River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Softball team will be back on the diamond this weekend after not playing for 13 days due to weather.
 
The Stars will play Edgewood on Saturday, and Aurora on Sunday.


Series History vs. Edgewood:
   All-Time Record / Streak: 29-7 / W11
-Dominican and Edgewood first played on 4/21/2008 in a doubleheader in Verona, Wisconsin. The Stars lost both games on that day.
-DU has won 11 straight games against Edgewood with their last loss being on March 13, 2021, in game one of the doubleheader that day.
-The Stars are 16-3 at the Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex.
-Dominican is 29-7 against Edgewood inside the NACC.
-DU has scored 226 runs on the Eagles and averages 6.28 runs per game.
-The Stars beat Edgewood 10-3 and 4-3 last season at Triton College.


Series History vs. Aurora:
   All-Time Record / Streak: 15-28 / W5
-Dominican and Aurora first played on 4/22/2008 in a doubleheader in Aurora, Illinois. The Stars lost both games that day.
-DU has won 5 straight games against AU, with their last loss being on April 29, 2023, in the second game of the doubleheader.
-The Stars are 6-4 in their last 10 matchups against the Spartans.
-Dominican is 3-17 at Aurora University.
-DU has a 11-25 record inside the NACC against AU.
-The Stars have scored 135 runs against the Spartans and average 3.14 runs per game.
-Last season Dominican won both games at Aurora, winning 9-0 and 4-2.
 
 

DU in Review:
-Dominican is 12-10 to start their 2026 season and 6-2 in the NACC.
-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 19^th 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 5^th straight season.
 
Last Time Out:
-Was 13 days ago when the Stars played Division Street rivals Concordia Chicago. Dominican won two close games against the Cougars.
-DU won 6-5 in game one.
-Sophomore Isabella Olmos went 2-4.
-Freshman Charlie Harris continued to roll, going 2-2.
-Sophomore Raegyn Davis went 1-4 with 2 runs scored and a stolen base.
-Sophomore Sara Cornell went 1-3 with an RBI.
-Junior Emme Slavens went 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI.  
-The Stars won game two 4-2.
-Sophomore Isabella Olmos was incredible, going 4-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases.
-Sophomore Raegyn Davis went 1-4 with a homerun, 2 RBIs, and a run scored.
-Junior Emme Slavens went 1-3 with an RBI and a hit by pitch.
-Sophomore Rhiannon Rubio went 7 innings and picked up 7 strikeouts in her fourth win of the season.


 
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Isabella Olmos picked up right where she left off, hitting .395 with 30 hits, 2 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 homerun. Olmos also has 10 RBIs.
-Senior Ryley Davis has been a hitting machine this season, hitting .415 and leading the team in RBIs with 14. Ry. Davis has 4 doubles and 27 hits with 9 runs scored and 33 total bases.
-Junior Kailee Diaz Randall has come on strong recently for the Stars, hitting .333 with 14 hits and 5 RBIs.
-Sophomore Sara Cornell was battling injury through the start of the season but has not let that hinder her numbers. Cornell is hitting .216 with 3 doubles and 5 RBIs. The Sophomore outfielder also has 13 total bases in her 8 total hits.
-Sophomore Raegyn Davis has found her swing this season. Rae. Davis is hitting .329 with 23 hits and 3 doubles. The sophomore catcher has also recorded 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
-Freshman Charlie Harris popped off in her first two conference starts, hitting .529 with 9 hits and 8 runs scored. The Freshman outfielder also has a homerun and 3 RBIs.
-Junior Emme Slavens has come on strong since returning from Florida. Slavens is hitting .333 with 15 hits and 2 homeruns. The Junior DP has grabbed 14 RBIs and 23 total bases.
-Senior Paytin Salfi has played all over the diamond for Dominican and has done well in her role. The Senior utility player is hitting .274 with 2 homeruns. Salfi has also earned 17 hits, 13 RBIs, and 5 doubles.
-Sophomore Hannah Richards leads the team in ERA with 1.60 in her 8 appearances. Richards has thrown in 30.2 innings with 17 strikeouts and holds a 4-4 record.
-Junior Liberty Rivard leads the team in innings pitched with 41.0 innings. Rivard holds a 3.24 ERA with 19 strikeouts.
-Sophomore Rhiannon Rubio has found her stride this season, now holding a 3.85 ERA and a 4-2 record. The Sophomore starting pitcher has thrown in 43.2 innings with 39 strikeouts and 2 saves.
 
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:
-Edgewood is 10-9 overall on the season and 3-1 in the NACC.
-The Eagles last played on March 29^th in a split against Wisconsin Lutheran. The other NACC contest was against Alverno College.
-This will be the first time Edgewood hits the road in the NACC.
-The Eagles went 4-5 at the Spring Games in Florida.
-This will be Edgewood's first true road series of the season.
-The Eagles are hitting .324 as a team with a team ERA of 3.97 and a .960 fielding percentage.
 
Scouting Report:
-Aurora is 12-8 on the season while currently 4-2 in the NACC.
-The Spartans are 5-1 on their home field, sweeping Wheaton and St. Norbert, while splitting with Benedictine.
-Aurora will play MSOE on Saturday in Aurora, so AU will have four straight home games.
-The Spartans' last series was on April 8^th in a split against the Falcons.
-Aurora is hitting .341 as a team with a 4.71 team ERA and a .947 team fielding percentage.