Milwaukee, Wis.— Dominican University Baseball get set to take on Marian at MSOE in a doubleheader moved due to conflicting schedules.
 
Series History vs. Marian:
All-Time Record / Streak: 15-19 / L4
-Dominican and Marian first played on 4/19/2008 in a doubleheader in Fond du Lac, Wis. The Stars dropped both games (6-1, 6-3).
-The Stars fell in their doubleheader against the Sabres at home last season on  4/5/2025 (13-7, 3-1).
-DU is 6-10 away from home against Marian.
-Dominican averages 4.76 runs per game against the Sabres.

DU in Review:
-The Stars hold a record of 11-16 (4-10 NACC) in the 2026 season.
-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.

Last Time Out:
-Dominican split their series at Edgewood on Saturday.
-In Game 1, the Stars rallied late, scoring six runs at the top of the ninth to defeat the Eagles by a final score of 14-13.
-Senior Zach Helein earned Star of the Game honors, going 4-6 with a double and an RBI.
-Freshman Austin Long finished 3-5 with his first collegiate home run, which drove in two runs.
-Senior Ricky Powell went 3-4 with a homer, a double, and 3 RBIs.
-Senior Tyler Johnson finished 2-5 with a home run and 4 RBIs.
- The Stars fell 7-1 in Game 2.
-Freshman Austin Long finished 3-4.
-Sophomore Christian Pogorzelski was 3-4 with an RBI.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Zach Helein has led the Stars in the hit category with 40 on the year. The Las Vegas native has posted 51 total bases along with 15 RBIs and a team-high .367 average at the plate. Helein is 9^th in the NACC in hits.
-Senior Matthew Earley is bringing the power for DU. The senior has posted 2 home runs, 12 RBIs, and 17 runs on 23 total hits. Earley has amassed a .240 batting average and a .774 OPS.
-Senior Ricky Powell has been an instrumental addition to the Dominican lineup, as Powell is 2^nd on the Stars in RBIs with 22 on his 27 hits and leads the team in homers with 5. Powell is .273 at the plate and has an OPS of .863.
-Senior Niko Krecu rounds out DU's lineup with a .284 batting average, 25 hits, 2 homers, and a 2^nd best 22 RBIs.
-Freshman Austin Long has cemented himself as a strong two-way player. At the plate, Long is hitting .337 with 10 RBIs. On the mound, Long has started 3 games for the Stars and has posted a 1-1 record with an ERA of 7.15.
-Sophomore Alex Voegele surged out to DU's first option on the mound, as the Naperville native has started in 7 games with a 2-1 record this season while registering a 4.81 ERA and 31 strikeouts.
-Junior Langdon Downing has excelled in the Dominican starting rotation, totaling 6 starts with a 4.97 ERA and has notched 20 strikeouts.
 -Junior Alex Garcia is in form as of late, posing a .264 average, 3 home runs, and 10 RBIs.
-Senior Tyler Johnson has surged into the team-lead in RBIs with 23 and has added 2 home runs and 5 doubles.

Familiar Faces:
-Senior Matthew Earley looks to build off of a strong Junior campaign, where he posted a .311 batting average alongside 6 home runs, 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 home runs 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 picking 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:
-Marian is 10-13 overall and 4-7 inside the NACC.
-The Sabres had their three-game win streak snapped by Concordia Chicago in a ten-inning thriller on Sunday, April 12^th.
-The Sabres are 2-2 at home this season.
-Marian hits .267 as a team and average 8.5 hits and 6.96 runs per game. The Eagles hold a 7.20 team ERA and a fielding percentage of .955.