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#1 BASEBALL EXTENDS WINNING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER FELICIAN COLLEGE
April 24, 2009

#1 BASEBALL EXTENDS WINNING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER FELICIAN COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (4/24/09) The Dominican College baseball team, ranked #1 in the NCAA East Region, extended their winning streak to 11 games after defeating Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Felician College, 6-5 this afternoon at Breslin Field.

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Orangeburg, NY (4/24/09)  The Dominican College baseball team, ranked #1 in the NCAA East Region, extended their winning streak to 11 games after defeating Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Felician College, 6-5 this afternoon at Breslin Field.

The Chargers struck for their first run of the game in the second inning on an RBI single to left field by catcher Robert Iglesias (Mays Landing, NJ).  DC added two insurance runs in the top of the fourth as Iglesias delivered and RBI double down the left field line and left fielder Jason Berrios (Brooklyn, NY) added an RBI single to left center to extend the lead to 3-0.

Felician struck back with a run in three consecutive innings to tie the game at 3-3 in the seventh inning.  Dominican pulled ahead with a three run eighth inning as junior Willie Mann (Patterson, NY) reached on a Golden Falcon error and later scored on a wild pitch.  Freshman center fielder Alexi Colon (Millville, NJ) got a key two out single to center to plate two runs and put DC ahead 6-3.  FC put a run on the board in the ninth for the final 6-4 Dominican victory.

Charger starter Tom Kahl (Bay Shore, NY) went six innings in the no decision, allowing two runs (none earned) on seven hits and eight strikeouts.  Reliever Dominick Ruscitti (Washingtonville, NY) got the win in two innings of work, allowing one run on three hits to improve to 2-1 on the season.  Closer Justin Moore (Wantagh, NY), who leads the CACC in saves, picked up his 13th save of the season after pitching the ninth, allowing one run on one hit.

With the victory Dominican improves to 26-9 overall and 14-5 in the CACC.

The Chargers wrap up the season series with Felician tomorrow afternoon in a double-header slated to begin at Tappan Zee High School at noon.

 

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.