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SOFT @ Spring Games

Softball Aims to Build Momentum in Final Games in Florida

3/11/2026 8:26:00 PM

Winter Haven, Fla.—The Dominican University Softball Team are six games into their spring break trip and ready for their final four games down at the Spring Games.

Series History vs. Washington MD:
   All-Time Record / Streak/: 0-0 / N/A
This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Washington MD.
 
Series History vs. Ohio Wesleyan:
   All-Time Record / Streak/: 1-0 / DU W1
-The first and only time Dominican and Ohio Wesleyan played was on 3/13/2015 with the Stars winning 3-2.
 
Series History vs. Wesleyan:
   All-Time Record / Streak/: 2-0 / DU W2
-This will be the first matchup between Dominica and Wesleyan.
 
Series History vs. Babson:
   All-Time Record / Streak/: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Babson.
 

DU in Review:
-Dominican is 2-8 to start their 2026 season while being 2-4 at the Spring Games in Winter Haven, FL.
-In the 2025 season, the Stars went 31-12 overall with a 19-5 conference record.
-DU was the second seed in the NACC tournament and made it to the semi-finals before falling to Benedictine University.
-The 2026 season marks the 19th season with Head Coach Cristina Lukas at the helm. Coach Lukas reached the 500-win mark in the 2025 season and is ready to add to that total this season.
-As a team last season, the Stars hit with a .344 batting average while holding a 2.58 ERA.
-DU will look to improve its fielding this year, coming off a year with 56 errors and holding a 95.4% fielding percentage as a team.
-The Stars will look to make the NACC conference tournament for the 5th straight season.
 
Familiar Faces:
-Dominican returns Senior third basemen Ryley Davis, who took a big jump offensively for the Stars last season. Ry. Davis hit .360 in her junior campaign with 25 RBI's and 9 doubles in her 125 at bats. The now senior was third on the team in batting average, with the requirements met of two plate appearances per game. Davis played in 41 of the 43 games last season while starting in 39 of those games.

-Senior Paytin Salfi will look to be back in the outfield this season after suffering an injury in the latter part of the 2025 season. The senior right fielder held a batting average of .333 last season with 17 RBI's and 42 total bases. On the defensive end, Salfi made some spectacular plays while holding a .971 fielding percentage and recording only one error in 35 total chances.

-Sophomore Isabella Olmos returns to the Dominican lineup for her second season. Olmos, being a huge part of the DU offense last season, will look to continue that trend here in the 2026 season. The now sophomore broke the single-season record in stolen bases, going 29 for 29 in stolen base attempts. Olmos was not just a speedster on the base paths; she held a .355 batting average with 75 total bases, 7 doubles, 3 triples, and 4 home runs. Isabella led the team in at-bats with 141 and played and started in 42 games last season.

-Junior catcher Kailee Diaz Randall is ready to make a big jump in her junior season. Randall had a batting average of .310 last season, along with 13 walks and 5 hit-by-pitches. The Junior catcher also recorded 40 total bases and 27 hits while playing in 37 games and starting in 32 of those.

-Sophomore Raegyn Davis had an incredible freshman season and is looking to make her mark on the NACC in her sophomore campaign. Rae. Davis hit .361 last season and led the team with 5 triples and a home run. The now sophomore put up stats in every category by also collecting 9 doubles, 34 RBI's, and 70 total bases, and holding a .526 slugging percentage.
 
-Sophomore Rhiannon Rubio is ready for her sophomore season after coming off a freshman year, where she held a 9-3 record in the circle in 79.2 innings pitched. Rubio collected 63 strikeouts and threw 3 complete games while holding opponents' batting averages to just .280. The now sophomore threw in 19 games last season while starting in 15 of those games.
-Junior Liberty Rivard will be back in the circle with a possible bigger role. Rivard held the team's best ERA last season, holding a 1.88 ERA in her 15 games pitched. The now junior threw in 44.2 last season while keeping opponents' batting averages to just .261. Rivard held a 3-2 record in her sophomore season.
 
Scouting Report:
-Washington College is 3-5 and currently riding a four-game losing streak.
-The Shorewomen are 1-5 in Florida. The lone win was an 11-7 win over Carroll.
-Wash is hitting .299 as a team, with a 7.59 team ERA, and fielding it at a .969 rate.
 
Scouting Report:
-Ohio Wesleyan is 2-2 on the season with all four games in Florida.
-The two wins are against Beloit (9-6) and DeSales (7-3). The two losses are against Penn State Behrend (7-3) and Bowdoin (13-7).
-The Battling Bishops are hitting .355 as a team, with a 5.19 team ERA, and fielding it at a .933 rate.
 
Scouting Report:
-Wesleyan is 3-1 on the season, with all four games being in Florida.
-The Cardinals lost to Haverford (5-0), while beating Western New England (14-6), Carthage (10-5), and Nichols (3-2).
- Wesleyan is hitting .343 as a team, with a 2.96 team ERA, and fielding it at a .935 rate.
 
Scouting Report:
-Babson has not played their first game yet this season, when they face off against Dominican, that will be the first time the Beavers take the field.
-Babson was 26-15 last season, while going 14-6 in conference.
-The Beavers' season came to an end against MIT in the NEWMAC tournament final.
-Last year they hit .295 as a team, with a 1.93 team ERA, and had a fielding percentage of .946.
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