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#8 Erick Diaz hitting
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April 2, 2026

COUGARS WIN SEASON SERIES OVER CHARGERS

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Pomona, N.Y. (4/2/26) The Dominican University New York baseball team fell in both games of a CACC doubleheader this afternoon to the Caldwell University Cougars at Clover Stadium. 

The Cougars take the season series 2-1 after sweepoing the twinbill and improved to 7-16 overall and 6-12 in the CACC. 

The Chargers fall to 13-17 overall and 9-8 in conference play.

Game One: The Cougars offense started the game off hot scoring six runs in the first three innings. 

A two-RBI double by Kevin Hirsch got the Chargers on the board but a Chirs Hopf homer and a Devon Cass RBI-single pushed the CU lead back to six.

Erick Diaz homered for the Chargers in the fifth inning and Byron Arias drove in a run in the eighth but the Cougars completed the 14-4 game one victory in eight innings.

Diaz added a stolen base while Hirsch finished with two doubles.

Johnathan Gambone picked up the win going five innings while AJ Mitchell suffered the loss. 

Game Two: Game two of the doubleheader was scoreless through the first two innings.

Caldwell got on the board first after scratching across a run on a wild pitch and then a sac fly by Stephen Young Jr. followed by an RBI-single by Justin Levine made it 3-0 CU.

Domincian answered with an RBI-single by Diaz who later scored on a double by Fraelyn Rosario to cut the defeicit to 3-2. 

A Diaz RBI-double tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning.

The Cougars loaded the bases in the top of the sixth inning and a bases clearing double by Jimmy Turchi put CU back on top 6-3. 

CU starting pitcher Vinny Sangataldo capped off a complete game victory for his second win of the season as the Cougars took game two by a score of 6-3. 

DU starting pitcher Tanner MacLean tossed 5.1 innings striking out eight and surrendered four earned runs. 

The Chargers return to action next Tuesday when they visit Mercy 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.