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Dominican University New York Athletics
April 12, 2008

CHARGERS BASEBALL SPLITS WITH CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

Philadelphia, PA (4/12/08) The Chargers baseball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with Chestnut Hill College this evening. The Griffins won the first game, 7-5, while the Chargers won the night cap, 10-0 to win two out of the three game series this season.

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CHARGERS BASEBALL SPLITS WITH CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

Philadelphia, PA (4/12/08)  The Chargers baseball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with Chestnut Hill College this evening.  The Griffins won the first game, 7-5, while the Chargers won the night cap, 10-0 to win two out of the three game series this season.

Game One: Chestnut Hill jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth, but the Chargers rallied for a five run fifth inning to take a 5-3 lead.  Jonathan Ryan (Troy, NY) had an RBI groundout and Willie Mann (Patterson, NY) scored on a Griffin error.  Senior Sean Brown's (Massapequa, NY) ground rule double platted two runs and Dan Robinson (Massapequa, NY) hit a sacrifice fly to center field to put DC ahead.

The Griffins added a run in the bottom stanza to cut the lead to 5-4 and added three runs in the sixth as they went on to the 7-5 win.

Freshman Jack Crawford (Montgomery, NY) took the loss in 1 1/3 innings of work, allowing three runs on three hits.  Starter Anthony Luciano (Holtsville, NY) went 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits in the no decision.

Game two: Game two was all DC as they scored a run in the second on a fielder's choice by Robert Iglesias (Mays Landing, NJ).  They tacked on three runs in the third as Tommy Maloney (Massapequa Park, NY) doubled to left field to score a run and Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) doubled to center to score another run.  A third double by Ryan platted another runner to give the Chargers a 3-0 lead.

In the fourth inning, the Chargers erupted for five runs as Mann had a two run single and Ryan homered to left center to clear the bases and extend the DC lead to 9-0.

A run in the seventh on an error gave DC the 10-0 victory.

Senior Michael Mondesir (Jamaica, NY) picked up the win (2-2) after pitching five innings, scattering just three hits and striking out nine batters.

With the split, Dominican impoves to 16-18 overall and 8-6 in the CACC, while the Griffins now stand at 6-20 overall and 4-9 in the CACC.

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.