Rosemont, Ill. – The Dominican University Softball team will take their 8-game win streak to The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex for a doubleheader against the Foresters of Lake Forest College Wednesday night.



Series History vs. Lake Forest:

 This will be the first ever meeting between Dominican and Lake Forest.


DU in Review:

  -Dominican is coming off three straight sweeps in the NACC. The Stars record is 17-5 overall with a 9-1 record in the NACC and they are 4-0 at The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex, and 1-1 at Triton College going for 5-1 on their home turf.  
-The Stars are currently hitting .333 as a team with 114 runs scored. They are holding their opponents to a .252 batting average and have given up 62 total runs.
-DU holds a 2.59 team ERA while opposing pitchers have a 4.37 ERA against the Stars.
-The Stars have a .952 fielding percentage on 623 total chances and have made 30 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:

-The Stars are coming off three straight conference sweeps, with their latest against MSOE.
-Dominican won game one 5-0.
-Senior Emma Woodhouse improved her record to 9-3 and earned her 7^th straight win. Woodhouse pitched a complete game and earned her 4^th shutout of the season.
-Freshman Kayla Amormino was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
-Sophomore Kailee Diaz Randall finished 2-3 with a triple and a run scored.
-Junior Paytin Salfi went 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
-DU won game two 4-3.
-Sophomore Liberty Rivard improved her record to 3-0 on the season as she pitched 4 scoreless innings in relief while allowing 2 hits.
-Freshman Raegyn Davis was 2-3 with a 2 RBI triple.
-Senior Liliana Santoya was 1-1 with 2 walks.
-Senior Gillian Czubernat finished 1-3 with 2 RBIs, including the game-winning run.
-Freshman Sara Cornell was 1-2 with a triple and a run scored.
 

Star Gazing:

-Senior Emma Woodhouse has continued to be the Stars workhorse for DU, with an 9-3 record on the season with 52 strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA in 77.2 innings pitched. Woodhouse is back in the lineup offensively and currently has a .344 batting average. The senior has 11 hits and 5 RBIs in her 32 at-bats.
-Freshman Rhiannon Rubio is 4-2 in her freshman campaign with 23 strikeouts and a 4.38 ERA in 38.1 innings pitched.
-Sophomore Liberty Rivard has a stellar .33 ERA in her 21.1 innings pitched.
-Senior Liliana Santoyo is starting her senior year with a .409 batting average on 66 at-bats. Santoyo has 27 hits, with a triple, and 7 RBIs.
-Freshman Isabella Olmos has been shining with a .365 batting average as the DU cleanup hitter. Olmos currently has 27 hits, 5 doubles, 2 homeruns, 20 runs scored, and 13 stolen bases.
-Junior Ryley Davis is balling at the plate with a .304 batting average. Ry. Davis has 17 hits and 12 RBIs.
-Freshman Raegyn Davis has been stellar to start her young college career with a .347 batting average. Rae Davis has 26 hits, 6 doubles, 2 triples, a homerun, and 15 RBIs.
-Sophomore Kailee Diaz Randall is starting her second year on the right foot holding a .306 batting average. Diaz Randall currently has 15 hits, 4 doubles, a homerun, and 6 RBIs.
-Senior Hanna Voegtle is starting to swing a hot bat, holding a .326 batting average with 15 hits and 10 RBIs.
-Junior Paytin Salfi has found her swing for the Stars now holding a .316 batting average with 18 hits, 9 RBIs, and 4 doubles.
 
 
Scouting Report:

-Lake Forest is 14-12 overall, 6-2 in the MWC and 4-2 away from their home field.
-The Foresters are coming off back-to-back losses against Illinois College, but before that, they were on a 6-game win streak.
-LFC is hitting .337 as a team and has scored 184 total runs on 241 hits.
-Lake Forest College holds a team ERA of 3.94 with their ace holding a 2.02 ERA in her 55.1 innings pitched.
-The Foresters are fielding it at a .943 rate and have made 42 errors on the season.

 
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