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CHARGERS ADVANCE IN CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 3, 2014

CHARGERS ADVANCE IN CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Norristown, Pa. (5/3/14) The Dominican College baseball team, the fifth-seed, won a single-elimination game against the fourth-seeded Griffins of Chestnut Hill College, 9-5, this afternoon in a game played at Latshaw-McCarthy Field. With the win, Dominican advances to the double-elimination portion of the 2014 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships where they will face #1 Wilmington University.

Box Score

Norristown, Pa. (5/3/14)  The Dominican College baseball team, the fifth-seed, won a single-elimination game against the fourth-seeded Griffins of Chestnut Hill College, 9-5, this afternoon in a game played at Latshaw-McCarthy Field.  With the win, Dominican advances to the double-elimination portion of the 2014 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships where they will face #1 Wilmington University.

CHC struck for a run in the bottom of the first, but DC answered with a run in the top of the second on the two-out RBI double to center field off the bat of Luis Paniagua (Manhattan, N.Y.).  The Griffins regained a 2-1 edge in the bottom of the inning.

DC re-tied the game in the top of the third as Robert Alonso (Hurley, N.Y.) hit a ground ball to the shortstop which brought home a run.  The Chargers took their first lead of the afternoon in the fourth inning as senior Kyle Hall (Nassau, Bahamas) hit two-out run scoring single to left field for the 3-2 lead.

The score was tied at 3-all after six innings of play when the Chargers put three runs across the plate in their half of the seventh inning.  Jayson Gray (New Rochelle, N.Y.) came home on a throwing error as Jonathan Martinez (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) stole second.  A fielder's choice off the bat of senior Tyler Clark (Cheshire, Conn.) brought home a second run and Leonardo Bravo (Bronx, N.Y.) doubled to left field to make the score 6-3.

CHC scored two runs in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-5, but DC scored three insurance runs in the ninth for the final 9-5 win.  Carlos Lopez (Miami, Fla.) hit a two-run double to center field and the third run scored as Paniagua reached on an error.

Senior pitcher Ryan Calby (Huntington Station, N.Y.) got the win (6-2) in 7 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts.

Anthony Pastrana (Queens, N.Y.) got his first save of the season after pitching the last 1 2/3 innings.

Dominican improves to 21-22 on the year.

DC advances to the double-elimination part of the tournament and will take on the top seed and current #1 in the East Region, Wilmington University.  The game will be played this Thursday at 8:30 am at 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.