LADY CHARGERS TAKE TWO FROM TIGERS

LADY CHARGERS TAKE TWO FROM TIGERS

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April 16, 2024

Bensalem, Pa. (4/16/24) The Dominican University New York softball team swept a conference doubleheader from the Tigers of Holy Family University this afternoon.

The Lady Chargers opened the doubleheader with a 5-1 victory in game one and followed with a 9-1 victory in six innings in game two.

DU improves to 8-23 overall and 5-9 in conference play.

Game One: DU opened the DH with 5-1 win behind a complete game by Emily Baxter (Bucoda, Wash.) who struck out 11 batters to match a career high and earned her fifth win of the season. 

Giovanna Salcido (Diamond Bar, Calif.) went 2-3 including a two-run homer in the second inning to get the scoring started. Haylee Ridge (Bellflower, Calif.) also drove in two runs including an RBI-double in the seventh inning. 

Emma Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y.) added a double while Emily Angulo (Wilmington, Calif.) finished with a hit and Adrianna Barnes (North Brunswick, N.J.) added an RBI. 

Game Two: The Lady Chargers completed the sweep with a 9-1 victory in six innings.

Emily Baxter earned her sixth win of the season striking out six batters over five innings. Emily Null (Menifee, Calif.) threw a scoreless sixth inning to shut the door.

The Lady Chargers scored first on a Rosemary Esipnoza (Beaumont, Calif.) RBI-single. DU extended their lead to 6-0 with a five run fourth inning.

Two more runs in the fifth inning and a solo homer by Madison Walker (Southampton, N.J.) in the sixth extended the lead to 9-1.

Barnes also homered in the win and finished the game 3-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Chloe McIntosh (Menifee, Calif.) went 2-3 with a double and one RBI while Kaszovitz drove in two RBIs and Toni-Jo Lopez (Sylmar, Calif.)  drove in one on an RBI-double. Haylee Ridge finished 2-4 with two RBIs.

The Lady Chargers are scheduled to return home Thursday afternoon when they host Wilmington University at 2:30 PM and 4:30 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.