DOMINICAN DOWNS NYACK COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/12/17) The Dominican College softball squad swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header, 8-0 and 4-0, this afternoon over the Nyack College Warriors in games played at the South Orangetown Little League Field.

Photo courtesy of Todd Madry
Photo courtesy of Todd Madry

Team Stats

April 12, 2017

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/12/17)   The Dominican College softball squad swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header, 8-0 and 4-0, this afternoon over the Nyack College Warriors in games played at the South Orangetown Little League Field.

Game One:  The Lady Charger offense wasted no time as they scored five runs in the top of the first.  Third basemen Taylor Gilligan (Medford, N.J.) brought home the first run on a ground out and two batters later junior Jillian Regan (Staten Island, N.Y.) delivered a run-scoring double.  Later Alexandra Pannuto (New Paltz, N.Y.) drew a bases loaded walk to score a run and senior Arianna Trembone (Staten Island, N.Y.) hit a two-run single up-the-middle for the 5-0 lead.

Dominican added to the lead in the second frame as catcher Alexandria Ledgerwood (Salem, Ore.) hit a two out two-run home run to increase the lead to 7-0.

An RBI single from right fielder Victoria Brooks (Bear, Del.) in the seventh gave DC the 8-0 lead.

Brooks finished with two hits in the win.

Jennifer Paride (Stonington, Conn.) got the complete game shut out win (6-3), scattering four hits and striking out batters.

Game Two:  Dominican scored two runs in the second to open the scoring in the night cap on an RBI single up-the-middle from senior Shannon Truppi (Little Ferry, N.J.) and the run-scoring single to left field from Trembone for the 2-0 lead.

The Lady Chargers added to the lead in the third as Ledgerwood hit an RBI double and Regan followed with an RBI single for a 4-0 advantage.

Truppi went 2-3 in the win with an RBI and a run scored.

Jenna Maska (Warren, Mass.) improved to 4-3 in the win, scattering five hits and striking out seven.

With the sweep, Dominican improves to 18-13 overall and 10-4 in CACC play.

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.