WEST VIRGINA ST. TOPS BASEBALL

March 7, 2020

WEST VIRGINA ST. TOPS BASEBALL

Cary, N.C. (3/7/20) The Dominican College baseball team fell to West Virginia St. by a score of 8-2 at the USA Sports Complex in Cary, N.C.

West Virginia St. 4-10

Dominican University New York 1-7

Final

West Virginia St.

Dominican University New York

Cary, N.C. (3/7/20) The Dominican College baseball team fell to West Virginia St. by a score of 8-2 at the USA Sports Complex in Cary, N.C.

The Chargers fall to 1-7 overall on the season and the Yellow Jackets improve to 4-10.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out in front early on the Chargers in the top of the first inning with four runs to open the game. Andrew Stone drove in two runs with a single to get the Yellow Jackets on the board. Antonio Brown followed up with a two RBI single for the 4-0 lead.

The Chargers answered back in the bottom of the bottom of the third inning when they rallied to load the bases. Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.) and Billy Rotella (Stony Point, N.Y.) were both hit by a pitch and each earned one RBI to cut the deficit in half.

The score remained 4-2 until the 7^th inning when the Yellow Jackets rallied and extended the lead to 7-2 when Christopher Jordan doubled in three runs.

The Yellow Jackets added one more run in the 8^th inning on an RBI single by Jared Hunt to extend the lead to 8-2.

Daniel Brandon recorded the win for the Yellow Jackets and earned 10 strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Andrew Stone and Antonio Brown each recorded two hits and drove in two RBI's. Christopher Jordan finished with three RBI's while Jared Hunt drove in one run.

For the Chargers, David Hill (Boca Raton, Fla.) went 1 for 3 with a double. Colon and Rotella each earned one RBI. Brian Sanders (La Ceiba, Honduras), Steven Santana (Bronx, N.Y.), Arthur Quinones (Miami, Fla.), and Nicholas DeCandia (Cresskill, N.J.) each recorded one hit.

Nicholas Galese (Totowa, N.J.) suffered the loss for the Chargers but recorded seven strikeouts in four innings of work.

The Chargers will be back in action on Sunday, March 8^th for a double-header at the USA Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Game one is scheduled for 9:00 AM against Slippery Rock and game two will follow at 1:30 PM against Fairmont St.

Team Stats

Pitching

Win: Daniel Brandon (1-3)

Loss: Nicholas Galese (0-2)

Batting

West Virginia St.

2B: Antonio Brown; Christopher Jordan

3B: none

HR: none

Dominican University New York

2B: David Hill

3B: none

HR: none

Full stats

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.