WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LOSES DOUBLEHEADER TO SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY

February 28, 2010

WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LOSES DOUBLEHEADER TO SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY

Saint Leo, FL (2/28/10) The Dominican College women's softball team opened the 2010 season with a double-header loss to host Saint Leo University, 13-5 in five innings and 4-2, this evening at University Field.

Saint Leo, FL (2/28/10) The Dominican College women's softball team opened the 2010 season with a double-header loss to host Saint Leo University, 13-5 in five innings and 4-2, this evening at University Field.

In game one, the Lions scored 13 runs on 12 hits in the victory. Saint Leo platted five runs in the third inning and added eight runs in the fifth to end the game with a 13-5 victory. Dominican's offense came alive in the top of the fifth with five runs as senior Cara Piasecki (Port Monmout, NJ) had an RBI single up the middle and DJ Jeppson (Sylmar, CA) reached on an error to score two runs. Jessica Martinieri (Tampa, FL) later also reached on an error to score the last two runs for the Lady Chargers.

Pitcher Katrina Pistilli (Staten Island, NY) took the loss in four innings of work (nine runs, nine hits) to fall to 0-1 on the season.

In the night cap, Dominican took a 2-0 lead after the top half of the first inning as junior Nicole Scarillo (South Amboy, NJ) singled down the right field line to score a run and Jeppson later followed with an RBI single up the middle.

Saint Leo answered back with three runs in the bottom stanza and tacked on a run in the sixth for the 4-2 victory.

Freshman pitcher Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH) took the loss (0-1), allowing four runs on eight hits.

With the loss Dominican falls to 0-2 on the season. DC is back in action tomorrow night when they take on Florida Southern College in a non-conference double-header.

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.