LADY CHARGERS SPLIT DH WITH GRIFFINS

April 17, 2019

LADY CHARGERS SPLIT DH WITH GRIFFINS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/17/19) The Dominican College softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with the visiting Griffins of Chestnut Hill College in games played this afternoon at the DC Softball Field. Chestnut Hill won the first game, 2-0 while Dominican brought home a 2-1 win in the night cap.

Game 1

Chestnut Hill College 14-19, 9-10

Dominican University New York 17-17, 11-6

Final

Chestnut Hill College

Dominican University New York

Game 2

Chestnut Hill College 14-20, 9-11

Dominican University New York 18-17, 12-6

Final

Chestnut Hill College

Dominican University New York

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/17/19) The Dominican College softball team split a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double-header with the visiting Griffins of Chestnut Hill College in games played this afternoon at the DC Softball Field. Chestnut Hill won the first game, 2-0 while Dominican brought home a 2-1 win in the night cap.

Dominican now stands on 18-17 overall and 13-7 in the CACC.

Game One: The Griffins scored a run in the second on the RBI single and adde a run in the third on a sacrifice fly ball for the 2-0 lead and eventual win.

Shortstop Shalei Kraft (Waverly, N.Y.) had two hits for the Lady Chargers.

Madeline Uschock (Greensburg, Pa.) took the loss, allowing two runs on nine hits and five strikeouts.

Game Two: Junior Samantha Fitzgerald (Fishkill, N.Y.) gave DC a 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the fourth inning as she hit a run-scoring single to left center field.

CHC tied the contest in the fifth and the score remained tied until the bottom of the seventh when senior catcher Emily Luzetsky (Bel Air, Md.) delivered the game-winning RBI single up the middle to bring home sophomore Alyssa Schwalb (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and lift Dominican to the 2-1 victory.

Rajene Bowe (Ellendale, Del.) led Dominican with two hits and one stolen base in the victory.

Sophomore hurler Shelby Smith (Valley Center, Calif.) picked up the complete game victory, allowing one run on four hits and one strikeout.

The Lady Chargers return to action on Monday when they travel to conference opponent, Bloomfield College.

Team Stats

Game 1

Pitching

Win: Kaley Wise (9-7)

Loss: Madeline Uschock (10-9)

Batting

Chestnut Hill College

2B: none

3B: none

HR: none

Dominican University New York

2B: Shailei Kraft

3B: none

HR: none

Full stats

Game 2

Pitching

Win: Shelby Smith (8-3)

Loss: Gabrielle Merryman (0-4)

Batting

Chestnut Hill College

2B: none

3B: none

HR: none

Dominican University New York

2B: none

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.