Schaumburg, Ill. – Dominican University Baseball shifts their focus to Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday.
 
Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
Dominican and Concordia Chicago first played on 3/29/2008 in River Forest, Ill. (L, 4-2) 
All-Time Record / Streak: 4-30 / Dominican L4
Last Meeting (3/27/2024): Dominican 4, Concordia Chicago 18
 
DU in Review:
-The 2025 season marks the 14th season with Head Coach Steve Hardman at the helm. The Stars finished with a 15-25 record overall and were 7-17 in the NACC. 
-DU heads into 2025 looking to make the conference tournament for the first time since 2019. 
-As a team, the Stars hit with a .270 batting average and a 5.19 ERA.
-The Stars finished the 2025 RussMatt Baseball Invitational with a 5-3 record, achieving wins over Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Saint Vincent, Northland, Mount St. Jospeh, and Albion.
-Dominican is currently 9-6 on the 2025 season and is 2-0 in NACC play.
 
Last Time Out:
-The Stars swept St. Norbert on Saturday during their home and NACC opener, 10-0 (F/7) and 5-3.
-Sophomore Ty Phillips tallied 7 hits and 2 RBIs on the day.
-Junior Matthew Earley had 5 hits with a home run and 5 RBIs.
-Junior Niko Krecu totaled 3 hits and an RBI.
 
Star Gazing:
-Graduate Student Grayson Downing leads DU with 20 hits on the season while adding 7 RBIs.
 -Junior Matthew Earley is 2nd on Dominican with 18 hits and leads the team with 16 RBIs.
 -Senior CJ Kalekas is 2-0 on the season with an ERA of 3.00.
 
Familiar Faces:
   -Dominican returns Graduate Student Grayson Downing after only playing 17 games in his senior year, G. Downing is a lockdown centerfielder that has a career batting average of .363 in his 127 games in a Stars uniform. G. Downing only has 4 errors in his collegiate career with a .990 fielding percentage. 
-Senior CJ Kalekas is one of the right fielders and pitcher on the DU roster and returns with a .284 career batting average and a 7.63 career ERA. Kalekas threw 21.2 innings on the mound last season. On the offensive side, Kalekas collected 29 hits and 15 RBI's.
-Junior Zach Helein is a two-year left fielder for the Stars and has produced a lot in his time in a DU uniform. Helein holds a .300 career batting average with 36 total hits and 18 total RBI's. Helein does not make mistakes in the outfield with just 3 errors and holds a .966 fielding percentage in left field.  
-Senior Matthew Hannafin is returning from injury during his junior year and the Stars are excited to get the 6-2 righty back on the mound. Hannafin holds a 6.05 career ERA with 34 strikeouts through two full seasons of pitching. 
-Sophomore Langdon Downing is looking to make a big jump headed to his sophomore year. L. Downing is a 5-11 right-handed pitcher who threw 17.1 innings as a freshman. L.Downing collected 19 strikeouts in his freshman year. 



Scouting Report:
-Concordia Chicago is 9-8 on the 2025 season and is 0-2 in conference. 
-CUC defeated North Park University, 16-10, on Monday.
-The Cougars bat .312 collectively compared to .287 for their opponents while averaging a 5.07 ERA to their opponents' 6.92.