GAME TWO RALLY FALLS SHORT AS PURPLE KNIGHTS COMPLETE SWEEP OVER DOMINICAN

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/18/23) The Dominican University New York softball team fell in both games of a CACC doubleheader at the South Orangetown Little League this afternoon.

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Team Stats

April 18, 2023

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/18/23) The Dominican University New York softball team fell in both games of a CACC doubleheader at the South Orangetown Little League this afternoon.

The Lady Chargers fall to 8-28 overall and 4-12 in conference play. The Purple Knights improve to 23-18 overall and 13-7 in conference play. 

Game One: Taylor Yates opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with her first two-run homer of the game to put the Purples Knights ahead 2-0.

Giovanna Salcido (Diamond Bar, Calif.) homered in the bottom of the second inning for her 10th of the year to put the Lady Chargers on the board. 

The Purple Knights extended their lead after Yates' second two-run homer of the game in the top of the third inning. 

In the fourth inning, an RBI-double by Gabby Simms put UB ahead 5-1. Mya Jones followed with a two-run homer to give the Purple Knights a 7-1 advantage. 

UB added three more runs in the top of the seventh inning after Angela Oros hit a pinch hit solo homer and Mya Jones followed with her second two-run homer of the game. 

Zarate Vise pitched a complete game and earned her 15th win of the season. Emily Baxter (Bucoda, WA) threw six innings and recorded three strikeouts but suffered the loss.

Game Two: Madison Walker (Southampron, N.J.) put the Lady Chargers ahead 2-0 after a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning for her eighth of the year. 

UB struck for 10 runs in the top of the second inning to take a 10-2 lead. UB extended the lead in the top half of the third inning with five more runs for the 15-2 lead.

UB added another run in the fourth inning and held a 16-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. 

The Lady Chargers fought their way back into the game with a seven run rally with RBI-hits by Emily Angulo (Wilmington, Calif.), Chloe McIntosh (Menifee, Calif.), and Walker. Salcido delivered a big grand slam for her second homer of the day. 

Walker drove in her fourth RBI of the game in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 16-10. Angulo drove in her second RBI of the game in the seventh inning.

Toni-Jo Lopez (Sylmar, Calif.) crushed a three-run homer to cut the UB lead to two runs later in the seventh inning. The rally fell short however as the Purple Knights were able to hold on for a 16-14 victory.

The Lady Chargers return to action on Thursday when they host Holy Family University for a conference doubleheader beginning at 12:00 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.