BASEBALL TOPS MERCY COLLEGE

Pomona, N.Y. (4/25/13) The Dominican College baseball squad topped the visiting Mavericks of Mercy College, 7-4, this afternoon in a non-conference game played at Provident Bank Park. With the victory, Dominican improves to 23-16 on the season.

BASEBALL TOPS MERCY COLLEGE

Team Stats

April 25, 2013

Pomona, N.Y. (4/25/13)  The Dominican College baseball squad topped the visiting Mavericks of Mercy College, 7-4, this afternoon in a non-conference game played at Provident Bank Park.  With the victory, Dominican improves to 23-16 on the season.

Mercy scored a run in the top of the first inning, but DC rallied with two runs in the bottom stanza as senior left fielder Tony Blake (Windsor, Conn.) had a two-out double to right field and designated hitter Carlos Lopez (Miami, Fla.) followed with an RBI single to right field for the 2-1 advantage.

The Mavericks tied the game in the third inning, but the Chargers answered back in the bottom half of the inning as Oliver Christensen (Coral Sping, Fla.) and Lopez both produced RBI singles to regain a 4-2 lead.

An RBI ground out in the fourth inning and an RBI single through the left side off the bat of catcher Tyler Clark (Cheshire, Conn.) extended the lead to 6-2.

MC scored runs in the seventh and eight innings to cut the deficit to 6-4, but Dominican added one more run in the bottom of the eighth on the one-out triple to left center field for the final 7-4 victory.

Lopez went 3-4 in the game with two RBIs. 

Clark and Ebel each had two hits.

Right-handed pitcher Brett Schneider (Coral Springs, Fla.) got the win (3-1) in 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on nine hits.

Ryan Calby (Huntington Station, N.Y.) picked up the save (1) after pitching the ninth inning.

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.