COUGARS TAKE TWO FROM CHARGERS

COUGARS TAKE TWO FROM CHARGERS
April 26, 2024

Caldwell, N.J. (4/26/24) The Dominican University New York baseball team continued their season series with north division rival Caldwell University this afternoon.

The Chargers fell in game one by a score of 7-5 and then in game two by a score of 9-2. DU falls to 15-30 overall and 9-14 in conference play.

The Cougars take the season series from the Chargers 2-1 and improve to 10-23 overall and 9-14 in conference play. 

Game One: The Cougars opened the doubleheader with a 7-5 victory.

The Cougars jumped ahead early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning after a Michael Cruz sacrifice fly and then a Noah Putney three-run homer gave CU the 4-0 lead.

Stephen Young Jr. drove in the next two runs in the second and fourth innings to extend the lead to 6-0. 

Jaden Maia (Southington, Conn.) drove in the first Charger run with an RBI-single in the seventh inning. Jean Nunez (New York, N.Y.) singled in two runs in the eighth inning to cut the deficit to 6-3. 

Liam Lombardi added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly to extend the CU lead to 7-3. 

The Chargers rallied in the top of the ninth inning after RBI-singles by Davin Keddell-Tuckey (Troy, N.Y.) and Alexander Reyes (Bronx, N.Y.) cut the deficit to 7-5. 

DU loaded the bases but Caldwell pitcher Nikko Matos entered the game in relief and recorded the one out save to secure the 7-5 win. 

Brandon Scalisi tossed eight innings and struck out five for his fifth win of the season. 

Isaiah Figueroa (Old Bridge, N.J.) started on the mound for the Chargers and suffered the loss. 

Game Two: The Cougars completed the sweep with a 9-2 victory in game two. 

Elias Negron threw a complete seven innings striking out five for his second win of the season. Jedadiah Trudeau (Cohoes, N.Y.) started on the mound for the Chargers and suffered the loss. 

The Chargers jumped in front in the top of the first inning after an RBI-single by David Knepper (Miami, Fla.) then later scored on an RBI-groundout by Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, N.J.).

The Cougars got one run back in the bottom of the first inning and then scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead and didn't look back from there. 

The Cougars added four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on their way to the 9-2 win. 

The Chargers look to bounce back on Sunday for their final CACC match up of the season when they visit Goldey-Beacom 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.