CHARGERS TAKE GAME TWO IN SPLIT WITH GOLDEN FALCONS

CHARGERS TAKE GAME TWO IN SPLIT WITH GOLDEN FALCONS
March 15, 2025

Nyack, N.Y. (3/15/25) The Dominican University New York baseball team earned a split in their conference opener with Felician University in doubleheader action played at Nyack High School. 

Felician earned a 9-3 victory in game one but the Chargers bounced back to defeat the Golden Falcons 5-1 in game two.

Felician now stands at 5-7 overall and 1-1 in conference play while the Chargers are 7-5 overall and 1-1 conference play.

Game One: The Golden Falcons opened the doubleheader with a five run inning in game one highlighted by a bases loaded, bases clearing triple by Matthew Scrivanic which pushed the Felician lead to 5-0. 

Louis DLaCruz extended the lead to 7-0 in the fourth after a two-RBI single. Dominican pushed across a run in the sixth and eighth innings.

Felician rallied for two more runs in the top of the ninth. Ryan Bongiorno doubled in a run for the Chargers in the bottom of the ninth but Dominican fell 9-3. 

Kevin Hirsch had one RBI while Juan Peralta had two hits. DU starting pitcher Luis Rivera struck out eight batters in five innings but suffered the loss. Felician starter Max Weber recorded the win after six innings pitched and five strikeouts. 

Game Two: Senior pitcher Anthony Leak had a strong performance on the mound in game two for the Chargers. Leak pitched six innings of one run ball while striking out seven to earn his second win on the season. 

The Chargers struck first in game two and took a 3-0 lead after Hirsch singled in the first run of the game and Anthony Nigro extended the lead after a two-RBI double. 

Felician answered with their only run of the game in the second inning after an RBI groundout by Scrivanic. 

Nigro drove in his third run of the game in the third inning after an RBI-single and Jean Nunez scratched across DU's fifth run of the game later in the third. 

Jedadiah Trudeau pitched a scoreless seventh inning as the Chargers earned the split. 

Dominican continues their weekend series with CACC rival Felician University tomorrow with a road doubleheader beginning at 11:00 AM.

 

 

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.