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April 12, 2006

Chargers Baseball Take Two From Post University In CACC Double Header

Waterbury, CT (4/12/06) The Dominican College baseball team swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double header from the Eagles of post University this evening. The Chargers won the first game 6-1 and the second 9-2 to improve to 24-11 overall and 12-1 in the CACC.

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Chargers Baseball Take Two From Post University In CACC Double Header

Waterbury, CT (4/12/06)  The Dominican College baseball team swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double header from the Eagles of post University this evening.  The Chargers won the first game 6-1 and the second 9-2 to improve to 24-11 overall and 12-1 in the CACC.

The game was knotted at 1-1 until the Chargers scored a run in the fourth and three in the fifth to take 5-1 lead.  DC added another run in the seventh for the final 6-1 score.

Senior left fielder Mike Zani (Goshen, NY) went 2-4 in the game, while Eliezer Nunez (Brooklyn, NY) went 2-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs.  First basemen Jose Escalera (Bronx, NY) went 1-3 with 2 RBIs and a run scored.

Pitcher Daniel Bucci (Dobbs Ferry, NY) picked up his fifth win of the season, scattering four hits over seven innings and striking out nine Eagles.

In the night cap, Dominican scored runs in the first four innings as they jumped out to a 9-2 lead.

Shortstop Jose Made (Binghamton, NY) went 2-3 with three runs scored and an RBI in the win.  Designated hitter Chad Duesler (Northville, NY) had a perfect 3-3 game, hitting a two run homer in the third inning, with a run scored and two RBIs.  Second basemen Keith Gebert (Brooklyn, NY) went 2-3 with 2 RBIs.

Armando Tavarez (Bronx, NY) got the win, allowing two runs and striking out four batters to improve to 4-2 on the year.

The Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they host Philadelphia University in a CACC double header, slated to begin at 12pm at Veteran's Memorial Park.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.