BASEBALL CONCLUDES SPRING BREAK TRIP WITH LOSS TO VIKINGS

Cary, N.C. (3/6/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team concluded their spring break trip with a 7-2 loss to Augustana University in a non-conference game played at the USA Baseball Training Complex.

BASEBALL CONCLUDES SPRING BREAK TRIP WITH LOSS TO VIKINGS

Team Stats

March 6, 2023

Cary, N.C. (3/6/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team concluded their spring break trip with a 7-2 loss to Augustana University in a non-conference game played at the USA Baseball Training Complex.

Following the loss the Chargers end their trip with an overall record of 1-9.

The Vikings led 1-0 after one half-inning of play, but the Chargers countered in the bottom frame with two runs on two hits.  Left fielder Tyler Richman (Sunrise, Fla.) led off the inning with a walk and shortstop Peter Kiefer (Waterford, Conn.) followed with a double to left field.  Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.) produced an RBI single to right field, while Jason Sosa-Rivas (Yonkers, N.Y.) brought home a run when he hit into a double play to give Dominican the 2-1 advantage.

Augustana retook the lead in the fourth inning with two runs, added two more in the sixth, one in the seventh and one in the eighth inning for the 7-2 win.

Kiefer finished the game with two hits.

Starter Anthony Leak (Pelham, N.Y.) suffered the loss in five innings of work, while collecting five strikeouts.

Dominican is scheduled to return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they travel to Pace 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.