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LADY CHARGERS SOFTBALL SPLIT ON DAY THREE AT NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER GAMES
March 5, 2011

LADY CHARGERS SOFTBALL SPLIT ON DAY THREE AT NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER GAMES

Clermont, FL (3/5/11) The Dominican College softball team split on day three at the National Training Center Games. DC defeated Millersville University, 6-0 in game one of the non-conference doubleheader, but fell to Kutztown University, 6-1 in game two. With the split Dominican now stands at 5-5 overall.

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Clermont, FL (3/5/11)  The Dominican College softball team split on day three at the National Training Center Games.  DC defeated Millersville University, 6-0 in game one of the non-conference doubleheader, but fell to Kutztown University, 6-1 in game two.  With the split Dominican now stands at 5-5 overall.

Game One:  DC got on the board with a run in the first inning as Deidre Jeppson (Sylmar, CA) led off the game with a single and moved to second on a single by Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH).  A sacrifice bunt moved both runners and Jeppson later scored on a wild pitch for the 1-0 lead

Dominican added two more runs in the second as Brielle Kerscher (Staten Island, NY) hit a one out single, followed by a walk to Ashley Martinez (Bloomfield, NJ) to put two runners on base.  A throwing error allowed Jeppson to reach base and both runners to score to increase the Dominican lead to 3-0.

In the third inning Julie Plante (Swansea, MA) got things started with a walk and moved to third on a double by Ashley Corrao (Staten Island, NY).  Plante came in to score on a Millersville wild pitch.

DC scored two more runs in the fourth inning as Christine Lucido (Melville, NY) singled to start off the inning and moved to second on a MU throwing error which allowed Martinez to reach base.  An RBI single by Jeppson allowed Lucido to score and Martinez later scored as Jeppson was picked off for the eventual 6-0 victory.

Katrina Pistilli (Staten Island, NY) got the complete game shut-out victory, allowing just three hits and recording five strikeouts.

Kerscher and Jeppson both had two hits in the contest.

Game Two: The Lady Chargers scored their lone run in the bottom of the sixth inning, Jeppson led off the inning with a double and later scored on the RBI single by Plante to cut the KU lead to 6-1.

Childers suffered the loss in game two, allowing six runs on 18 hits.

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.