Davenport, Fla. – RV Dominican University Baseball prepares for the back half of the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.

Series History vs. Penn State Brandywine:
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Penn State Brandywine.
 
Series History vs. Wesleyan (CT):
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Wesleyan.
 
Series History vs. Macalester:
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Macalester.

DU in Review:
-The Stars hold a record of 5-2 (0-0 NACC) on the 2026 season.
-Dominican is receiving votes on the national scale, totaling 13 votes this past week in the D3 Baseball Rankings.
-In the 2025 season, Dominican went 18-22 overall with a 9-15 conference record.
-DU did not qualify for the NACC Tournament last season and is looking for its first postseason berth since 2019.
-The 2026 season marks the 15^th season with Head Coach Steve Hardman at the helm. Hardman has amassed a 231-298 record in his career at Dominican.
-As a team last season, the Stars hit with a .284 batting average while holding a 7.99 ERA.
 
Familiar Faces:
-Senior Matthew Earley looks to build off of a strong Junior campaign, where he posted a .311 batting average alongside 6 homeruns, 42 RBIs, 15 doubles, and 6 triples. At first base, Earley recorded a .972 fielding percentage.
-Senior Zach Helein was a key piece of the Dominican outfield last campaign. Helein totaled 29 RBIs, 6 doubles, and a .874 OPS at the plate. In center field, Helein notched a .975 fielding percentage on 121 chances.
-Senior Niko Krecu brought power to the Stars' lineup, being second among returners with 4 homeruns last year on a .246 batting average.
-Graduate Student Matthew Hannafin will be a key piece in DU's starting rotation, having started 9 games last campaign. Hannafin totaled 24 strikeouts and only allowed 13 walks across his 41.2 innings pitched.
-Sophomore Ethan Buckner was instrumental in starting games the right way on the mound last season for the Stars, leading all Dominican pitchers with 33 strikeouts and picked up a 4-4 record.
-Sophomore Koufax Cranmer took on the role as the closer for DU, leading the squad in saves with 4 last campaign. Cranmer allowed just a .218 batting average to his opponents and collected 10 strikeouts.
 
Scouting Report vs. Penn State Brandywine:
-Penn State Brandywine is 4-5 overall on the 2026 season, including a 2-2 record at the RussMatt Invitational.
-The Nittany Lions are off the heels of a 12-10 loss to Cornell College on Tuesday.
-PSB is hitting .331 as a team and have totaled 78 runs across their 9 games.
 
Scouting Report vs. Wesleyan (CT):
- Wesleyan is 0-4 to begin the 2026 season, with all games coming at the RussMatt Invitational.
-The Cardinals came up short to Rochester on Tuesday by a final score of 8-5.
-Wesleyan is htting .258 as a team and have totaled 22 runs across their 4 games.
 
Scouting Report vs. Macalester:
-Macalester is 4-4 to start the 2026 season.
-Macalester last split with Minnesota Morris on March 4^th and will begin the RussMatt Invitational against Dominican.
-Macalester is hitting .295 as a team and have score 52 runs across their 8 games.