May 10, 2012

BASEBALL FALLS ON DAY ONE OF CACC TOURNAMENT

New Castle, DE (5/10/12) The Dominican College baseball team, the third seed in the 2012 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Tournament, fell to the second-seeded Wildcats of Wilmington University, 1-0 in first round action played at Wilson Stadium. In the other game of the day, top top-seeded Felician College Golden-Falcons defeated the fourth seed, Bloomfield College 5-1.

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New Castle, DE (5/10/12)  The Dominican College baseball team, the third seed in the 2012 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Tournament, fell to the second-seeded Wildcats of Wilmington University, 1-0 in first round action played at Wilson Stadium.  In the other game of the day, top top-seeded Felician College Golden-Falcons defeated the fourth seed, Bloomfield College 5-1.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the ninth inning when the 'Cats led off the inning with a single, moved over to second base on a sacrifice bunt and scored on the RBI single up-the-middle for the 1-0 victory.

Wilmington pitching limited the Charger offense to a lone hit, a single up-the-middle off the bat of designated hitter, senior Tyler Sadawske* (Waukesha, WI).

Starter Ryan Calby (Huntington Station, NY) went eight innings, recording five strikeouts and allowing five hits.  Right-handed reliever Matthew Festa (Staten Island, NY) took the loss (3-1) in 1/3 inning of work, allowing one run on two hits.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow at the CACC Baseball Tournament as they take on Bloomfield College at 12pm in an elimination 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.