probably shouldn’t have played at all.

Now it’s baseball season, and the ankle still isn’t 100 percent. But Kadar wasn’t about to let it force him to be a spectator.

“It was up to me and how healthy my ankle would get. It was all based on how hard I worked it,” he said. “The more I play on it, the healthier it gets.”

Kadar put in the time, going through physical therapy and continuing to do the work necessary to be on the field.

He’s played every game.

Kadar went 2-for-4 Thursday, smacking a two-run single to highlight the Bulldawgs’ four-run fifth inning in an 8-2 victory over Audubon in Colonial Conference action.

Haddonfield (6-2) held a 1-0 lead but broke the game open in that inning, collecting four hits and capitalizing on an error to keep it alive. All four runs came with two outs and the Bulldawgs sent seven batters to the plate following the miscue.

It was one of seven errors on the day for the Green Wave (4-3).

“All with two outs, so that was big,” Kadar said.

Said longtime Audubon coach Rich Horan: “Seven errors … We didn’t make the plays and they did. Our pitcher (Andrew Fehr) was pretty decent, but you can’t give a good team four or five outs. Good teams are going to capitalize.

“We need to work harder, do the little things to win ballgames.”

Joey Loperfido, a Duke University recruit, had an RBI double to drive in the first run of the decisive inning. Frank Meeteer added an RBI single.

Now with a bit of a cushion, the tandem of Sean Ilves and Jacob Small were able to take a deep breath and close things out.

A senior right-hander, Ilves kept the ball down en route to the win. He went five innings, scattering four hits and striking out five. Small worked the final two for the save. Each gave up a run.

“That’s the name of my game. In high school baseball, if you leave it high kids are going to tee off,” Ilves said. “As long as you can keep it thigh-down, you’re going to have a good outing.

“I got my fastball spotted well on the inside and outside of the plate, and threw an effective curveball.”

Audubon broke the shutout bid when R.J. Concepcion scored on a wild pitch in the fifth. The Green Wave added another run on a sacrifice fly by Dan Wilson in the seventh.

For Haddonfield, Jack Malady went 2-for-5, including a triple. Dan Brown added a single.

“We’ve been having a little trouble with guys on base and finishing,” Kadar said. “It was good to get that done today.

“Our bats are getting better. We’re swinging well and everyone is starting to put the ball in play.”

Kevin Minnick; (856) 486-2424; kminnick@gannettnj.com

HADDONFIELD 8

AUDUBON 2

Big inning: Haddonfield broke things open with a four-run fifth inning, scoring all of their runs with two outs.

Too many miscues: Audubon opened the door with seven errors.

Well said: “I settled in naturally with the insurance runs. I knew my team had my back.” – Haddonfield starter Sean Ilves

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