DOMINICAN OPENS SEASON WITH TWO NON CONFERENCE LOSSES

Orlando, Fla. (2/23/18) The Dominican College softball team opened the 2018 season with a trip down in Florida in search of a strong start to the year.

DOMINICAN OPENS SEASON WITH TWO NON CONFERENCE LOSSES

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February 23, 2018

Orlando, Fla. (2/23/18) The Dominican College softball team opened the 2018 season with a trip down in Florida in search of a strong start to the year. The Lady Chargers were swept in two non-conference games by a score of 10-2 to Columbus St. and 4-0 to North Georgia.

Game One: In the first game of two, pitcher Jennifer Paride (Stonington, Conn.) threw three scoreless innings for the Lady Chargers. Columbus St. opened up the scoring in a scoreless game in the bottom of the fourth inning when JoJo Beyer cracked a double to center field which plated two runs to give her team a 2-0 advantage.

Columbus St. extended their lead to 7-0 when Kia Smith tripled for three RBI's to complete a seven-run inning for the Cougars. Dominican scored twice in the top of the fifth when Samantha Fitzgerald (Fishkill, N.Y.) singled and drove in the only two runs of the game for the Lady Chargers.

The Cougars added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth when Kristin Reynolds homered to give her team a 10-2 advantage which was the final for the game. The Cougars improved to 6-5 on the season and handed the Lady Chargers their first loss of the season.

Game Two: In the second game of the double-header, the Lady Chargers faces the North Georgia Skyhawks. The Skyhawks have had a lot of early success early on this season and the Lady Chargers were in search of their first win of the season. The Skyhawks started the scoring early with two quick runs in the first inning.

The Nighthawks scratched another run in the third inning to add to their lead and one more in the seventh inning. The Lady Chargers struggled offensively in this game by only recording one hit off of Skyhawks' pitcher Kylee Smith. Rajene Bowe (Ellendale, Del.) recorded the only hit for Dominican in the loss.

The Lady Chargers, after falling in their first two games of the season, are now 0-2 overall. Dominican will be back in action on Saturday February 24th when they match-up against Columbus St. and North Georgia again for the second time in the ESPN Wide World of Sports/Citrus Classic. Dominican will match-up against North Georgia at 10:00 AM and will meet Columbus St. at 12:30 PM.


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.