Eastern Michigan vs SIU Edwardsville (Feb 27, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at SIU Edwardsville
Feb 27, 2026 at Edwardsville, Ill. (Simmons Complex)

Eastern Michigan 7 (2-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
WILLIAMS, TJ ss 
KNUPP, Keegan rf 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf 
STECKO, Ty 1b 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh 
CRANE, Tristan 2b 
JELLISON, Bruce 3b 
WEAVER, Nick c 
   KRILL, Kevin ph/c 
HALE, John cf 
CARMICHAEL, John p 
   HENDERSON, Eli p 
   NORRIS, Aidan p 
   HENSON, Brian p 
   ROWLAND, Ethan p 
Totals  34  24  12 
  

SIU Edwardsville 12 (4-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Mack Mitchell 2b 
Ryan Niedzwiedz 1b 
Chase Bloomer ss 
Joshua Heyder dh 
   Cooper Eggert pr/dh 
Ethan Willoughby 3b 
Terrick Thompson-Al rf 
Sean Kang c 
Brenden Fry lf 
Daniel Gierer cf 
Jase Phillips p 
   Noah Johnson p 
   Porter Conn p 
Totals  37  12  15  12  27  11 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Eastern Michigan.... 100 006 000 -  7  8  1
SIU Edwardsville.... 323 012 10X - 12 15  0
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E - CRANE(1). DP - SIUE 1. LOB - EMU 5; SIUE 6. 2B - HALE(1); Heyder. 3B - ZIRWAS(1); Mitchell. HR - KNUPP(1); STECKO(4); HALE(1); Niedzwiedz 2; Thompson-Al; Fry. HBP - Mitchell. SB - WILLIAMS, TJ(2); Thompson-Al; Kang. CS - Bloomer; Willoughby.

Eastern Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
CARMICHAEL, John L,0-2  2.1  15  17  55 
HENDERSON, Eli   3.0  10  11  35 
NORRIS, Aidan   0.2  15 
HENSON, Brian   1.0  28 
ROWLAND, Ethan   1.0  21 
  
SIU Edwardsville   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jase Phillips W,1-1  5.0  19  22  80 
Noah Johnson   1.0  24 
Porter Conn S,1  3.0  11  11  45 

Win - Phillips (1-1). Loss - CARMICHAEL (0-2). Save - Conn (1). WP - CARMICHAEL(3). HBP - by CARMICHAEL (Mitchell). PB - Kang. Inherited runners/scored: NORRIS, A 1/1. Pitches/strikes: CARMICHAEL 55/34; HENDERSON, E 35/23; NORRIS, A 15/9; HENSON 28/14; ROWLAND 21/11; Phillips 80/49; Johnson 24/12; Conn 45/30.

Umpires - HP: Thomas Swoboda 1B: Chris Deichman 3B: Kris Engstrand
Start: 3:07 pm Time: 3:06 Attendance: 132
Weather: Sunny; 72; 13 mph
Phillips faced 3 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at SIU Edwardsville
Feb 27, 2026 at Edwardsville, Ill. (Simmons Complex)

Eastern Michigan starters: 2/ss WILLIAMS, TJ; 8/rf KNUPP; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 28/1b STECKO; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 24/2b CRANE; 11/3b JELLISON; 33/c WEAVER; 21/cf HALE; 26/p CARMICHAEL;

SIU Edwardsville starters: 7/2b Mitchell; 2/1b Niedzwiedz; 1/ss Bloomer; 20/dh Heyder; 8/3b Willoughby; 44/rf Thompson-Al; 27/c Kang; 15/lf Fry; 33/cf Gierer; 28/p Phillips;

