GCU TAKES TWO FROM SOFTBALL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/11/22) The Dominican College softball team dropped a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) games to the visiting Lions of Georgian Court University, 4-0 and 6-0, this afternoon at the South Orangetown Little League Complex.

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

April 11, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/11/22) The Dominican College softball team dropped a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) games to the visiting Lions of Georgian Court University, 4-0 and 6-0, this afternoon at the South Orangetown Little League Complex.

Following the games, the Lady Chargers are now 6-12 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

Game One: The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when the Lions struck for four funs on two hits.  Two runs scored on walks, while a single up-the-middle allowed two more runs to come home for the win.

Designated player Giovanna Salcido (Diamond Bar, Calif.) went 2-3 in the game.

Game Two:  GCU struck for four runs in the third stanza and added runs in the fifth and sixth inning for the 6-0 win.

Kristin Miscia (Basking Ridge, N.J.) Rebecca Haggerty (Grafton, Mass.) and Elizabeth Tolkan (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) all had a hit in the game.

Up next for Dominican is a CACC double-header at Post University scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

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.