BASEBALL EDGED BY ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Garden City, N.Y. (4/11/19) The Dominican College baseball team suffered a loss to non-conference opponent Adelphi University Panthers.

BASEBALL EDGED BY ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

April 11, 2019

Garden City, N.Y. (4/11/19) The Dominican College baseball team suffered a loss to non-conference opponent Adelphi University Panthers. The Panthers defeated the Chargers in a walk-off victory to improve to 23-5. After the loss, the Chargers fall to 19-15 overall on the season.

Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.) and Justin Decker (Rotterdam, N.Y.) each recorded three hits in the loss with Decker driving in three RBI including a double and a home run. Colon also scored three runs and recorded a double. Brian Sanders (La Ceiba, Honduras) recorded two hits and drove in two RBI and also scored a run.

For the Panthers, Brett Malm led the way with four RBI, two hits, and scored two runs. Malm added a home run and the game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth inning. Brandon Warick recorded three hits and three RBI in the win. Tom Ambrosino earned the win in relief for the Panthers.

The Panthers jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning on a wild pitch and a two-run single by Brandon Warick. The Chargers got on the board in the third inning to cut the deficit to 3-1.

Brett Malm broke the game open with a three-run homer to extend the Panther's lead to 6-1. The Chargers scored one run in each of the fifth, seventh, and eighth innings to cut the Panther lead. Justin Decker's RBI double and Brian Sanders RBI single helped the Chargers get back into the game.

Brandon Warick drove in his third RBI of the game to extend the Panther lead to 7-4. DC rallied in the ninth to tie the game at 7-7. Brian Sanders earned his second RBI of the game to cut the deficit to 7-5. Justin Decker tied the game on a two-run homer to cap off the ninth inning rally.

The Panthers won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning after a lead-off walk by Jonathon Ladevaia and Brett Malm's game-winning RBI double secured the victory.

The Chargers will look to bounce back when they return home to host conference opponent Goldey-Beacom College for a doubleheader on Sunday, April 14th. Game one is scheduled for 4:00 PM and game two will follow at 7:00 PM.

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.