PURPLE KNIGHTS TAKE TWO FROM CHARGERS

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Photo by DUNY Sports Information. All Rights Reserved.
April 19, 2024

Pomona, N.Y. (4/19/24)  The Dominican University New York baseball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header to the visiting Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport in games played today at Clover Stadium.

With the losses, Dominican now stands at 14-26 overall and 8-10 in conference play.

Game One:  Dominican opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning with back-to-back RBI singles off the bats of designated hitter Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.) and catcher Joseph Torres (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) for the 2-0 advantage.

The Purple Knights got on the board in the top of the fourth and sixth inning to re-tie the game, but the Chargers added a run in their half of the inning on a fielder's choice to reclaim a 3-2 edge.

UB rallied once again with a three-run top of the seventh for their first lead of the game and take a 5-3 lead, however DUNY would get two of those runs back in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly ball and a single to left field to re-tie the contest heading into the ninth inning.

In the top of the ninth a home run and RBI double from the Purple Knight offense gave them the 7-5 lead.  The bottom of the inning saw Torres deliver a two out run-scoring single up-the-middle to bring the Chargers within a run, but the UB pitcher was able to get the last out, leaving runners on first and second base for the 7-6 win.

Torres and rightfielder Andrew Smith (Hampton Bays, N.Y.) each had three hits in the game.

Game Two:  The Chargers struck for three runs in the bottom of the first on a UB error and singles up-the-middle and to centerfield from Torres and Jake Chaisongkram (Chula Vista, Calif.) for the 3-0 advantage.

Dominican tacked on three more runs in the second stanza on an error, hit-by-pitch and a sac fly to extend the lead to 6-0.

The Purple Knights rallied with a five-run third inning and scored three runs in the fourth to take home the 8-6 win.

Third basemen Jean Nunez (New York, N.Y.) went 2-3 in the game.

The Chargers return to action on Sunday when they travel to conference opponent, Chestnut Hill College.

 

 

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.