BASEBALL ADVANCES TO WINNER'S BRACKET OF CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

New Castle, Del. (5/12/16) The #6 Dominican College baseball team advanced to the winner's bracket of the 2016 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Championships after defeating #2 Chestnut Hill College, 5-3, this afternoon in a game played at Wilson Field.

BASEBALL ADVANCES TO WINNER'S BRACKET OF CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team Stats

May 12, 2016

New Castle, Del. (5/12/16)  The #6 Dominican College baseball team advanced to the winner's bracket of the 2016 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Championships after defeating #2 Chestnut Hill College, 5-3, this afternoon in a game played at Wilson Field.

With the win, Dominican (19-27) will take on #4 Philadelphia University tomorrow morning at Wilson Field.  First pitch is slated for 11am.

The Charger offense produced two runs in the top of the first inning as senior first basemen Carlos Lopez (Miami, Fla.) delivered a two out two-run home run to right field.

DC added two more runs in the second as center fielder Arbely Soto (Bronx N.Y.) hit a two out two-run double to left center field to increase the lead to 4-0.

The Griffins countered for a run in the bottom of the second and added runs in the fourth and eighth to cut the lead to 4-3.

Dominican brought home their fifth run of the game in the ninth as third basemen Max Franzone (Nanuet, N.Y.) singled through the right side to score a run for the final 5-3 score.

Dominican had 11 hits in the game.

Soto, Franzone and designated hitter Jonel Ozuna (New York, N.Y.) all had two hits in the win.

Lopez and Soto collected two RBIs each.

Starter Franklin Miller (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) picked up the win (3-4) in seven innings of work, allowing three runs on four hits and five strikeouts.

Closer Kraigen Rasalla (Scranton, Pa.) picked up his seventh save on the season.

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.