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Cranmer Pitching
9
Winner Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 1-0
7
Wheaton (Ill.) WHEATON 1-5
Winner
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA
1-0
9
Final
7
Wheaton (Ill.) WHEATON
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican (Ill.) DOMINICA 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 9 11 1
Wheaton (Ill.) WHEATON 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 7 15 3

W: Cranmer, Koufax (1-0) L: N. Hedlund (0-1) S: Tanko, Jackson (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stars Start 2026 With A Win

Danville, Ken. – Dominican University Baseball started their 2026 season in Kentucky against Wheaton College on Saturday.  
 
Results:
Dominican: 9
Wheaton: 7

How it Happened:
-Dominican was the away team and got on the board in the first inning from a sac fly from Senior Tyler Johnson, scoring Senior Zach Helein.  
- DU kept scoring on an RBI single from Junior Alex Garcia, and Junior Connor Kalinowski reached first on an error, which scored Senior Nico Krecu.   
-Wheaton got one hit in the bottom of the first but the Stars were able to shut it down.  
-In the top of the 2nd, Krecu singled to right to score Senior Matthew Earley.
-Score was held at 4-0 until the top of the 5th inning when Sophomore Christian Pogorzelski singled to right, scoring Krecu.  
-The Thunder scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to take a 6-5 lead on 6 hits.
-Wheaton added onto their lead, making it 7-5 in the bottom of the 7th.   
-Dominican took the lead back from a 3-run home run from Earley in the top of the 8th. They were able to bring in one more run from an RBI walk from Pogorzelski scoring Sophomore Marco Stawski, who pinch ran for Krecu.
-The Thunder was able to load the bases but was unable to score when Senior Jackson Tanko came in to pitch, striking out the two batters he faced.
-Tanko carried the momentum into the bottom of the 9th, making the Wheaton hitters go 3 up 3 down.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Niko Krecu started his senior year hot going 3 for 4.
-Senior Zach Helein had a day going 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.  
-Senior Matthew Earley was a rock for the stars going 2 for 6 with a home run, a  double, and 2 runs scored.
-Sophomore Christian Pogorzelski had a hot bat going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's.

Leading the Way:
Hits: Krecu (3) 
2B: Earley (1)
RBI: Earley (3)
SB: Helein and Powell (2)
HBP: Helein, Powell, Krecu (1)
IP: Voegele (4.2)
Ks: Voegele (3)
 
What's Next:
Dominican University Baseball team starts the 2026 season 1-0. They play tomorrow to finish their trip to Kentucky facing Brevard College at 11am EST and #13 Centre College at 2:30pm EST. 

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