Davenport, Fla. – The Dominican University Baseball team gears up for their spring break trip on the national scale.

Series History vs. Roger Williams:
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Roger Williams.
 
Series History vs. Juniata:
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Juniata.
 
Series History vs. Utica:
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-0 / N/A
-This will be the first matchup between Dominican and Utica.

DU in Review:
-The Stars hold a record of 3-0 (0-0 NACC) on the 2026 season.
-For the first time in program history, the Stars are receiving votes on the national scale, receiving 8 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. Roger Williams:
-Roger Williams will play their first game in Florida, against Grove City on March 6th, at 2:00 p.m.
-The Hawks went 16-23 last season and 6-10 in their conference.
-RWU went 3-6 in Florida last season.
 
Scouting Report vs. Juniata:
-Juniata is 2-0 to start their season, beating Thiel 14-3 and 5-3 in their two games.
-The Eagles will play Albertus Magnus on Saturday, March 7^th, at 7:00 p.m. EST for their first game in Florida.
-Juniata went 10-29 last season with a 3-21 conference record.
 
Scouting Report vs. Utica:
-Utica is 4-0 to start their season, beating Penn State Scranton all in 7 innings.
-The Pioneers will play 4 games before playing Dominican on March 10^th.
-Utica went 18-16-1 overall last season with a 12-11 conference record and ended the year on a 3-game losing streak.