PURPLE KNIGHTS DEFEAT CHARGERS
Bridgeport, Conn. (4/27/22) The Dominican College baseball team fell in non-conference action to host, the University of Bridgeport, 13-7, this afternoon in a game played at Seaside Park.
Bridgeport, Conn. (4/27/22) The Dominican College baseball team fell in non-conference action to host, the University of Bridgeport, 13-7, this afternoon in a game played at Seaside Park.
Following the loss, Dominican is now 14-28 on the season.
The Chargers struck for three runs in the first as Richard Paulino (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) blasted a three-run home run.
Bridgeport countered with five runs in the bottom of the first and added a run in the third for the 6-3 advantage. Alexander Reyes (Bronx, N.Y.) singled home run in the fifth and later scored on a UB error to bring them within a run, 6-5.
DC tied the score in the sixth as Reyes picked up his second RBI of the game with a single, but the Purple Knights rallied in the bottom of the inning with three runs to rebuild a 9-6 lead. A four-run eighth inning by UB extended the lead to 13-6 and the final run of the game scored on an RBI groundout by Bobby Garbuio (Chappaqua, N.Y.).
Paulino and Reyes both had three hits in the loss with Paulino adding three RBI and Reyes collecting two RBI.
Dominican returns to action tomorrow afternoon when they host Felician University.