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March 24, 2008

SPARTANS RALLY TO DEFEAT CHARGERS BASEBALL

Orangeburg, NY (3/24/08) The St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the visiting Chargers of Dominican College this afternoon in a non-conference game at Veteran's Memorial Field.

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SPARTANS RALLY TO DEFEAT CHARGERS BASEBALL

Orangeburg, NY (3/24/08)The St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the visiting Chargers of Dominican College this afternoon in a non-conference game at Veteran's Memorial Field.

The Spartans got on the board in the bottom of the third as Pat Murray (Demarest, NJ) and Mike Triana (New Milford, NJ) hit back to back one out singles and advanced a base on a wild pitch.  An RBI ground out by John Mazella (Hyde Park, NY).

Dominican retaliated  in the top of the fifth as freshman Dan Robinson (Massapequa, NY) led off the inning with a double, followed by a Sean Brown (Massapequa, NY) single.  Sophomore Tommy Maloney (Massapequa Park, NY) followed with a double to score both runs and moved over to third on a single by Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY).  A wild pitch allowed Maloney to score and put the Chargers up 3-1.

STAC responded in the bottom half of the seventh inning as Kevin Ryan (Levittown, NY) led off the inning with a single, stole second base and moved over to third on a DC error.  After a Spartan walk to Joe Antenucci (Emerson, NJ), both runners stole a base which plated Ryan and cut the DC lead to 3-2.  An RBI ground out by Murray allowed Antenucci to score and knot the game at 3-3.  With two outs, Triana doubled and Mazella followed with an RBI double and lift the Spartans to the final 4-3 victory.

Brown led the Chargers, going 3-4 with a run scored, while Maloney had two RBIs.

Charger starter Anthony Luciano (Holtsville, NY) went 6+ innings, allowing three runs on five hits.  Reliever Brendan Bohan (Rutherford, NJ) took the loss in an inning of work allowing one run on two hits.  Dominick Ruscitti (Washingtonville, NY) came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth.

Spartan Mark Fochesato (Middletown, NY) got the win in three innings of relief.

The Chargers are back in action tomorrow as the open up the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play with a double-header at Nyack College.

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.