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April 14, 2007

Chargers Baseball Sweeps Wilmington College Wildcats

Blauvelt, NY (4/14/07) The Dominican College baseball team swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double header against visiting Wilmington College this afternoon. Dominican took the first game, 9-8 and won the night cap 9-5 on a game winning grand slam by Tom Keegan (Dickson City, PA). With the wins, DC improves to 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the CACC, while Wilmington falls to 20-10 overall and 5-4 in the CACC.

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Chargers Baseball Sweeps Wilmington College Wildcats

Blauvelt, NY (4/14/07)  The Dominican College baseball team swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double header against visiting Wilmington College this afternoon.  Dominican took the first game, 9-8 and won the night cap 9-5 on a game winning grand slam by Tom Keegan (Dickson City, PA).  With the wins, DC improves to 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the CACC, while Wilmington falls to 20-10 overall and 5-4 in the CACC.

The Chargers took an early lead in game one on a two run homer by Yordis Veras (East Elmhurst, NY) and an RBI single by Willie Mann (Patterson, NY) for a 3-0 lead after two innings.  WC fought back for four runs in the top of the third on a two run blast to right by Andy Chunn (Lewes, DE) and a two run single by Chase Barnes (Baltimore, MD) for a 4-3 lead.

DC regained the lead in the fourth on a two run homer by senior catcher Peter Gilardo (Cornwall, NY) as the Chargers went ahead 6-4.  The Wildcats then went ahead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring three runs on five consecutive walks allowed by the Charger pitching staff to take a 7-6 lead.

Dominican rallied in the bottom of the sixth, scoring three runs on three hits to take a 9-7 lead. The team then added another run in the eighth to go up 10-7, but WC right fielder Jason Rust (Greenwood, DE) hit a solo shot for the final 9-8 Charger victory.

Reliever, Daniel Bucci (Dobbs Ferry, NY) got the win (2-0), going 3 1/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits and striking out three hitters.  Starter Tommy Mejia (Brooklyn, NY) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and six strikeouts.

Wildcat Joe Matterer (Newark, DE) suffered the loss, allowing nine runs on 11 hits.

In game two, Wilmington had a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the ninth until pinch hitter, Tommy Maloney (Massapequa Park, NY) reached on an error to lead off the inning, went to second on a sac bunt by Gilardo, third in a pinch hit single by Brian Smith (Stony Point, NY) and scored on a RBI single by Veras to tie the game at 5-5.  Joe DiMicelli (Staten Island, NY) got a two out intentional walk to load the bases and Keegan, who came in as a pinch runner in the bottom of the eighth, hit the first pitch over the right field fence for the game winning grand slam, lifting the Chargers to the 9-5 win.

Todd Spindler (Cheseapeake, VA) got the win (1-2), getting the final two outs of the ninth inning, while Wildcat Phil Aviola (Newark, DE) suffered the loss.    

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.