SOFTBALL SWEEPS POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/20/17) The Dominican College softball team improved to 21-16 overall and 13-5 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after sweeping the visiting Eagles of Post University, 3-1 and 9-1 in six innings in games played today at the South Orangetown Little League Field.

Photo courtesy of Todd Madry
Photo courtesy of Todd Madry

Team Stats

April 20, 2017

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/20/17)  The Dominican College softball team improved to 21-16 overall and 13-5 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after sweeping the visiting Eagles of Post University, 3-1 and 9-1 in six innings in games played today at the South Orangetown Little League Field.

Game One: Dominican took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as left fielder Elontay Collins (San Diego, Calif.) delivered a one out RBI single through the right side to bring home Samantha Fitzgerald (Fishkill, N.Y.) who had led off the inning with a double down the right field line.

The Lady Chargers added a run in the fourth frame as designated player Taylor Daniels (Watervliet, N.Y.) recorded the two out RBI single to left field to bring home Collins and increase the lead to 2-0.

Post got a run back in the fifth as the designated player, Erica Ragazzone (Philadelphia, Pa.) led off the inning with a solo blast to left center to cut the lead to 2-1.

DC regained a two-run lead in the sixth as Daniels produced a two out run-scoring single through the right side for the 3-1 lead and win.

Daniels went 2-3 in the game with two RBIs.

Collins also finished with two hits, one RBI and one run scored.

Jennifer Paride (Stonington, Conn.) improved to 7-4 overall with the complete game win, allowing one run on three hits and three strikeouts.

Game Two:  The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when back-to-back two out run-scoring doubles to left center field off the bats of Emily Luzetsky (Bel Air, Md.) and Collins gave DC the 2-0 lead.  Third basemen Taylor Gilligan (Medford, N.J.) then followed with a single down the left field line to bring home Collins and increase the lead to 3-0.

The Lady Chargers added to the lead in the fifth stanza as Gilligan and Daniels recorded back-to-back run-scoring singles to the left side of the field for the 5-0 lead.

The Eagles scored a run in their half of the sixth on a sacrifice fly ball.

Dominican closed out the game with four runs in the sixth on four consecutive hits by Collins, Gilligan, Daniels and Alyssa Siess (Queens, N.Y.) for the 9-1 win.

Gilligan finished with three hits and three runs batted in.

Five other Lady Chargers had two hits a-piece.

Junior Jenna Maska (Warren, Mass.) recorded the complete-game victory (6-3), allowing one run on six 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.