OILERS RALLY TO UPEND BASEBALL

Cary, N.C. (3/9/18) The Findlay University baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Dominican College baseball team 6-4, in a game played at the USA Baseball National Training Complex.

OILERS RALLY TO UPEND BASEBALL

Team Stats

March 9, 2018

Cary, N.C. (3/9/18)  The Findlay University baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Dominican College baseball team 6-4, in a game played at the USA Baseball National Training Complex.

Game One:  The Chargers jumped out to a 4-0 lead as they scored four runs in the bottom of the first as Elijah Tavarez (Valley Stream, N.Y.) led off the inning with a walk and Anthony Bartolomei (Oakhurst, N.J.) followed with a double down the left field.  Third basemen Justin Decker (Rotterdam, N.Y.) brought both runners home with a single up-the-middle and sophomore Brian Rotella (Stony Point, N.Y.) then double to left field to plate Decker and increase the lead to 3-0.  Three batters later Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.) reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Rotella to come home and give DC the 4-0 lead.

The Oilers rallied with two runs in the fifth and four in the sixth to claim the 6-4 victory.

Catcher Benjamin Meza (Miami, Fla.) led Dominican (0-9) with three hits in the loss.

Rotella finished with two hits, while Decker contributed two RBIs.

Starter Nathanial Popiel (Mechanicville, N.Y.) suffered the loss (0-2) in 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs (three earned) on 10 hits.

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.