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BASEBALL BLANKS PACE UNIVERSITY
April 1, 2009

BASEBALL BLANKS PACE UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (4/1/09) The Dominican College baseball team blanked host Pace University, 4-0 this afternoon in a non-conference game at Finnerty Field.

Box Score

Orangeburg, NY (4/1/09)  The Dominican College baseball team blanked host Pace University, 4-0 this afternoon in a non-conference game at Finnerty Field.

Dominican scored a run in the top of the first as sophomore outfielder Dan Robinson (Massapequa Park, NY) had an RBI single through the right side to score Dan Perlleshi (Tuckahoe, NY) who was hit by a pitch to get on base.

DC added to the lead with two runs in the third as Robinson had an RBI infield single and Perlleshi later stole home to put the Chargers up 3-0.  Robinson brought in the game's final run in the top of the ninth on another infield RBI single.

Robinson led the team, going 3-4 with 3 RBIs.  Third basemen Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) added two hits in the win.

Freshman Victor Cosme (Brooklyn, NY) improved to 1-0 on the year in seven innings of work, scattering three hits and striking out three.  Dominick Ruscitti (Chester, NY) picked up his first save of the year in two innings of work, allowing one hit and two strikeouts.

With the victory Dominican improves to 14-8 overall, while Pace falls to 9-15-1.

The Chargers are back in action tomorrow in another non-conference game against St. Thomas Aquinas College.  Game time is set for 3pm at Veteran's Memorial Park.

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.