#1 DOMINICAN BASEBALL ELIMINATES #2 FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY

May 15, 2009

#1 DOMINICAN BASEBALL ELIMINATES #2 FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY

Rindge, NH (5/15/09) The #1 Dominican College Chargers baseball team defeated the #2 Ravens of Franklin Pierce University in an elimination game of the 2009 NCAA Division II Baseball Championships East Regional Tournament this afternoon at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field.

Rindge, NH (5/15/09) The #1 Dominican College Chargers baseball team defeated the #2 Ravens of Franklin Pierce University in an elimination game of the 2009 NCAA Division II Baseball Championships East Regional Tournament this afternoon at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field.

The Ravens struck for three runs in the bottom of the first as designated hitter Derek Ingui (Sterling, MA) led off the inning with a single through the left side. Mike Dowd (East Bridgewater, MA) reached base as the Chargers tried to get the lead runner and a throwing error led to both being safe. An RBI single by Ted Lerud (Hampden, MA) brought in Ingui and Dowd came in on the sacrifice fly ball to center by Cliff Hicks (Merrimack, NH). The third run came in on an RBI groundout by first basemen Steve Carr (Nahant, MA).

Dominican got a run back in the second as right fielder Dan Robinson (Massapequa, NY) led off the inning with a single to left center and moved to second on the infield single by junior Willie Mann (Patterson, NY). A Raven throwing error allowed Robinson to move to third on the play and he came in on the double play ground-out by shortstop Mario Lopez (Anthony, NM).

The Chargers struck for three runs in the third as left fielder Jason Berrios (Brooklyn, NY) led off the inning with a single to left and then stole second base. A walk to freshman Alexi Colon (Millville, NJ) put two on. Designated hitter Yordis Veras (Jamaica, NY) laid down a sacrifice bunt, but a throwing error by the Raven third basemen allowed Berrios to come in to score. Colon came in to score on a wildpitch and an RBI single to right field by third basemen Michael Munoz (Bronx, NY) platted Veras and gave DC a 4-3 lead.

FPU tied the game in the bottom stanza on the RBI double down the left field line by Hicks to bring in Lerud, who had gotten a one out single to left field.

DC scored the game winning run in the top of the ninth as Lopez hit a key two-out double to right center field. Catcher Robert Iglesias (Mays Landing, NJ) had an infield single, but a Raven throwing error allowed him to move to second and Lopez to score for the 5-4 DC victory.

Dominican improves to 38-13 overall, while Franklin Pierce ends their season with a 37-18 record.

Dominican's victory eliminates the second-seeded Ravens from the East Regional Tournament. DC will take on an opponent to be determined tomorrow at 6:30 pm at Pappas Field on the campus of Franklin Pierce University

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.