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Baseball Final Graphic Game 1 Chargers win 4-3 Game 2 Purple Knights win 2-1 - 8 Innings #14 AJ Giannetti hitting
Photo by Tom Salus
April 8, 2026

CHARGERS SPLIT DH WITH KNIGHTS

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Bridgeport, Conn. (4/8/26) The Dominican University New York baseball team continued their conference schedule with a road doubleheader with the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport.

Dominican took game one in a comeback back effort but dropped game two by a score of 2-1 in extras.

The Chargers now hold a record of 14-20 and a CACC record of 10-10. The Purple Knights now stand at 11-20 overall and 7-13 in the CACC.

Game One: The opening game of the doubleheader was a pitchers duel with only one run scored combined through the first eight innings. 

DU starting pitcher AJ Mitchell had a strong game going seven innings allowing one unearned run and five hits. Mitchell picked up three strikeouts while earning a no decision. 

After UB scored the only run of the game in the seventh inning, the Purple Knights entered the ninth inning with the 1-0 lead and starting pitcher James Ackerman took the mound to begin the inning. 

After a fly out to begin the ninth, back to back singles by Kevin Hirsch and Jaden Maia put the tying and go ahead runs on base. Byron Arias worked a walk to load the bases.

Catcher AJ Giannetti ripped a clutch bases clearing triple to give the Chargers a 3-1 lead. Davin Keddell-Tuckey singled in Giannetti to push the lead to 4-1. 

The Chargers entered the bottom of the ninth with a three run lead. Chad Falcon entered the game with one out and the tying run at the plate.

The Purple Knights scratched across two runs to cut the deficit to 4-3, but Falcon picked up the save after getting Liam O'Neal to groundout. 

Pablo Guevara picked up a team-high three hits while Hirsch and Maia each finished with two hits. 

Robert Liriano entered the game in relief in the eighth inning and picked up his third win of the season.

Game Two: Senior pitcher Tanner MacLean took the hill in game two for the Chargers and threw seven innings surrendering five hits and only one earned run. 

UB countered with Alex Bulger who also threw seven innings while only allowing one run. 

Bridgeport got on the board first after an RBI-double by Anthony Matturo in the third inning. 

Dominican tied the game at 1-1 after an RBI-single by Erick Diaz in the fifth inning. 

The score remained tied until the eighth inning when Matturo tripled and then later scored the winning run on a single by Ryan Baldwin to solidify the game two win. 

Chad Flacon suffered the loss in game two for Dominican and Christian Walsh got the win for UB. 

The Chargers return to action this weekend for a three game series with Goldey-Beacom College. 

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.