SOFTBALL SPLITS DH WITH NYACK

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/27/19) The Dominican College softball team split a conference doubleheader with the Warriors of Nyack College.

SOFTBALL SPLITS DH WITH NYACK

Team Stats

March 27, 2019

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/27/19) The Dominican College softball team split a conference doubleheader with the Warriors of Nyack College. The Warriors edged the Lady Chargers in game one by a score of 2-1. The Lady Chargers bounced back in game two to beat the Warriors 5-4.

After the split, the Lady Chargers hold a record of 6-9 (3-1 CACC) and the Warriors are now 7-18 (4-4 CACC) on the season.

Game One: The Warriors opened the scoring in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead over the Lady Chargers. Erin O'Brien drove in the first run with an RBI double. Alissa Brugnoli drove in the second run of the inning to extend their lead to 2-0.

DC cut the deficit in half in the fifth inning when Shailei Kraft (Waverly, N.Y.) smacked a solo homer to put the Lady Chargers on the board.

The scoring would stop there as the Warriors closed out the 2-1 victory in game one.

Game Two: DC bounced back in game two to earn a split of the doubleheader. The Warriors scored one run in each of the first two innings. DC cut the deficit to 2-1 in the fourth inning when Shailei Kraft recorded an RBI single.

DC used a big fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead over the Warriors with RBI singles by Emily Luzetsky (Bel Air, Md.), Taylor Gilligan (Medford, N.J.), and Samantha Fitzgerald (Fishkill, N.Y.).

The Warriors got two runs back to cut the DC lead to 5-4 in the sixth inning. Jennifer Paride (Stonington, Conn.) entered the game in the seventh inning and earned the save by holding off the Warriors for the win. Shelby Smith (Valley Center, Calif.) earned the win with six strong innings and recorded five strikeouts.

DC will be back in action on Thursday, March 28th when they visit LIU Post for a non-conference doubleheader. Game one is scheduled for 2:30 and game two is scheduled for 4:30.

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.