SOFTBALL FALLS TO WILDCATS

New Castle, Del. (3/18/23) The Dominican University New York softball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader to host Wilmington University in games played this afternoon at Asbury Field. The Wildcats won the first game, 9-1 (five innings) and took the nightcap by the score 11-3 (five innings.)

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

March 18, 2023

New Castle, Del. (3/18/23) The Dominican University New York softball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader to host Wilmington University in games played this afternoon at Asbury Field. The Wildcats won the first game, 9-1 (five innings) and took the nightcap by the score 11-3 (five innings.)

Game One:  The 'Cats led 1-0 after two innings of play before the Lady Chargers got on the scoreboard in the third stanza as catcher Giovanna Salcido (Diamond Bar, Calif.) hit an infield single that allowed a run to score.  WilmU countered with four runs in the fourth and three runs in the fifth to re-take an 8-1 advantage.  A run in fifth secured the 9-1 win.

Emily Angulo (Wilmington, Calif.) went 2-2 in the game.

Starter Emily Baxter (Bucoda, Wash.) took the complete game loss.

Game Two: The Lady Chargers got the scoring going early with a three-run first inning.  Firstbasemen Madison Walker (Southampton, N.J.) hit an RBI single down the left field line and Salcido followed with a two-run home run over the right field fence.

The 'Cats answered back with four runs in the bottom half of the first inning and added runs in the second, third and fifth innings for the 11-3 victory.

Starter Paige Sasser (Brentwood, Calif.) suffered the loss.

Dominican (3-13, 0-2 CACC) is scheduled to return to action tomorrow afternoon when they travel to non-conference foe, East Stroudsburg University.

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.