BASEBALL BEATS COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE

March 8, 2013

BASEBALL BEATS COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE

Lantana, Fla (3/8/13) The Dominican College baseball team won their first game of the 2013 season after defeating the College of Saint Rose, 9-6, this afternoon in a game played at the Santaluces Complex. With the win, the Chargers improve to 1-4 on the season.

Dominican University New York 1-4

College of St. Rose 2-9

Final

Dominican University New York

College of St. Rose

Lantana, Fla (3/8/13) The Dominican College baseball team won their first game of the 2013 season after defeating the College of Saint Rose, 9-6, this afternoon in a game played at the Santaluces Complex. With the win, the Chargers improve to 1-4 on the season.

Dominican took a 5-0 lead after a half an inning as right fielder Carlos Lopez (Miami, Fla.) drew a bases loaded walk to score a run. Back-to-back errors brought home two more runs, followed by a sacrifice fly ball from Leonardo Bravo (Bronx, N.Y.). Robert Alonso (Hurley, N.Y.) singled in the final run of the inning.

Over the next three innings, the Golden Kniights scored six runs to take a 6-5 advantage. In the eighth, freshman Nick Delgado (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) hit an RBI groundout and Alonso later scored on an error to regain a 7-6 lead.

DC added two more runs in the ninth as second basemen Kenny Harrell (Pompano Beach, Fla.) had a two-run single to right field for the final 9-6 victory.

Right-handed pitcher Brett Schneider (Coral Springs, Fla.) picked up his first collegiate win of the season in 4 2/3 innings of work. Peter Martinez (White Plains, N.Y.) got the save (1) in one inning of work.

Starter Ryan Calby (Huntington Station, N.Y.) went 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs (none earned) on seven hits.

Team Stats

Pitching

Win: Brett Schneider (0-0)

Loss: Joe Pokrentowski (0-1)

Save: Peter Martinez (0)

Batting

Dominican University New York

2B: Carlos Lopez; Oliver Christensen

3B: none

HR: none

College of St. Rose

2B: Brian Maynard

3B: none

HR: none

Full stats

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.