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#6 WOMEN'S SOFTBALL ADVANCE TO EAST 2 REGIONAL FINALS
May 5, 2012

#6 WOMEN'S SOFTBALL ADVANCE TO EAST 2 REGIONAL FINALS

Brookville, NY (5/5/12) The Dominican College softball squad, the sixth seed in the East Region, advanced to the East 2 Regional Finals after defeating the second-seeded and #25 ranked Lions of Molloy College, 7-3 this afternoon in action played at the C.W. Post Softball Complex. With the victory, the Lady Chargers stay undefeated in regional play at 2-0 and will play tomorrow at 1pm needing one win to advance to the Super Regionals next weekend.

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Brookville, NY (5/5/12)  The Dominican College softball squad, the sixth seed in the East Region, advanced to the East 2 Regional Finals after defeating the second-seeded and #245 ranked Lions of Molloy College, 7-3 this afternoon in action played at the C.W. Post Softball Complex.  With the victory, the Lady Chargers stay undefeated in regional play at 2-0 and will play tomorrow at 1pm needing one win to advance to the Super Regionals next weekend.

In the bottom of the first inning, pitcher Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH) delivered a two out run scoring single up the middle to give the Lady Chargers the early 1-0 lead.  The Lions came back in the third inning with a run to tie the score, but Dominican rallied in the bottom stanza with two runs as Childers picked up her second and third RBIs of the game with a shot over the right field fence to regain a 3-1 advantage.

MC got a run back in the fifth to pull within a run, 3-2, but shortstop Julie Plante*(Swansea, MA) answered back with an RBI single up-the-middle to make the score 4-2.

Plante's bat gave Dominican some more breathing room in the sixth as she picked up her 81st hit of the season, setting a new record in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for hits in a season, as she blasted a three-run home run over the right center field fence to extend the lead to 7-2.

Molloy put a run on the board in the seventh for the final 7-3 Lady Charger victory.

Childers picked up her 24th win of the season, allowing three runs (two earned) on 11 hits.  Offensively, she recorded her 200th career hit with her home run in the third inning.

Plante and Childers combined for four hits and seven RBIs in the game.

Dominican takes on Molloy College tomorrow at 1pm.  If necessary, a second game will follow at 3:30 pm. 

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.