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Schwartz Hitting
6
Winner Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 2-1
3
Hendrix HENDRIX 3-3
Winner
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA
2-1
6
Final
3
Hendrix HENDRIX
3-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 8 0
Hendrix HENDRIX 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 3

W: Kalekas, CJ (1-0) L: C. Joyner (0-1) S: Anton, Spencer (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stars Take Down Hendrix

Conway, Ark. – Dominican University Baseball wrapped up their trip to Arkansas against Hendrix College on Monday.
 
Results:
Dominican: 6
Hendrix: 3

How it Happened:
-Dominican would take a 3-0 lead at the top of the 1st inning after Senior Quinton Schwartz would reach second on an error, scoring Senior Ryan Schmidt, Junior Niko Krecu, and Graduate Student Grayson Downing.
-DU extended their lead to 4-0 in the top of the 3rd inning after Schwartz's sacrifice fly that scored Junior Matthew Earley.  
-Hendirx would strike back in the bottom of the 6th inning with a sacrifice fly of their own, making the score 4-1 in favor of the Stars.  
-In the bottom of the 7th, Hendrix would claw to within one after a two RBI double.  
-The Stars would answer right back in the top of the 8th after G. Downing's double to left center field, scoring Senior Gavin Zappe, making it a 5-3 ball game.  
-DU would add insurance in the top of the 9th with another Schwartz sacrifice fly that scored Earley.  
-Senior Spencer Anton would collect the save as Dominican would defeat Hendrix by a final of 6-3.  
-Dominican finished with 8 hits and 0 errors in the victory.  

Shining Stars:
-Graduate Student Grayson Downing went 3-5 at the plate, which included an RBI double, and a run scored.
-Senior Ryan Schmidt finished 2-3 with a run and two walks.
-Senior Gavin Zappe was 2-5 with a run scored.
-Senior CJ Kalekas got the start for DU and pitched 7.0 innings while yielding 9 hits and 3 earned runs.  

Leading the Way:
Hits: G. Downing (3) 
2B: G. Downing and Earley (1)
RBI: Schwartz (2)
SB: G. Downing (3)
IP: Kalekas (7.0)
Ks: Kalekas (3)
 
What's Next:
Dominican University Baseball team improves to 2-1 on the season after their trip to Conway. The Stars will head to Orlando, Florida for the RussMatt tournament, which sees DU take on the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg first on Saturday, March 1st at 9:00 a.m. CT.

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