LADY CHARGERS SPLIT ON FINAL DAY AT NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER GAMES

Clermont, Fla (3/18/17) The Dominican College softball team split on their final day at the National Training Center Games. Dominican fell in the opening game, 6-2, to Hillsdale College, but rallied to upend Indiana University of Pennslyvania, 2-1, in nine innings to finish the trip with a 6-7 overall record.

LADY CHARGERS SPLIT ON FINAL DAY AT NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER GAMES

Team Stats

March 18, 2017

Clermont, Fla (3/18/17)  The Dominican College softball team split on their final day at the National Training Center Games.  Dominican fell in the opening game, 6-2, to Hillsdale College, but rallied to upend Indiana University of Pennslyvania, 2-1, in nine innings to finish the trip with a 6-7 overall record.

Game One:  Hillsdale scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Dominican answered right back with a run in the bottom frame as second basemen Taylor Daniels (Watervliet, N.Y.) hit a solo home run over the centerfield fence.

HC would score a run in the second and fourth innings to regain a 3-1 edge.  Dominican brought home a run in the bottom of the fourth as sophomore Taylor Gilligan (Medford, N.J.) hit a blast to left center field to cut the deficit to 3-2.  Hillsdale added runs in the sixth and seventh innings for the 6-2 win.

Daniels finished the game with two hits.

Junior Desiree Joines (Stewartstown, Pa.) suffered the loss (1-4) in four innings of work, allowing three runs on four hits.

Game Two:  The Crimson Hawks took the early 1-0 lead and held that lead until the sixth inning when right fielder Samantha Fitzgerald (Fishkill, N.Y.) scored on an error which allowed Alexandria Ledgerwood (Salem, Ore.) to reach first base.

Dominican scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning as Ledgerwood hit a sacrifice fly ball to centerfield which brought home Daniels.

Luzetsky had two hits in the win, while Ledgerwood had two RBIs.

Jennifer Paride (Stonington, Conn.) improved to 2-2 in one and 1/3 innings of relief.  Starter Joines went seven and 2/3 innings, allowing one run on seven hits.

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.