RASALLA THROWS SECOND SHUT OUT OF TOURNAMENT AS BASEBALL ADVANCES TO CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 12, 2017

RASALLA THROWS SECOND SHUT OUT OF TOURNAMENT AS BASEBALL ADVANCES TO CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Waterbury, Conn. (5/12/17) Junior pitcher Kraigen Rasalla (Scranton, Pa.) threw his second shut out performance of the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships as the sixth-seeded Chargers defeated #4 Chestnut Hill College, 7-0, this afternoon in a game played at Municipal Stadium.

Dominican University New York 20-26

Chestnut Hill College 22-20-1

Final

Dominican University New York

Chestnut Hill College

Waterbury, Conn. (5/12/17) Junior pitcher Kraigen Rasalla (Scranton, Pa.) threw his second shut out performance of the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships as the sixth-seeded Chargers defeated #4 Chestnut Hill College, 7-0, this afternoon in a game played at Municipal Stadium.

Rasalla improved to 7-5 on the season in the complete game victory, scattering just five hits and striking out 10 batters.

The Charger offense wasted not time getting on the scoreboard as the RBI ground out by center fielder Arbely Soto (Bronx, N.Y.) gave the team the 1-0 edge.

DC added four more runs in the second on four hits and one error to extend the lead to 5-0. Freshman Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.) hit a two-run double to right center field and two batters later, he would score on a wild pitch. A two-out RBI single to left field off the bat of sophomore Anthony Bartolomei (Oakhurst, N.J.) scored the fourth run of the inning for the Chargers.

In the seventh, catcher Tyler Malia (Delran, N.J.) and shortstop Joseph Libio (Tamarac, Fla.) each contributed run-scoring singles to increase the lead to 7-0.

Libio, Malia and senior Max Franzone (Nanuet, N.Y.) all had two hits in the win.

Colon contributed two runs batted in.

Dominican will take on the Griffins again in the CACC Championship Final scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9am at Municipal Stadium. CHC defeated eliminated #2 Wilmington University, 5-3, to advance to the finals.

The if necessary game would be played thirty minutes following game one, weather permitting.

Team Stats

Pitching

Win: Kraigen Rasalla (7-5)

Loss: Andrew Sibson (6-2)

Batting

Dominican University New York

2B: Max Franzone; Justin Decker; Joshua Colon

3B: none

HR: none

Chestnut Hill College

2B: Eric Gilham

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.