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Phillips Swing
8
Winner Illinois Col. ILLINOIS 9-6
5
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 7-5
Winner
Illinois Col. ILLINOIS
9-6
8
Final
5
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA
7-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois Col. ILLINOIS 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 17 0
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 1

W: C. Lardi (2-0) L: Hannafin, Matthew (1-2) S: B. Shaw (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Dominican Drops Game One in Augustana

Rock Island, Ill. -The Dominican University baseball team traveled to Augustana College for the Augie Invitational this weekend. In the first game of the event, DU played Illinois College.

Results:
Illinois: 8
Dominican: 5

How it Happened:
-Illinois College got the scoring going in the top of the first inning with a run on three hits.  
-The Blueboys doubled their lead in the top of the second inning by scoring a run on two hits.
-Dominican got on the scoreboard with Sophomore Ty Phillips hitting a three-RBI double down the left field line, scoring Seniors CJ Kalekas and Quinton Schwartz, and Junior Matthew Earley.
-Illinois College responded quickly scoring 3 runs on two hits in the top of the third inning.
-The two schools were held scoreless for two and a half innings before the Blueboys scored a run on three hits in the top of the sixth inning, making the score 6-3.
-The Stars cut their deficit to just one, when Junior Tyler Johnson hit a two-RBI single to left field, scoring Phillips, and Senior Braiden Galvin.
- Illinois College added insurance runs in the top of the 9th inning scoring 2 runs on 3 hits.
-DU got two runners on in the bottom of the 9th, but could not get any runners across to continue the game.


Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Ty Phillips led the Stars going 2-3 with a walk, 3 RBIs and a run scored. One of the Phillips 2 hits was a double.
-Junior Tyler Johnson went 1-3 with 2 RBIs and 2 hit-by-pitches.
-Freshman Ethan Buckner came in relief for DU and threw 5 innings only giving up 2 earned runs on 3 strikeouts.

Leading the Way:
Hits: Phillips (2) 
RBI: Phillips (3)
2B: Helein, and Phillips (1)
HBP: Johnson (2)
IP: Buckner (5)
Ks: Buckner (3)
 
What's Next:
Dominican University Baseball fell to 7-5 on the season, and will be right back in action tomorrow morning with a double-header at Augustana. The Stars will play Buena Vista University and the host school Augustana College. First-pitch for DU will be at 10:30 a.m.

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