BASEBALL SPLITS TWINBILL WITH MERCY COLLEGE

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (3/21/21) The Dominican College baseball squad split a non-conference double-header with host, Mercy College in games played today at Mercy Field. DC picked up the 4-0 shut out win in the opener, while the Mavericks took home the 6-4 win in the nightcap.

BASEBALL SPLITS TWINBILL WITH MERCY COLLEGE

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March 21, 2021

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (3/21/21) The Dominican College baseball squad split a non-conference double-header with host, Mercy College in games played today at Mercy Field. DC picked up the 4-0 shut out win in the opener, while the Mavericks took home the 6-4 win in the nightcap.

With the split, Dominican is now 4-2 on the season.

Game One: The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when the Chargers struck for three runs.  Centerfielder Christian Fils-Aime (North Babylon, N.Y.) started things off with a sacrfice fly ball to right field which scored Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.).  A two-run single off the bat of second basemen Ryan Ruziecki (Lincroft, N.J.) gave DC the 3-0 lead.

Dominican added a run in the top of the seventh on the RBI double down the right field line off the bat of third basemen Richard Paulino (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) for the 4-0 lead and eventual win.

Colon finished the game with two hits, while Ruziecki had two RBI.

Freshman Justin Diaz (Coral Springs, Fla.) picked up the complete game victory, scattering four hits and striking out two batters.

Game Two:  Dominican took the early 1-0 lead in the first on the ground-ruled double from Colon which brought home Ruziecki.

The Mavericks got on the scoreboard in their half of the first with two runs on two hits for their first lead of the day, 2-1.

DC countered in the top of the second inning with a two-run single down the left field line off the bat of second basemen Carmine Giordano (New Rochelle, N.Y.) to regain a 3-2 edge.

Mercy tied the game in the third on a sacrifie fly, but once again the Charger offense answered in their next at-bat as Derek Langfelder (Wyckoff, N.J.) scored Giordano on a sacrifice fly ball to left field.

MC re-tied the score in the fifth on a ground out and added two runs in the sixth on two hits for the 6-4 win.

Giordano finished the game with two hits and two RBI.

Reliever Cole Fancher (Gilboa, N.Y.) suffered the loss in one inning of work.

Dominican is scheduled to return to action on Tuesday afternoon when they open up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play at Caldwell University.

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.