SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH GREYHOUNDS

Clermont, Fla. (2/28/23) The Dominican University New York softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Assumption University in games played today at The Spring Games.

Photo by DUNY Sports Information
Photo by DUNY Sports Information

Team Stats

February 28, 2023

Clermont, Fla. (2/28/23) The Dominican University New York softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Assumption University in games played today at The Spring Games.

The Lady Chargers rallied to win game one, 6-5, but fell in the nightcap, 6-2.

With the split Dominican now stands at 1-5 on the season.

Game One:  The Greyhounds held a 1-0 lead when the Lady Chargers plated a run in the bottom of the second on the two out RBI double to right field by Haylee Redmond Ridge (Bellflower, Calif.) to tie score at 1-1.  AU retook a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth inning, but Dominican rallied in the bottom stanza as left fielder Emily Angulo (Wilmington, Calif.) delivered a two out two-run RBI double to right field for a 3-2 lead.

Assumption scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to claim a 5-2 advantage, but the Lady Chargers got a run back in the bottom half of the inning on the solo home run by Madison Walker (Southampton, N.J.).  Dominican re-tied the game in the seventh on a passed ball and scored the game winning run in the eighth on the RBI single to left field by Emma Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y.).

Kaszovitz went 3-4 in the game, while Chloe McIntosh (Meifee, Calif.) and Ridge each had two hits.

Starter Emily Baxter (Bucoda, Wash.) picked up the complete game victory, while striking out four batters.

Game Two:  Assumption held a 1-0 lead after one inning, but a run-scoring single to center field by Ridge in the top of the second tied the game at 1-1.

Dominican took a 2-1 edge in the fourth as Nicole Mata (Sylmar, Calif.) produced a two out RBI double to left field.  The Greyhounds scored three runs in the fifth and added two more runs in the sixth inning for the 6-2 win.

McIntosh and Ridge both had two hits in the loss.

The Lady Chargers return to action on Thursday when they take on Washburn and Gannon at The Spring Games.

 

 

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.