Verona, Wis. – Dominican University Baseball was back on the road for a NACC doubleheader against Edgewood College on Saturday..
Game 1 Results (F/5):
Edgewood: 12
Dominican: 0
How it Happened:
-Edgewood wasted no time getting the ballgame underway by taking an 8-0 lead after the bottom of the 1
st inning.
-The Eagles tacked on another run in the bottom of the 2
nd to make it 9-0.
-Senior
Gavin Zappe collected DU's first hit of the game in the top of the 3
rd with a single to right, followed by a single by Senior
Braiden Galvin. The Stars were unable to capitalize on the opportunity.
-Dominican exploded in their half of the third inning scoring 6 runs on 6 hits and taking advantage of 2 Aurora errors.
-Zappe collected his second single of the game in the top of the 4
th with Dominican still trailing 9-0.
-Edgewood added 3 more runs in the bottom of the 5
th inning and took Game 1 by a final of 12-0.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Gavin Zappe finished 2-3 with 2 singles.
-Senior
Braiden Galvin was 1-3.
-Junior
Matthew Earley went 1-3.
Leading the Way:
Hits: Zappe (2)
RBI: N/A
IP: Chiarito (4.2)
Ks: Chiarito (1)
Game 2 Results:
Edgewood: 6
Dominican: 2
How it Happened:
-Edgewood started the scoring again in the bottom of the first with a solo shot to take a 1-0 lead.
-Senior
Quinton Schwartz would double to right field, but was left stranded in the top of the 2
nd.
-The Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 2
nd.
-In the top of the 6
th inning, DU cut the Edgewood lead in half after Senior
Gavin Zappe brought home Junior
Niko Krecu, who reached base after a walk earlier in the inning.
-Edgewood answer back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the 6
th inning to make the score 4-1.
-The score read 6-1 after the Eagles added a pair of runs in the bottom of the 8
th inning.
-Looking to start a rally, Zappe hit a lead-off double to right field in the top of the 9
th. Senior
Braiden Galvin then singled down the left field line, scoring Senior
AJ Davies, who pinch ran for Zappe.
-In the end, Dominican fell short in Game 2, 6-2.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Braiden Galvin finished 2-3 with an RBI and 2 walks.
-Senior
Gavin Zappe was 2-4 with an RBI and a double.
-Senior
Quinton Schwartz went 1-3 with a walk and a double in the loss.
Leading the Way:
Hits: Galvin and Zappe (2)
RBI: Galvin and Zappe (1)
2B: Schwartz and Zappe (1)
IP: Kalekas (7.0)
Ks: Kalekas (4)
What's Next:
Dominican University Baseball falls to 15-20 overall, 6-14 in the conference and 3-10 away from home. The Stars will be right back in action tomorrow, April 27
th at Wintrust Field for a standalone non-conference game against North Park University. First-pitch is slated 2:00 p.m.
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