CHARGERS BASEBALL UPENDS NYACK COLLEGE
Orangeburg, NY (4/22/08) The Dominican
College baseball team defeated the visiting Warriors of Nyack
College, 4-3 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC)
baseball action this afternoon at Veteran's Memorial Field.
The Warriors scored in the first as Joseph Parisi (Lakeland, FL) got a one out single to right and scored on the two out RBI single by Oscar Ortiz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) to take a 1-0 lead.
Dominican responded in the bottom stanza scoring three runs on four hits. Centerfielder Jason Berrios (Brooklyn, NY) led off the game with a single and stole second. He moved to third on the bunt single by senior Sean Brown (Massapequa, NY) to put two on. A two run single by first basmen Tommy Maloney (Massapequa Park, NY) put DC ahead 2-1 and a two out double by shortstop Mario Lopez (Anthony, NM) plated Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) who had reached on a fielder's choice and gave the Chargers a 3-1 lead.
Nyack got a run back in the fourth on the solo home run by junior Cody Levins (McKinney, TX). The Warriors tied the game in the eighth as Roy DiLiberto (Collingswood, NJ) got a one out single, stole second and moved to third on a infield ground out. A wild pitch allowed him to score and knotted the game at 3-3.
The Chargers answered in the bottom stanza as Brown got a one out single and stole second base. With two outs, Lopez delivered a RBI single and lift DC to a 4-3 victory.
Warrior starter Eric Lloyd (Wurtsboro, NY) took the loss (1-3), allowing four runs (four earned) on eight hits in 7 1/3 innings.
Dominican starter Tommy Mejia (Brooklyn, NY) got the complete game win (4-3) after allowing three runs (three earned) on six hits and 14 strikeouts.
With the win the Chargers improve to 21-19 overall and 13-7 in
the CACC, while the Warriors fall to 10-22 overall and 8-12.