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March 28, 2006

Dominican Baseball Turns Back St. Thomas Aquinas College, 8-6

Blauvelt, NY (3/28/06) The Dominican College baseball team improved to 16-9 on the year after defeating St. Thomas Aquinas College, 8-6 this afternoon in a non-conference game held at Rockland Community College.

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Dominican Baseball Turns Back St. Thomas Aquinas College, 8-6 

Blauvelt, NY (3/28/06)  The Dominican College baseball team improved to 16-9 on the year after defeating St. Thomas Aquinas College, 8-6 this afternoon in a non-conference game held at Rockland Community College.

The Chargers jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, after a two run double by Jose Escalera (Bronx, NY).  St. Thomas Aquinas got a run back in the third, but Dominican counter with a run in the fifth to take a 5-1 lead.  The Spartans added runs in the sixth, eighth and ninth, but a three run seventh inning put sealed the game for the Chargers as they came away with the 8-6 victory.

Dominican catcher Peter Gilardo (Cornwall, NY) went 4-4 in the game with two runs scored.  Escalera finshed the day 2-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs.  Left fielder Sean Brown (Massapequa, NY) added two RBIs in the win.

Starter Armando Tavarez (Bronx, NY) got the win, pitching six innings with six hits and striking out six strikeouts.  Reliever Michael Mondesir (Jamaica, NY) picked up the save, going three innings.

The Chargers are back in action tomorrow when they travel to Felician College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game.

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.