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LADY CHARGERS SOFTBALL SPLIT WITH WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY
March 21, 2009

LADY CHARGERS SOFTBALL SPLIT WITH WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

New Castle, DE (3/21/09) The Dominican College Lady Chargers softball team opened up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play with a double-header split from host Wilmington University this afternoon. WU took the first game, 5-4 while DC took the night cap, 6-1.

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New Castle, DE (3/21/09)  The Dominican College Lady Chargers softball team opened up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play with a double-header split from host Wilmington University this afternoon.  WU took the first game, 5-4 while DC took the night cap, 6-1.

In game one the 'Cats put three runs across in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead, but DC platted a run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Nicole Scarillo (South Amboy, NJ) to cut the WU lead to 3-1.

A two-run homer over the left field fence by Kristin Tomlinson (Millsboro, DE) in the Wilmington half of the fifth brought the lead back to 5-1.  DC made things interesting in the seventh as junior Nicole Philpot (Dingmans Ferry, PA) hit a three-run, two-out blast to right center to bring the Lady Chargers within a run, but WU reliever Kim Lawrence (Wilmington, DE) came in to get the next out and the save.

Junior Danielle Garrison (Coatesville, PA) suffered the loss (1-1), allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits and three strikeouts.  Philpot finished the game 1-3 with 3 RBIs, while third basemen Deidre Jeppson (Sylmar, CA) went 2-4 with a run scored.

Dominican responded in game two with two runs in the first on a two-run double by senior left fielder Sarah Beck (Milton, NY).  DC added to their lead with a four run seventh inning after shortstop Cara Piasecki (Port Monmouth, NJ) launched a three-run homer over the centerfield fence and senior Jamie Ollari (Hopatcong, NJ) had a two-out RBI single to center to plate Beck and give the Lady Chargers a 6-0 lead.  WU put a run on the board in the seventh on a double for the final 6-1 score.

Freshman Katrina Pistilli (Staten Island, NY) improved to 4-2 overall in the complete game win, scattering one run on five hits and striking out seven.  Piasecki led DC in game two, going 3-4 with 3 RBIs and two runs scored.  Beck finished the game 2-4 with 2RBIs and a run scored, while Philpot scored two runs in the win.

Following the split Dominican is now 7-4 overall and 1-1 in the CACC, while Wilmington is 5-11 overall and 1-1 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.