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Cranmer pumped up
4
St. Vincent ST. VINC 0-1
7
Winner Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 4-2
St. Vincent ST. VINC
0-1
4
Final
7
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Vincent ST. VINC 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 3
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 7 9 3

W: Myczek, Casey (1-0) L: J. Hess (0-1) S: Cranmer, Koufax ()

Game Recap: Baseball |

Four-Run Sixth Inning Propels Stars Past St. Vincent

Winter Haven, Fla. – Dominican University Baseball continued the RussMatt Invitational against Saint Vincent on Sunday.
 
Results:
Dominican: 7
St. Vincent: 4

How it Happened:
-St. Vincent would strike first and take a 0-1 lead after the top of the 1st.
-In the bottom of the 2nd, Graduate Student Grayson Downing would hit an RBI single and score Senior Quinton Schwartz. The Stars would then take a 3-1 lead after Junior Zach Helein singled to right field and drove in Sophomore Ty Phillips and Senior Gavin Zappe.  
-St. Vincent would make the score 3-2 with a run in the top of the 3rd before tying the game at 3-3 in the top of the 4th inning.
-Senior Braiden Galvin would triple to center field in the bottom of the 4th.  
-The Stars scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th after Schwartz hit a lead-off triple. Phillips hit an RBI single that drove in Schwartz, followed by an RBI double from G. Downing, then Junior Matthew Earley lined an RBI triple to make the score 7-3.
-St. Vincent added a run in the top of the 7th inning, making the score 7-4. 
-Freshman Koufax Cranmer would notch his first collegiate save in 2.0 innings pitched as the Stars would claim the victory by a final of 7-4.  
-Dominican finished with 9 hits, including 3 triples, in the win.  

Shining Stars:
-Graduate Student Grayson Downing went 2-5 at the plate with a double and two RBIs.
-Junior Zach Helein was 2-5 with two RBIs.
-Sophomore Ty Phillips finished 1-4 with an RBI.
-Sophomore Casey Myczek picked up his first collegiate win in relief. 

Leading the Way:
Hits: G. Downing and Helein (2) 
2B: G. Downing (1)
3B: Earley, Schwartz, and Galvin (1)
RBI: G. Downing and Helein (2)
SB: N/A
IP: Kalekas (5.0)
Ks: Kalekas (3)
 
What's Next:
Dominican University Baseball improved to 4-2 on the season. The Stars will be back in action at the RussMatt Invitational on Monday, March 3rd, against the University of Dubuque. The first pitch is slated for 9:45 a.m. CT.

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