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#5 Jean Nunez swinging
Photo by Julian Baquero
April 27, 2026

CHARGERS EARN COMEBACK WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT

Box Score

Pomona, N.Y. (4/27/26) The Dominican University New York baseball team defeated the Rams of Thomas Jefferson University in their home finale at Clover Stadium.

The Chargers erased a 9-3 deficit and won the game on a walk-off inside the park homer by sophomore outfielder Erick Diaz. 

With that homer, Diaz becomes the program's single season home run leader with 17 this season. 

Dominican improves to 18-30 overall and 14-18 in the CACC after the win. 

After falling behind 1-0, Senior Jean Nunez crushed a solo homer to right field which tied the game at 1-1 in the second inning. 

The Rams would add six runs over the next three innings before Dominican cut the deficit to 7-3 after a solo homer by Fraelyn Rosario and a sac fly by AJ Giannetti.

The Rams added two runs in the top of the sixth to push their lead to 9-3. 

The Chargers started to chip away at the TJU lead with a four run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning. 

After a bases loaded walk by Chad Falcon, Dominican scratched across another run to cut the deficit to 9-5. Byron Arias and Giannetti each hit RBI-doubles to pull within two runs. 

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Kevin Hirsch belted a two-run game tying homer for his 14th on the year which knotted the score at 9-9.

Yanka Pineda Santana threw his fourth scoreless inning in the ninth in relief. Diaz came up in the bottom of the ninth and ripped a line drive into the left center gap and flew around the bases for the inside the park homer to end the game. 

Pineda Santana picked up his third win on the season. 

Prior to the start of tonight's game, the Charger honored their graduating seniors with a pregame ceremony. Seniors: Evan Amato, Jean Nunez, Robert Lirano, Davin Keddell-Tuckey, Kevin Hirsch, Nicholas Cabello, Juan Peralta, John Stoliker (tonight's starting pitcher), Dennis Whitford, Samuel Herrera, Christian Morgan, and Tanner MacLean were recognized during the ceremony.

The Chargers wrap up the 2026 campaign tomorrow on the road against Felician 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.