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KIEFER, AVILA, AND RICHMAN DRIVE IN NINE RUNS COMBINED TO LEAD CHARGERS PASSED ADELPHI
March 29, 2023

KIEFER, AVILA, AND RICHMAN DRIVE IN NINE RUNS COMBINED TO LEAD CHARGERS PASSED ADELPHI

Garden City, N.Y. (3/29/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team defeated the Panthers of Adelphi University in non-conference action by a score of 13-8.

Garden City, N.Y. (3/29/23) The Dominican University New York baseball team defeated the Panthers of Adelphi University in non-conference action by a score of 13-8.

The Chargers improve to 3-22 overall on the season after the win. 

Robert Liriano (Haverstraw, N.Y.) recorded the win on the mound for the Chargers to improve to 1-4 on the season. 

Benjamin Avila (Walden, N.Y.) got the scoring started with a two-RBI single up the middle in the first inning for the 2-0 lead. The Chargers extended their lead to 4-0 when they scratched two runs across in the second inning. 

The Panthers added three runs in the bottom of the second inning after a passed ball and wild pitch. An RBI-single by Alex Rende cut the Dominican lead to 4-3.

Christian Fils-Aime (North Babylon, N.Y.) earned an RBI-walk before Peter Kiefer (Waterford, Conn.) belted a grand slam to extend the lead to 9-5 to cap off a five-run inning.

Adelphi added three runs over the next two innings after a Greyson Pizzonia homered and Joe Pellegrino doubled in two runs to cut the deficit to three runs.

The Chargers rallied for three runs in the sixth inning including another RBI-single by Avila which gave the Chargers a 12-6 lead. 

The Panthers answered with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning after a Tim Feliz solo homer and a sacrifice fly by Kyle Olsen. 

Tyler Richman (Sunrise, Fla.) added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning after an RBI-double and the Chargers held the Panthers in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win.

The Chargers will return to conference play on Saturday when they travel to Bloomfield College to complete the season series with the Bears at 12:00 PM.

 

 

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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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.