#1 CHARGERS BASEBALL TOPS PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY

April 17, 2009

Orangeburg, NY (4/17/09) The Dominican College baseball team, currently ranked #1 in the NCAA East Region, topped Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent Philadelphia University, 2-1 in 12 innings this afternoon at Veteran's Memorial Park.

Orangeburg, NY (4/17/09) The Dominican College baseball team, currently ranked #1 in the NCAA East Region, topped Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent Philadelphia University, 2-1 in 12 innings this afternoon at Veteran's Memorial Park.

The Chargers got on the board in the bottom of the third as designated hitter Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field to score left fielder Jason Berrios (Brooklyn, NY).

The Rams tied the game in the top of the ninth on the RBI sacrifice fly ball to center by junior Tyler Mentzer (Gettsburg, PA).

In the bottom of the eleventh freshman center fielder Alexi Colon (Millville, NJ) received a one-out walk and later scored on the infield single by freshman Xavier Bonilla (Bronx, NY) to lift the team to a 2-1 victory.

Freshman Justin Moore (Wantagh, NY) picked up his first collegiate win, allowing just one hit in the eleventh inning. Starter Tom Kahl (Bay Shorean, NY) went nine innings, allowing one run on five hits and 11 Ram strikeouts.

With the victory Dominican improves to 23-9 overall and 11-5 in the CACC.

DC completes the season series as they travel to Philadelphia University tomorrow afternoon.

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.