April 11, 2006

Dominican Softball Splits CACC Double-Header With Post University

Blauvelt, NY (4/11/06) The Dominican College softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with the Eagles of Post University this afternoon in Blauvelt, NY. Dominican took the first game 8-2, while Post won the second game, 4-0.

Dominican Softball Splits CACC Double-Header With Post University

Blauvelt, NY (4/11/06) The Dominican College softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with the Eagles of Post University this afternoon in Blauvelt, NY. Dominican took the first game 8-2, while Post won the second game, 4-0.

In game one, Post jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Allison Williams (Montgomery, NY) had an RBI single. Dominican struck back for two runs as sophomore Jackie Terpstra (Middletown, NY) hit an RBI triple after senior Katie Farrugia (Cornwall, NY) got an RBI ground out to put the Lady Chargers in front 2-0. DC added two runs in the second, highlighted by a solo home run by junior Michelle Krupna (Sparta, NJ).

In the fifth inning, DC added to their lead as freshman Sarah Beck (Milton, NY) hit a three run homer to give the team a 7-2 lead. Farrugia added an insurance run in the sixth with an RBI single.

Christine Stathes (Cornwall, NY) picked up her tenth win of the season, while reliever Krupna had six strikeouts in two innings of work. Eagle pitcher Megan Pappas (Chester, NY) suffered the loss.

In the second game, Post scored three runs in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead. Williams led off the inning with a single, went to second on an error and came in to score as Priscilla Encarnacao (White Plains, NY) reached on a second Dominican error. Vanessa Lagares (Meriden, CT) got a two run single with two outs for the 3-0 lead.

The Eagles added a run in the fifth when Pappas scored Desere Obregon (Bogota, NJ), who had singled to lead off the inning, on a third DC error for the final run of the game in the 4-0 victory.

Dominican starter Michelle Bark (West Milford, NJ) suffered the loss, dropping her record to 6-5 on the year. Winning pitcher Crista Holtom (Waterloo, Ontario) picked up the win, scattering four hits and getting four strikeouts.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Thursday when they host St. Thomas Aquinas College in a non-conference double-header, slated to begin at 3pm.

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.