DOMINICAN CONCLUDES SEASON SERIES WITH WIN OVER GOLDEN FALCONS

Pomona, N.Y. (5/1/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team wrapped up their season series with Felician University by defeating the Golden Falcons, 4-3, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played today at Clover Stadium.

DOMINICAN CONCLUDES SEASON SERIES WITH WIN OVER GOLDEN FALCONS

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May 1, 2023

Pomona, N.Y. (5/1/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team wrapped up their season series with Felician University by defeating the Golden Falcons, 4-3, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played today at Clover Stadium.

With the win the Chargers improve to 14-32 overall and 10-13 in conference play.

Dominican struck for two runs in the bottom of the first as left fielder Tyler Richman (Sunrise, Fla.) singled up-the-middle and designated hitter Tyler Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.) followed with a single through the right side.  A Golden Falcon fielding error allowed Richman to come around to score and Gilligan to end up on the third base.

An RBI groundout off the bat of first basemen Jason Sosa-Rivas (Yonkers, N.Y.) brought home Gilligan and lift the Chargers to a 2-0 advantage.

Felician tied the game in their half of the fifth inning with two runs on one hit and one error.  Dominican got the run back in the bottom stanza as David Knepper (Miami, Fla.) got on base with a bunt single and was able to move to second on a Felician throwing error.  He moved to third on a wild pitch and later scored on  another wild pitch to regain a 3-2 lead.

The Golden Falcons countered in the sixth with a two out solo home run over the left field fence to re-tie the score at 3-3.

In the bottom of the sixth inning catcher Benjamin Avila (Walden, N.Y.) led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on the sacrifice bunt by Jean Nunez (New York, N.Y.).  A two-out run scoring single to left center field off the bat of centerfielder Christian Fils-Aime (North Babylon, N.Y.) scored Avila and lifted the Chargers to the 4-3 lead.

Reliever Robert Liriano (Haverstraw, N.Y.) came in for the seventh and retired the first two batters.  Following an infield single, Liriano got the next batter to fly out to centerfield to pick up his second save of the season.

Knepper went 2-2 in the contest.

Starter Anthony Leak (Pelham, N.Y.) earned the win in six innings of work, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and three strikeouts.

The Chargers return to action on Wednesday evening when the conclude the regular season by hosting Wilmington University in a CACC doubleheader.  First pitch is slated for 4:30 pm at Clover Stadium.

 

 

 

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.