River Grove, Ill. – The Dominican University Softball team will play its first home series of the season on Saturday after last Sunday's game was canceled.

Series History vs. Concordia Wisconsin:
 All-Time Record / Streak/: 12-27 / DU W1
-Dominican and Concordia Wisconsin first played on 3/26/2008 where the Stars lost both (4-2, and 23-5).
-The last time these two teams met was May 6, 2024, when DU and CUW split the series. (L 4-3, W 3-2).  


DU in Review:
  -Dominican has not played in over a week but the last time the Stars were on the field they swept North Central College
-The Stars are currently hitting .322 as a team with 58 runs scored. They are holding their opponents to a .270 batting average and have given up 41 total runs.
-DU holds a 3.36 team ERA while opposing pitchers have a 4.02 ERA against the Stars.
-The Stars have a .956 fielding percentage on 321 total chances and have made 14 errors.
 -Dominican heads into 2025 looking to make the conference tournament for the 4th straight year.  

Familiar Faces:
-Dominican returns senior Emma Woodhouse who can play on both sides of the ball. Woodhouse carried a 14-2 win-loss record in the circle with 58 strikeouts in 110.2 innings pitched. Not only did Woodhouse record that stellar record, she also carried a 1.96 ERA. The senior was also the team's second-best hitter with a .398 batting average. Woodhouse had 53 hits and led the team with 29 RBIs. Emma played and started in 45 games last season. 
-Senior Liliana Santoyo will look to be back in the shortstop position this season. Santoyo carried an amazing .965 fielding percentage in her 202 chances at shortstop. Not only was the senior a huge part of the defensive success, and she was also a .339 hitter who had the walk-off bunt in the NACC championship game. Liliana had 41 hits in her 121 at-bats. Santoyo played and started in 47 games last season. 
-Junior Ryley Davis is a three-year third baseman for the Stars and has been amazing in her short two years. Davis was a .275 hitter last season and looks to make a big jump on the offensive side things and carry her 13 doubles from the 2024 season to the 2025 season. At the hot corner, Davis carried herself with a .905 fielding percentage in her 137 chances. 
-Sophomore Kailee Diaz Randall returns to the Dominican lineup with high hopes this season. Diaz Randall was a fantastic freshman catcher last season and has only allowed herself to improve even more. The Sophomore hit .282 last season with 8 doubles and 3 triples. On the defensive side, Diaz Randall threw out five runners stealing and had a .957 fielding percentage behind home plate. 
-Senior Hanna Voegtle will return to the Dominican lineup playing left field and pitching. Voegtle threw in 14.1 innings last season and carried a 1.47 ERA, when the senior was not in the circle, she was out in left field with a .972 fielding percentage. Not only did Hanna help on the defensive side of things she was able to hit .362 last season in her 58 at-bats. 
 
Last Time Out:
-Dominican swept North Central College on Friday, March 21, 2025, in game one the Stars won 10-3.
-Freshman Raegyn Davis led the Stars in game one going 2-4 with 2 RBIs, a run scored, and 2 doubles.
-Junior Ryley Davis went 1-3 with 2 RBIs, and a run scored.
-Senior Liliana Santoyo went 3-4 with 3 runs scored, a double, and a stolen base.  
-Senior Emma Woodhouse started in the circle for the Stars and went 7 innings with 3 strikeouts.
-Dominican came out and won game two 4-1.
-Junior Ryley Davis continued her hot bat in game two going 2-2 with a walk, 2 RBIs, and a double.
-Freshman Raegyn Davis went 1-4 with an RBI.
-Senior Liliana Santoyo 1-2 with a walk, a double, and 3 runs scored.
- Freshman Rhiannon Rubio started in the circle for DU and went 7 innings and only gave up one run on six hits.  

Star Gazing:
-Senior Emma Woodhouse has continued to be the Stars workhorse for DU, with a 4-3 record on the season with 30 strikeouts and a 2.46 ERA in 42.2 innings pitched.
-Freshman Rhiannon Rubio is 3-1 in her freshman campaign with 11 strikeouts and a 4.07 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched.
-Senior Liliana Santoyo is starting her senior year with a .405 batting average on 37 at-bats. Santoyo has 15 hits, with a triple, and 5 RBIs.
-Freshman Isabella Olmos has been shining with a .300 batting average as the DU lead-off hitter. Olmos currently has 12 hits, a double, 2 homeruns, and 10 stolen bases.
-Junior Ryley Davis is balling at the plate with a .385 batting average. Ry. Davis has 10 hits and 7 RBIs.
-Freshman Raegyn Davis has been stellar to start her young college career with a .333 batting average. Rae Davis has 13 hits, 4 doubles, and 6 RBIs.
-Sophomore Kailee Diaz Randall is starting her second year on the right foot holding a .321 batting average. Diaz Randall currently has 9 hits, 3 doubles, a homerun, and 3 RBIs.
-Freshman Madisen Butler has continued to be the pinch-hit machine hitting .625 having 5 hits on 8 at bats, and has had 4 RBIs.
 
 
Scouting Report:
-Concordia Wisconsin is currently 7-5 overall.
-CUW swept Ripon College on Wednesday, March 26^th (12-1 and 10-0) at Ripon College.
-The Falcons are in the midst of three straight road series.
-Concordia Wisconsin is hitting .345 as a team and has scored 76 total runs on 111 hits as a team.
-CUW holds a 4.36 team ERA with their ace holding a 3.14 ERA and has 22 strikeouts.


-The Falcons are fielding it at a .957 rate and have only recorded 13 errors in the field.
 
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