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Earley RBI Celebration
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Winner Macalester MACALEST 5-4
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Dominican (Ill.) DU 6-5
Winner
Macalester MACALEST
5-4
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Final
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Dominican (Ill.) DU
6-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Macalester MACALEST 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 17 1
Dominican (Ill.) DU 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 1

W: Tommy Ball (1-0) L: Zierleyn, Hunter (0-2) S: Evan Kang (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stars Drop RussMatt Finale to Macalester

Auburndale, FL. – RV Dominican University Baseball looked to close out the RussMatt Invitational on a high note against Macalester on Saturday morning.
 
Results:
Dominican: 4
Macalester: 5

How it Happened:
-The beginning innings of the game saw defense as a priority, with both teams held scoreless through the first two.
-Junior Langdon Downing, who started on the mound for the Stars, recorded a three-up, three-down inning in the top of the third.
-To start the bottom of the third inning, Senior Zach Helein beat a throw to first for an infield single but was caught stealing. Senior Ricky Powell then powered a ground-rule double to left field. Following Powell's at-bat, Senior Matthew Earley lined a ball to left field, which was dropped by the Macalester defender, allowing Powell to score. Senior Niko Krecu followed Earley with a two-run shot to left that just stayed on the fair side of the foul pole to give Dominican a 3-0 lead after three.
-Downing continued to roll on the mound, holding Macalester scoreless through five innings.
-DU started the bottom of the fifth with a walk on Helein. The Las Vegas native was then able to reach second on a passed ball. Earley then drove home Helein with a single to left, as the Stars' lead grew to 4-0.
-In the top of the sixth, Macalester drove in a run to cut the Dominican lead to 4-1.
-The Scots then tied up the ballgame at the top of the seventh with three runs.
-With DU's bats going cold, Macalester snagged a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth.
-The Stars were unable to even the score in the bottom of the ninth, dropping the ballgame to Macalester by a final score of 5-4.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Zach Helein finished 2-3 with two walks, a double, and a run scored.
-Senior Matthew Earley went 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
-Senior Niko Krecu was 1-3 with a two-RBI homer.
-Junior Langdon Downing threw 5.2 innings in his start, allowing just one run while accruing 7 strikeouts.

Leading the Way:
Hits: Helein and Earley (2) 
2B: Helein and Powell (1)
HR: Krecu (1)
SB: Long
IP: Downing (5.2)
Ks: Downing (7)
 
What's Next:
RV Dominican University Baseball falls to 6-5 (0-0 NACC) on the 2026 season. The Stars will return home after finishing 3-5 at the RussMatt Invitational and get set for a road game at Monmouth College on Thursday, March 19th. First pitch against the Scots will be at 1:00 p.m.

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