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Kalekas running
8
Loras LORAS 16-16
10
Winner Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 12-16
Loras LORAS
16-16
8
Final
10
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA
12-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Loras LORAS 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 8 8 2
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 3 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 X 10 11 2

W: Kurth, Max (1-0) L: D. Hiemer (2-1) S: Voegele, Alex (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stars' Bats Come Alive in Win Over Loras

Schaumburg, Ill. – Dominican University Baseball was back at Wintrust Field for a non-conference standalone contest against Loras College.
 
Results:
Dominican: 10
Loras: 8

How it Happened:
-The Stars opened the floodgates in the bottom of the first inning, after a lead-off triple by Sophomore Ty Phillips led to him scoring on a wild pitch. A sacrifice fly by Senior Gavin Zappe brought home Junior Zach Helein, and Junior Matthew Earley scored on a wild pitch after Senior Braiden Galvin was walked, all giving DU a 3-0 lead after a lengthy first inning due to a rain delay.
-Dominican continued to add to their lead after Junior Niko Krecu drove in Helein with a double, extending the Stars lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the second.
-The Duhawks answered with two runs of their own in the top of the third.
-In the bottom of the fourth inning, a two RBI single by Zappe, followed by an RBI single by Senior CJ Kalekas pushed the Dominican lead to 7-2.
-Loras fired back with a two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning, making it a 7-4 ball game.
-In the top of the sixth, the Duhawks hit their second home run of the game, this time a three-run shot and tied the game at 7-7.  
-Dominican was able to regain the lead at 10-7 in the bottom of the sixth after Helein knocked in two runs with a single to center field, followed by a sacrifice fly from Earley which scored Phillips.  
-Loras cut the DU lead to 10-8 after scoring on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh.
-The Stars were able to shut the door on the Duhawk offense over the final two innings, as Freshman Alex Voegele allowed only one hit over the final six outs.
-Dominican walked away from Wintrust Field with a 10-8 victory, snapping their six-game losing skid.
-DU had 11 hits and 2 errors in the ballgame.

Shining Stars:
-Junior Zach Helein reached base in every at-bat, going 3-3 with 2 RBIs, 2 walks, and 3 runs scored.
-Senior Braiden Galvin finished 2-4 with an RBI and a walk.
-Senior Gavin Zappe was 1-3 with 3 RBIs.
-Senior CJ Kalekas went 2-2 with an RBI and 2 walks.  
-Sophomore Ty Phillips continued his strong season with a triple and 3 walks.
-Junior Matthew Earley was 1-2 with 2 walks and an RBI. 

Leading the Way:
Hits: Helein (3) 
2B: Earley and Krecu (1)
3B: Phillips (1)
RBI: Zappe (3)
IP: Voegele (2.1)
Ks: 4 Players (1)
 
What's Next:
Dominican University Baseball improves to 12-16 on the season while remaining 4-10 in conference play. The Stars will be back at home on Saturday, April 19th for a return to NACC play against Wisconsin Lutheran. Game 1 of the doubleheader will begin at 12:00 p.m.

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