CHARGERS FALL IN DAY ONE OF CACC TOURNAMENT

May 9, 2013

CHARGERS FALL IN DAY ONE OF CACC TOURNAMENT

New Castle, Del. (5/9/13) The Dominican College baseball team, the second seed, fell to the sixth-seeded Griffins of Chestnut Hill College, 10-1, this afternoon as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Tournament continued with two games played at Wilson Stadium.

Chestnut Hill College 19-25

Dominican University New York 28-21

Final

Chestnut Hill College

Dominican University New York

New Castle, Del. (5/9/13) The Dominican College baseball team, the second seed, fell to the sixth-seeded Griffins of Chestnut Hill College, 10-1, this afternoon as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Tournament continued with two games played at Wilson Stadium.

The first game of the day saw #1 Wilmington University rally to defeat #5 Felician College, 5-4.

The Griffins never trailed in the contest as they scored two runs in the third inning and added five more in the top of the sixth to pull ahead 7-0.

Dominican got on the board in the bottom of the sixth as CACC Second Team selection, Oliver Christensen (Cora Springs, Fla.) hit a one out RBI single to right field to score Nick Delgado (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) who had led off the inning with a single through the left side.

CHC added three more runs in the eighth en route to the 10-1 victory. In the win, the Griffins had 16 hits, compared to the Chargers three hits.

CACC First Team pick, Peter Martinez, (White Plains, N.Y.) suffered the loss (6-3) after allowing seven runs (three earned) on nine hits and six strikeouts in six innings pitched.

Dominican will take on Felician tomorrow at 12pm in an elimination game to be played at Blue Rocks Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware.

CACC Championship Tournament Schedule:

Friday, May 10 @ Frawley Stadium (Blue Rocks Stadium, Wilmington, Del.)
Game 3- 12:00 PM - #5 Felician vs. #2 Dominican
Game 4- 3:00 PM - #1 Wilmington vs. #6 Chestnut Hill
Game 5- 6:00 PM winner of game 3 vs. loser of game 4

Saturday, May 11 @ Frawley Stadium*
Game 6- 11:00 AM winner of game 4 vs. winner of game 5
Game 7- 2:00 PM (If Needed)

*Rainout Date – Sunday, May 12, 2013

Team Stats

Pitching

Win: Robert Hopkins (5-4)

Loss: Peter Martinez (6-3)

Batting

Chestnut Hill College

2B: Michael McLaughlin; Patrick Campion; Taylor Steen

3B: none

HR: none

Dominican University New York

2B: none

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.