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SOFTBALL SWEPT BY SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY
March 2, 2011

SOFTBALL SWEPT BY SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY

Saint Leo, FL (3/2/11) The Dominican College softball team was swept by Saint Leo University in a non-conference double-header that was played last night at University Stadium on the campus of Saint Leo University. The Lions won the first game, 10-3, and took the nightcap, 10-1 in six innings.

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Saint Leo, FL (3/2/11)  The Dominican College softball team was swept by Saint Leo University in a non-conference double-header that was played last night at University Stadium on the campus of Saint Leo University.  The Lions won the first game, 10-3, and took the nightcap, 10-1 in six innings.

Dominican got on the board with a run in the first inning as sophomore shortstop, Julie Plante (Swansea, MA) led the game off with a double to left field.  A sacrifice bunt from right fielder Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH) moved Plante to third and she came in to score on the sacrifice fly ball to left field off the bat of junior centerfielder Deidre Jeppson (Sylmar, CA) to give DC a 1-0 lead.

Saint Leo came back with a run in the bottom stanza to tie the score at 1-1, but DC took a 2-1 lead in the second as Ashley Martinez (Bloomfield, NJ), who had reached on a fielding error, came in to score in the infield single by second baseman Brielle Kerscher (Staten Island, NY).  The Lions combined to score seven runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to take an 8-2 lead and a Lady Charger run in the sixth on freshman Paige Berzak's (Cypress, CA) first career home run over the right field fence made the score 8-3.  Two more Saint Leo runs in the sixth made the final score 10-3.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Christine Lucido (Melville, NY) took the loss (0-1) in three innings of work, allowing four runs on four hits.  Childers came in for three innings and allowed six runs (one earned) on nine hits.

In game two, the Lady Chargers once again took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Plante led off the game with a walk, moved to second on a fielder's choice and later scored on the RBI up-the-middle from catcher Ashley Corrao (Staten Island, NY).

The Lions exploded for a five run third inning and tacked on three more runs in the fourth to take an 8-1 lead.  They added two more in the sixth for the final 10-1 score.

Freshman Shelby Wassmann (Loudoun, VA) went 2-3 in the game with two doubles.

Katrina Pistilli (Staten Island, NY) suffered the loss (0-1) in five innings of work, allowing ten runs (seven earned) on 14 hits.

With the loss Dominican falls to 1-3 on the season.

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.