BASEBALL OPENS 2024 CAMPAIGN WITH SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY

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February 25, 2024

Slippery Rock, Pa. (2/25/24) The Dominican University New York baseball team fell in both games of their season opening doubleheader to Slippery Rock University this afternoon. 

The Chargers fell in the opening game 7-6 and again 7-6 in game two as they drop to 0-2 overall early on in the 2024 season. 

Game One: Anthony Leak (Pelham, N.Y.) took the hill for the Chargers in game one and tossed 4.2 innings and recorded three strikeouts. 

The Chargers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after a Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.) RBI single followed by a single by Davin Keddell-Tuckey (Troy, N.Y.) which drove in two runs.

Slippery Rock got one run back in the second inning to cut the Charger lead to 3-1. Jean Nunez (New York, N.Y.) extended the lead after he singled in the fourth run and later doubled in two more runs in the fifth inning.

Slippery Rock closed the gap in the bottom of the fifth inning after Joey Purcell singled in two runs and a Brandon Butler sac fly followed by another RBI single by Noah Ross closed the deficit to 6-5.

Slippery Rock completed the comeback after a Tyler Cerame two-run double lifted them over the Chargers in game one. 

Game Two: Isaiah Figueroa (Old Bridge, N.J.) started on the mound for the Chargers in game two and threw 4.2 innings and surrendered two runs both unearned.

Samuel Vasquez (Jersey City, N.J.) got the Chargers on the board in the second inning with an RBI single. Slippery Rock answered in the fourth inning after scratching across two runs after the tying run scored and the go ahead run scored after a fielder's choice.

The Chargers rallied in the fifth inning for four runs to take a 5-2 lead and extended their lead to 6-2 after Steven Martinez (Staten Island, N.Y.) singled in his second RBI of the game. 

Slippery Rock rallied in the eighth inning for four runs to tie the score at 6-6. Eddie Morris tripled in two runs and later scored on an RBI single by Michael Kitko. Koby Bubash tied the game after an RBI walk.

Slippery Rock rallied in the ninth inning and Darryn Callahan delivered the game winning single to secure the sweep. 

The Chargers return to action Wednesday afternoon when they visit Adelphi University for a non-conference single game at 3:00 PM.

 

 

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.