Eastern Michigan 1st - WILLIAMS, TJ popped up to 2b (0-1 K). KNUPP homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). ZIRWAS struck out looking (1-2 FBKFK). STECKO struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 1st - Mitchell tripled to right field (1-1 KB). Niedzwiedz homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 SBS); Mitchell scored. Bloomer grounded out to ss (2-2 BKKB). Heyder doubled to left field (1-0 B). Willoughby singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Heyder scored. Thompson-Al flied out to rf (3-2 BBBKF). Willoughby out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - BORCHARDT flied out to rf (3-2 SBBKB). CRANE popped up to cf (2-2 KBBS). JELLISON walked (3-0 BBBB). WEAVER reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); JELLISON out at second ss to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 2nd - Kang singled through the left side (1-0 B). Fry singled to center field (0-1 F); Kang advanced to second. Gierer struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). Mitchell hit by pitch (1-0 B); Fry advanced to second; Kang advanced to third. Niedzwiedz singled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 KSB); Mitchell advanced to second; Fry scored; Kang scored. Bloomer struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). Heyder flied out to cf (0-0). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - HALE grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). WILLIAMS, TJ singled up the middle (1-2 BKK). WILLIAMS, TJ stole second. KNUPP walked (3-1 BBBKB). ZIRWAS grounded out to 2b (0-1 S); KNUPP advanced to second; WILLIAMS, TJ advanced to third. STECKO flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 3rd - Willoughby grounded out to p, bunt (0-1 F). Thompson-Al reached on a fielding error by 2b (0-0). Thompson-Al stole second. Thompson-Al advanced to third on a wild pitch. Kang walked (3-2 KBBFBB). Kang stole second. Fry homered to center field, 3 RBI (2-2 BSSB); Kang scored; Thompson-Al scored, unearned. HENDERSON, E to p for CARMICHAEL. Gierer struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). Mitchell grounded out to ss (0-0). 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - BORCHARDT flied out to rf (1-2 KBK). CRANE struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). JELLISON grounded out to 3b (3-2 KBSBFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 4th - Niedzwiedz walked (3-1 BKBBB). Bloomer reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 FF); Niedzwiedz out at second ss to 2b. Heyder popped up to cf (1-0 B). Bloomer out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - WEAVER flied out to lf (1-1 FB). HALE flied out to rf (2-1 BSB). WILLIAMS, TJ out at first 1b to p (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 5th - Willoughby flied out to rf (0-1 F). Thompson-Al homered to right field, RBI (1-2 BSF). Kang flied out to rf (0-0). Fry struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - KNUPP walked (3-2 BBBKSB). ZIRWAS tripled to right field, RBI (0-2 KF); KNUPP scored. STECKO homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-1 BBF); ZIRWAS scored. Johnson to p for Phillips. BORCHARDT grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 SBB). CRANE walked (3-2 KBBSBFB). JELLISON walked (3-2 KBBBFFB); CRANE advanced to second. WEAVER grounded out to 3b (0-0); JELLISON advanced to second; CRANE advanced to third. HALE homered to left field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); JELLISON scored; CRANE scored. WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 2b (1-1 FB). 6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 6th - Gierer lined out to 2b (1-2 BSF). Mitchell singled to center field (2-1 BBK). NORRIS, A to p for HENDERSON, E. Niedzwiedz homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Mitchell scored. Bloomer grounded out to p (2-2 BFSFB). Heyder singled up the middle (3-2 BBBKS). Eggert pinch ran for Heyder. Willoughby grounded out to ss (0-0). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - Eggert to dh. Conn to p for Johnson. KNUPP flied out to cf (2-2 BKBF). ZIRWAS out at first 1b to p (0-1 K). STECKO struck out swinging (2-2 FBBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 7th - HENSON to p for NORRIS, A. Thompson-Al singled to left field (2-0 BB). Thompson-Al out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off. Kang walked (3-1 KBBBB). Fry singled through the right side (3-2 BBSSFFB); Kang advanced to third. Gierer singled to first base, bunt, RBI (2-1 BBF); Fry advanced to second; Kang scored. Mitchell struck out looking (2-2 BFBKK). Niedzwiedz flied out to rf to right center (1-1 KB). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - BORCHARDT singled to center field (2-2 KKBFB). CRANE reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BFS); BORCHARDT out at second ss to 2b. CRANE advanced to second on a passed ball. JELLISON struck out looking (3-2 KBBKBK). KRILL pinch hit for WEAVER. KRILL popped up to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 8th - KRILL to c. ROWLAND to p for HENSON. Bloomer walked (3-2 BBKFBFB). Eggert grounded out to 2b (3-2 KBKFBFBF); Bloomer advanced to second. Willoughby flied out to cf to right center (1-0 B). Thompson-Al flied out to cf to left center (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - HALE doubled to center field (2-0 BB). WILLIAMS, TJ singled to left field (0-1 K); HALE advanced to third. KNUPP grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 F); WILLIAMS, TJ out on the play. ZIRWAS struck out swinging (3-2 BBKSFFBS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.