SOFTBALL FALLS ON DAY ONE AT NCAA EAST REGIONAL

May 13, 2011

SOFTBALL FALLS ON DAY ONE AT NCAA EAST REGIONAL

Brookhaven, NY (5/13/11) The #5 Dominican College softball team fell to the fourth-seeded Owls of Southern Connecticut State University, 1-0, this afternoon on day one of the NCAA East Regional being hosted by #1 Dowling College. In the first game of the day, #8 Merrimack edged #1 Dowling College, 3-2.

Dominican University New York 34-17

Southern Connecticut State University 33-19

Final

Dominican University New York

Southern Connecticut State University

Brookhaven, NY (5/13/11) The #5 Dominican College softball team fell to the fourth-seeded Owls of Southern Connecticut State University, 1-0, this afternoon on day one of the NCAA East Regional being hosted by #1 Dowling College. In the first game of the day, #8 Merrimack edged #1 Dowling College, 3-2.

With the loss Dominican falls to 34-17 on the season.

The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the fifth inning on a lead-off solo home run for the 1-0 victory.

The Owls ou thit the Lady Chargers 5-4 in the game.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH) suffered the complete game loss (20-7), allowing one run on five hits.

Dominican falls into the loser's bracket of the East Regional #1 Tournament and will take on the top-seed and host, Dowling College, in an elimination game tomorrow at 1:30 pm.

Team Stats

Pitching

Win: Larson (20-8)

Loss: Delaney Childers (20-7)

Batting

Dominican University New York

2B: none

3B: none

HR: none

Southern Connecticut State University

2B: none

3B: none

HR: Rosa

Full stats

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.