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SOFTBALL STAYS UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE PLAY WITH SWEEP OVER GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE
April 9, 2012

SOFTBALL STAYS UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE PLAY WITH SWEEP OVER GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Wilmington, DE (4/9/12) The Dominican College softball team improved to 22-12 and stayed undefeated at 16-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after sweepng host, Goldey-Beacom College, this afternoon in games played at the Jackson Athletic Complex. Dominican took game one, 11-1 in six innings and won the second game, 10-1 in five innings.

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Wilmington, DE (4/9/12)  The Dominican College softball team improved to 22-12 and stayed undefeated at 16-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after sweepng host, Goldey-Beacom College, this afternoon in games played at the Jackson Athletic Complex.  Dominican took game one, 11-1 in six innings and won the second game, 10-1 in five innings.

Game One:  Dominican trailed 1-0 after one inning when the team answered back with a four-run second inning.  Brielle Kerscher (Staten Island, NY) and Julie Plante* (Swansea, MA) both had run scoring singles, while senior Deidre Jeppson* (Sylmar, CA) hit a two-run double to left field to put the Lady Chargers ahead 4-1.

Dominican scored in each of the remaining four innings for the 11-1 victory.  DC pounded out 15 hits in the game, while five Lady Chargers collected two hits a-piece.

Paige Berzak (Cypress, CA) went 3-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH) improved to 13-6 in the win, allowing one run on six hits and four strikeouts.

Game Two:  Once again Dominican trailed 1-0 after one inning, but the offense came alive again in the second inning as they scored seven runs to go ahead 7-1.  DC added two runs in the third and one in the fifth for the 10-1 five inning victory.

The Lady Chargers collected nine hits in game two with Plante and Jeppson each getting two hits.

Katrina Pistilli* (Staten Island, NY) pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits and collectining four strikeouts to improve to 7-6 on the season.

Dominican is scheduled to be back on the field tomorrow afternoon as they host Wilmington University.

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.