CHARGERS OPEN 2023 SEASON WITH WIN OVER CLARION UNIVERSITY

Cary, N.C. (2/24/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team opened up the 2023 season with a 5-4 victory tonight over non-conference opponent, Clarion University, in a game played at the USA Baseball Training Complex.

CHARGERS OPEN 2023 SEASON WITH WIN OVER CLARION UNIVERSITY

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February 24, 2023

Cary, N.C. (2/24/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team opened up the 2023 season with a 5-4 victory tonight over non-conference opponent, Clarion University, in a game played at the USA Baseball Training Complex.

Clarion falls to 0-5 on the season, while Dominican improves to 1-0.

The Chargers got on the scoreboard in the top of the second inning when third baseman Joseph Coppola (Cornwall, N.Y.) hit a sacrifice fly ball which allowed catcher Benjamin Avila (Walden, N.Y.) to score for the early 1-0 advantage.

Dominican added a run in the second on the RBI single off the bat of Alexander Reyes (Bronx, N.Y.) and made the score 3-0 in the third on the RBI groundout by Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.).

The Golden Eagles took the lead in the bottom of the third inning on a single and a three-run home run for the 4-3 edge.

Avila reached on a fielder's choice in the top of the fifth which brought home Reyes to tie the game 4-4.

The game would remained tied until the top of the ninth when Avila hit a sacrifice fly to center that plated left fielder Davin Keddell-Tuckey (Troy, N.Y.) for the 5-4 lead and eventual victory.

Reliever Matt Sabene (Danbury, Conn.) game in and pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth for his first save of the season.

Maverick Medina (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) picked up the win in one inning of work.  Starter Anthony Leak (Pelham, N.Y.) went six innings and collected nine strikeouts.

Up next for the Chargers will be a game tomorrow afternoon against Mansfield 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.