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Graphic of today's baseball victory over Holy Family University (10-9). Photo is of Kevin Hirsch hitting. Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
March 18, 2026

BASEBALL UPENDS TIGERS IN EXTRA INNINGS

Box Score

Flemington, N.J. (3/18/26)  The Dominican University New York baseball team completed the season series with Holy Family University by defeating the Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action today at Diamond Nation.

With the win, the Chargers take the series 2-1 and improve to 7-10 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

Holy Family led 2-0 after two innings, but the Chargers scored a run in the third on a RBI ground out from CACC Player of the Week Chad Falcon and followed with a run in the fourth on the RBI ground out by Jean Nunez to tie the game, 2-all.

Dominican scored three runs in their half of the fifth inning as designated hitter Kevin Hirsch blasted a three-run homer over the left field fence to claim a 5-2 lead.  HFU scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 5-4, but DUNY added two more in the sixth on an error and a bases loaded walk to take a 7-4 advantage.

The Chargers scored two runs in the top of the ninth off RBI singles from Nunez and Fraelyn Rosario to increase the lead to 9-5.  The Tigers rallied with a five-run bottom of the ninth inningto re-tie the game at 9-9.

In the top of the tenth, Falcon delivered a lead-off home run over the right field fence to the 10-9 lead and eventual win.

Left fielder Davin Keddell-Tuckey went 3-4 in the game, while Falcon, Jaden Maia and AJ Giannetti had two hits a-piece.

Falcon also delivered on the mound as he picked up the win in one and 2/3 innings of relief.

Dominican returns to action tomorrow afternoon when they travel to Caldwell 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.