WILMINGTON WILDCATS TURN BACK DOMINICAN CHARGERS
Orangeburg, NY (4/25/08) The Dominican College baseball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game this afternoon to the visiting Wilmington University Wildcats, 13-7 at Veteran's Memorial Field.
The Wildcats got on the board with two runs in the second inning on a sacrifice ground out and fly ball to the out field. WU tacked on five runs in the third on four hits to take a 7-0 lead.
The Chargers answered back with five runs in the bottom of the third as a bases loaded walk to Jason Berrios (Brooklyn, NY) allowed a run to score, followed by a fielder's choice by Dan Robinson (Massapequa, NY) which plated Jonathan Ryan (Troy, NY) and a WU error allowed Willie Mann (Patterson, NY) to score. A second error allowed Robinson to score and a RBI ground out by designated hitter Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) cut the Wildcat lead to 7-5.
WU added a run in the fourth on an RBI single by Joe Danks (Pennsville, NJ), but DC responded in the bottom stanza with a run on the sacrifice fly by Ryan to score Marc Mortellaro (Middletown, NY) who had led off the inning with a double down the right field lline.
The Wildcats score three runs in the sixth on a three run shot over the right field fence by Danks. The Chargers got a run back in the bottom of the sixth on the fielder's choice to Berrios to make the score 11-7.
Wilmington ended the scoring with a two run seventh inning on a two run homer to Cody Holliday (Havre de Grace, MD) for the final 13-7 victory.
Jimmy Okoniewski (Wilmington, DE) got the win (3-2) in six innings of work, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits.
Dominican starter Brian Craig (Shenandoah, PA) took the loss (1-3) in two innings, allowing four runs on three hits.
With the loss Dominican falls to 21-21 overall and 13-8 in the CACC, while the Wildcats improve to 22-20 overall and 15-5 in the CACC.
The teams wrap up the three game series tomorrow with a
double-header at Wilmington University.