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#1N SEED DOMINICAN ADVANCES WITH A SWEEP OVER #4N SEED CALDWELL
May 2, 2025

#1N SEED DOMINICAN ADVANCES WITH A SWEEP OVER #4N SEED CALDWELL

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Valhalla, N.Y. (5/2/25) The #1 seed in the north division Dominican University New York Chargers swept the CACC opening round over #4 seed in the north division Caldwell University Cougars on Viking Field on the campus of Westchester Community College in Valhalla, N.Y.

The Chargers, #7 in the NCAA Division II East Region Poll, punched their ticket to the double elimination bracket next week with a 20-3 victory in game one and a 13-2 win in game two. 

The Chargers improve their overall record to 37-15 and extend their current winning streak to seven games. 

Game One: The Chargers downed the Cougars in game one by a score of 20-3 for the 1-0 advantage.

DU starting pitcher Luis Rivera had a seven inning, two hit performance while striking out eight Cougars on the way to his eighth win on the season. 

The Chargers clobbered 22 total hits in the win. Kevin Hirsch led the Chargers in hits going 4-6 including two doubles and drove in two runs. 

Jaden Maia added three hits including a double and a triple while driving in a team-high five RBI's. Byron Arias and Ryan Bongiorno also finished with three hits each. Arias ripped two doubles, drove in two RBI's, while scoring three runs. Bongiorno also added a double and drove in three-RBIs.

David Knepper went 2-4 including a triple and added two RBI's. Ian Labrador drove in two runs while Ty Gilligan added one RBI. Erick Diaz finished 2-5 with two RBI's and three runs scored. 

Game Two: The Chargers completed the best of three sweep with a 13-2 victory in game two and advanced to the double elimination bracket next week. 

Five quick runs by the Chargers in the first two innings gave DU the lead including a two-run homer by Diaz. Diaz also added a triple and three-RBIs.

Dominican added two runs in the fourth inning and four runs in the fifth inning while plating one run in each of the seventh and eighth innings. 

Maia and Knepper each recorded three hits. Maia added two doubles and three RBI's while Knepper finished with a double and two RBI's. Labrador and Juan Peralta each recorded two hits.

Starting pitcher Anthony Leak struckout six Cougars over seven innings while earning his eighth win of the season. 

Next up will be the double elimination bracket hosted by Wilmington University starting next Thursday. Opponent and time TBA. 

 

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.