River Forest, Ill.—The Dominican University Softball team is jumping the gun to get back on the field for their series against Wisconsin Lutheran and Marian this upcoming weekend.


Series History vs. Wisconsin Lutheran:
   All-Time Record / Streak: 28-7 / W8
-Dominican and Wisconsin Lutheran first played each other on 4/9/2008 with a doubleheader in Forest Park, Illinois. The Stars lost both on this day.
-DU's longest win streak against the Warriors was 11 games from 4/8/2009-5/2/2013. The biggest win margin during this win streak was 12-0 on 4/8/2009.
-Dominican's last loss against WLC is 5/3/2019 in 12 innings, losing 5-4.
-The Stars are 13-4 on the road at Wisconsin Lutheran and have scored 205 total runs, which averages 5.86 runs per game.
 
Series History vs. Marian:
   All-Time Record / Streak: 22-17 / W6
-Dominican and Marian first played each other on 4/6/2008 with a doubleheader in Forest Park, Illinois. DU lost both games and dropped the first three games in the series against Marian.
-The Stars longest win streak against the Sabres is 8 games from 5/4/2012 to 4/11/2016, with the largest win margin being 14-8 on 3/28/2015 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Dominican has a chance to tie this win streak this weekend.
-DU's last loss against Marian was 4/11/2023 on the road, losing 4-3.
-During this 6-game win streak against the Sabres, the Stars have shut them out 5 times and in 4 straight games.
-Dominican is 10-5 at home against Marian and has scored 165 total runs, which averages 4.23 runs per game.

 
DU in Review:
-Dominican is 15-11 to start their 2026 season and 9-3 in the NACC.
-The Stars are currently in second in the NACC standings.
-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:
-Dominican split with Aurora at Aurora on Sunday afternoon; this was the Stars' first conference split of the season.
-In game one, DU won 12-3.
-Sophomore Sara Cornell earned Star of the Game for the second straight day and two times out of the last three games. Cornell went 3-5 with 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, a homerun, and a double.
-Senior Ryley Davis has continued to dominate for the Stars, going 3-3 with 2 RBIs, a run scored, and a walk.
-Junior Emme Slavens has blossomed in the DP spot, going 2-4 with 2 RBIs, a run scored, a double, and a hit by pitch.
-Sophomore Raegyn Davis has been a workhorse behind the plate, going 2-5 with an RBI.
-Sophomore Kayla Amormino went 1-3 with an RBI.
-Sophomore Isabella Olmos went 3-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases.
-Senior Paytin Salfi went 2-3 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.
-Sophomore Hannah Richards picked up her 8^th win of the season, going 7 innings with 2 strikeouts and not allowing an earned run.
-In game two, AU won 10-7.
-Senior Paytin Salfi led the way for the Stars in the second game of the doubleheader going 3-4 with 3 RBIs, a run scored, a double, and a homerun.
-Sophomore Isabella Olmos went 2-4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored.
-Senior Ryley Davis continued to crush softball's going 1-3 with an RBI and a walk.
-Junior Emme Slavens went 1-4 with an RBI and a double.
-Sophomore Sara Cornell continued her amazing weekend, going 2-3 with 2 runs scored.


 
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Isabella Olmos picked up right where she left off, hitting .419 with 39 hits, 3 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 homerun. Olmos also has 13 RBIs.
-Senior Ryley Davis has been a hitting machine this season, hitting .461 and leading the team in RBIs with 19. Ry. Davis has 5 doubles and 35 hits with 11 runs scored and 42 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 .327 with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homeruns, and 10 RBIs. The Sophomore outfielder also has 33 total bases in her 17 total hits, along with 12 runs scored.
-Sophomore Raegyn Davis has found her swing this season. Rae. Davis is hitting .329 with 28 hits and 3 doubles. The sophomore catcher has also recorded 16 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
-Freshman Charlie Harris popped off in her first two conference starts, hitting .387 with 12 hits and 8 runs scored. The Freshman outfielder also has a homerun and 6 RBIs.
-Junior Emme Slavens has come on strong since returning from Florida. Slavens is hitting .333 with 19 hits and 2 homeruns. The Junior DP has grabbed 17 RBIs and 29 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 .311 with 3 homeruns. Salfi has also earned 23 hits, 16 RBIs, and 6 doubles.
-Sophomore Hannah Richards leads the team in ERA with 1.28 in her 13 appearances. Richards has thrown in 54.2 innings with 29 strikeouts and holds a 8-4 record.
-Junior Liberty Rivard leads the team in innings pitched with 46.0 innings. Rivard holds a 3.65 ERA with 20 strikeouts.
-Sophomore Rhiannon Rubio has found her stride this season, now holding a 3.63 ERA and a 5-2 record. The Sophomore starting pitcher has thrown in 54.0 innings with 47 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:
-Wisconsin Lutheran is currently 13-13 overall on the season with a 5-5 conference record.
-The Warriors are 1-1 on their home turf.
-WLC is riding a back-to-back wins against Maranatha Baptist.
-Wisconsin Lutheran is 3-2 in their last 5 conference games, sweeping Rockford and losing two to Lakeland. The fifth game was the second game against St. Norbert that the Warriors won.
-This will be the Warriors' second series at Franklin High School and is in the middle of a 6-game homestand.
-WLC is hitting .303 as a team with 6 homeruns and 107 RBIs. Wisconsin Lutheran also holds a 4.12 team ERA and a .960 fielding percentage.
-WLC is currently 8^th in the NACC Standings.
 
Scouting Report:
-Marian is 11-9 overall on the season but holds an 8-2 conference record.
-The Sabres are riding a 3-game win streak, sweeping Concordia Wisconsin and splitting with Concordia Chicago in their last three games.
-Marian's two conference losses are against Rockford and Concordia Chicago and were back-to-back losses.
-After sweeping CUW, the Sabres are atop the NACC standings with their 8-2 NACC record.
-Marian has a series with Aurora on April 18^th in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
-The Sabres are hitting .318 as a team with 90 RBIs and 99 runs scored. Marian also holds a 3.72 team ERA and a .949 fielding percentage. The Sabres have recorded 29 errors in their 20 games.