PANTHERS RALLY TO DEFEAT CHARGERS BASEBALL
April 19, 2012

PANTHERS RALLY TO DEFEAT CHARGERS BASEBALL

Pomona, NY (4/19/12) The visiting Panthers of Adelphi University rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Dominican College baseball team, 9-4, this afternoon in non-conference action played at Provident Bank Park. With the loss Dominican falls to 17-22 overall, while Adelphi improves to 16-17 on the season.

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Pomona, NY (4/19/12)  The visiting Panthers of Adelphi University rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Dominican College baseball team, 9-4, this afternoon in non-conference action  played at Provident Bank Park.  With the loss Dominican falls to 17-22 overall, while Adelphi improves to 16-17 on the season.

Dominican took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as first basemen Andrew Camardella (Pelham, NY) doubled home Oliver Christensen (Coral Springs, FL), who had led off the inning with a single.

AU tied the game in the top of the second and the Chargers answered back in the bottom stanza as senior Christopher Gonzalez (Bronx, NY) led off the inning with a single to center field and later scored on the one out RBI single through the left side off the bat of Robert Alonso (Kingston, NY) to re-claim a 2-1 lead.

The Panthers put two runs on the board in the third and one in the fourth to go ahead 4-2.  DC came back with a two-run fifth inning to tie the score, 4-4.  Camardella hit a sacrifice fly ball to score a run and Xavier Bonilla (Bronx, NY) reached on a fielder's choice which also brought home a run.

Adelphi went ahead in the eighth with a run and posted a four-run ninth inning for the 9-4 victory.

Starter Jordan Paszek (Sussex, WI) suffered the loss (1-2) in eight innings of work, allowing five runs (four earned) with three strikeouts.

Christensen and Camardella each had two hits on the day.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow as they take on Nyack College in a non-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.