SETTERS UPEND CHARGERS BASEBALL

SETTERS UPEND CHARGERS BASEBALL

Team Stats

March 2, 2024

Cary, N.C. (3/2/24)  The Dominican University New York baseball team lost a non-conference game to the Setters of Pace University, 6-3, this afternoon in a game played today at the USA Baseball Training Complex.

Pace improves to 1-3 overall, while the Chargers drop to 0-4 on the season.

The game was scoreless through three innings of play when Pace scored a run in their half of the fourth.  The team added two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and one in the eighth to claim a 5-0 advantage, before the Chargers put two runs on the board in their half of the eighth frame.

Shortstop David Knepper (Miami, Fla.) brought home a run on a single and later Tyler Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.) plated a second run on a single to cut the lead to 5-2.  

The Setters added a run in the top of the ninth to extend the lead to 6-2.  

Dominican had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth with one out when second baseman Ryan Bongiorno (Stanhope, N.J.) delivered a run-scoring single to make the score 6-3.  The Setter pitcher was able to get the next batter to ground into a double play to secure the 6-3 win.

Bongiorno went 2-3 in the loss, while starter Isaiah Figueroa (Old Bridge, N.J.) suffered the loss in five and 1/3 innings of work.

Dominican is scheduled to return to action on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to the University of Mount Olive. 

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.