Schaumburg, Ill.- The Dominican University baseball team hosted the Regents of Rockford University Saturday afternoon.
Game 1 Results:
Rockford:13
Dominican: 6
How it Happened:
-Rockford got on the board in the top of the first scoring a run on a hit.
-RU tacked on 2 runs in the top of the third on 3 hits.
-In the bottom half of the third Dominican tied it up at 3 with an RBI single from Sophomore
CJ Kalekas and a 2 RBI single by Junior
Grayson Downing.
-The Regents jumped back out in front in the top of the 5th scoring a run on 3 hits.
-Rockford kept putting runs on the board by scoring runs in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth making the score 13-3 going into the bottom of the 9th inning.
-DU grabbed 3 runs in the bottom of the ninth by an RBI double by Senior
Keegan Brandt. A passed ball brought in a run, and Freshman
John Tormey brought in the sixth run on an error.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
CJ Kalekas led the Stars going 1-3 and 2 walks. Driving in a run and also scoring a run.
-Junior
Grayson Downing went 1-4 with 2 RBI's
-Senior
Keegan Brandt went 1-1 with a pinch hit double.
Leading the Way:
Hits: 5 Players (1)
RBI: Downing (2)
2B: Kalekas, Brandt (1)
IP: Young (6)
Ks: Young (4)
Game 2 Results:
Rockford: 7
Dominican: 3
How it Happened:
-Both teams were held scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when Senior
Jake Polonus hit his first homerun of the year. Making the score 2-0 Dominican.
-The Stars added a run in the bottom of the sixth by an RBI single off the bat of Junior
Matthew Partridge.
-Rockford's bats woke up in the top of the 8th by scoring 7 runs on 5 hits.
Shining Stars:
-Junior
Matthew Partridge led the Stars in game 2 going 2-4 with an RBI.
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Grayson Downing and
CJ Kalekas both went 2-5.
-Senior
Jake Polonus went 1-3 with a homerun.
-Sophomore
Ethan Shepherd started for DU and went 7 strong innings striking 7 batters out and not giving up a run.
Leading the Way:
Hits: Downing, Kalekas, Partridge (2)
RBI: Polonus (2)
2B: Kalekas (1)
HR: Polonus (1)
IP: Shepherd (7)
Ks: Shepherd (9)
What's Next:
The Dominican University baseball team will be back in action Sunday afternoon looking to get back in the win colum on the road at Illinois Institute of Technology. With first pitch of the double header starting at 12:00 p.m.
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