DOMINICAN OPENS TWO GAME SET WITH MOUNT OLIVE

February 28, 2023

DOMINICAN OPENS TWO GAME SET WITH MOUNT OLIVE

Mount Olive, N.C. (2/28/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team opened a two-game series with the University of Mount Olive this afternoon.

Dominican University New York 1-4

Mount Olive 9-3

Final

Dominican University New York

Mount Olive

Mount Olive, N.C. (2/28/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team opened a two-game series with the University of Mount Olive this afternoon.

The Chargers fell to the Trojans to bring their overall record to 1-4 early on this season.

Tyler Richman (Sunrise, Fla.) recorded two RBIs in the loss. Benjamin Avila (Walden, N.Y.) recorded an RBI-double to open the scoring in the first inning.

David Knepper (Miami, Fla.) and Darian Almonte (Orangeburg, N.Y.) each added RBI-singles. Christian Fils-Aime (North Babylon, N.Y.) finished 1-4 with a double and scored one run.

The Trojans were led by Alden Cottle who went 4-5 with a game high six RBIs and two homers. Joshua Jones added three hits including a homer and three RBIs. Jack Casbarro finished with two hits including a double and three RBIs.

Vito Patierno went 3-5 with a double, two RBIs, and three runs scored.

The Chargers and the Trojans finish the two-game series on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

Team Stats

Pitching

Win: William Pennington (1-0)

Loss: Maverick Medina (1-1)

Batting

Dominican University New York

2B: Benjamin Avila; Christian Fils-Aime

3B: none

HR: none

Mount Olive

2B: Jack Casbarro; Vito Patierno; Gordon Pihl; David Cucci

3B: JT Stone; Dylan Jeffries

HR: Joshua Jones; Alden Cottle 2

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.