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BASEBALL SPLITS WITH WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY
April 4, 2009

BASEBALL SPLITS WITH WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

New Castle, DE (4/4/09) The Dominican College baseball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with host Wilmington University this afternoon at Wilson Field. DC won the first game, 6-2 while WU won the second game 3-0.

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New Castle, DE (4/4/09)  The Dominican College baseball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with host Wilmington University this afternoon at Wilson Field.  DC won the first game, 6-2 while WU won the second game 3-0.

The 'Cats took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on an RBI groundout, but the Chargers struck back with a four-run fifth inning to take a 4-1 lead as freshman Armando Alvarez (Miami, FL) hit a two-out grand slam home run.

WU cut the lead in half with a run in the bottom stanza but DC added a run in the seventh on a solo blast by freshman outfielder Alexi Colon (Millville, NJ) and increased their lead to 6-2 on a sacrifice fly ball by Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) in the top of the ninth.

Right-hander Tom Kahl (Bay Shore, NY) improved to 5-0 on the season after going seven innings and allowing two runs on six hits and seven strikeouts.  Reliever Jack Crawford (Montgomery, NY) picked up his first save in the final two innings, allowing just one hit and four strikeouts.

The Wildcats struck back in game two with a three run third inning as they shut out the Chargers, 3-0.  Junior Todd Craig (Shenandoah, PA) took the loss (2-2) pitching a complete game and allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits and five strikeouts.

With the split Dominican now stands at 15-9 overall and 6-5 in the CACC.

Dominican wraps up the season series as the host Wilmington tomorrow morning at 11:30 am.

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.