Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Mercy College Announces Spring Sports Schedules
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The
Mercy College Athletics Department has released schedules for the
2009 baseball, softball, men's tennis and outdoor track & field
seasons.
The baseball team will open up its season with five games in Myrtle
Beach, SC against Bloomfield College, Felician College twice,
Briarcliffe College and West Chester University from February 27 -
March 1. The Mavericks will return to the Northeast to play at
Nyack and Southern Connecticut State, and then host St. Thomas
Aquinas in the Blue & White's home opener on March 9 at 3 p.m.
Beginning March 21, the baseball team will travel to Florida to
take on Southeastern, Mt. Vernon Nazarene, Tennessee Temple and
Barry.
The softball team will begin its slate with several games in Cocoa
Beach, Fla. from March 5 - March 11. The Blue & White will play
a double-dip against St. Anselm on the 6th. The following day they
will take on Dakota-Wesleyan, Lees-McRae, and Carlow University. On
the 9th the Mavericks will play a doubleheader against Bloomfield
College and then wrap up the next day against Black Hills State and
Carlow University. The Mavericks will then travel to West Chester
University on March 13, and then return home to take on St. Anselm
the following day at noon.
The men's tennis team will start its season at the East Coast
Conference (ECC) Flight Tournament on February 21-22 held at Queens
College. First-year head coach Leaf O'Neal will
then make his home debut against Queens College on March 21
followed by St. Thomas Aquinas College on the 28th.
The outdoor track & field team will begin competition on March
14 at the Queensborough Relays, followed by the NJIT Highlander
Invitational on March 21. Head Coach Darryl
Bullock's squad will round out March at the United States
Military Academy in the Dick Shea Invitational on the 28th. The
Mavericks will also compete at the Penn Relays April 23 and the
ECAC/IC4A Championship on May 15-16.
Complete schedules can be found by clicking below:
Baseball
Softball
Men's
Tennis
Outdoor Track &
Field
About MercyCollege
Mercy College is a New York metropolitan area
college of over 9,000 students studying at five campus locations
including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, and
Yorktown Heights. With over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs,
Mercy College offers a quality liberal arts and education within
its five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences,
Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Mercy College
also offers competitive financial support, making college
affordable. The Mercy College faculty is dedicated to the
scholarship of teaching. Mercy College professors include Fulbright
Scholars, published authors and national authorities in their
fields.
