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March 1, 2025

PIONEERS DEFEATS BASEBALL

Cary, N.C. (3/1/25)  The Dominican University New York baseball team fell 12-9 to the Pioneers of Point Park University in a game played today at the USA National Training Complex.

Following the game, the Chargers are now 1-1 on the season.

Dominican took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as designated hitter Kevin Hirsch and Ian Labrador hit back-to-back RBI doubles.

The Pioneers got the two runs back in the top of the second, but DUNY added a run in the bottom half of the inning on the RBI single off the bat of David Knepper to regain a 3-2 advantage.

Point Park added a run in the fourth, but the Chargers once again countered in the bottom frame with the RBI single from Erick Diaz for the 4-3 edge.

The Pioneers added two runs in the fifth and three runs in the seventh to claim an 8-4 lead, but Dominican rallied with four runs on six hits to tie the score at 8-8.  Tyler Richman, Juan Peralta, Jake Chaisongram and Anthony Nigro all had run-scoring hits in the inning.

Point Park added two runs in the eighth and two runs in the ninth to push ahead 12-8 and the final run of the game came in the bottom of the ninth on the solo home run by Hirsch for the final 12-9 score.

Knepper finished the game with three hits and two runs scored, while six other Chargers collected two hits a-piece in the loss.

Tanner MacLean took the loss in four innings of work and taking five strikouts.

Starter Luis Rivera collected seven strikeouts.

 

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.