Eastern Michigan vs SIU Edwardsville (Feb 28, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at SIU Edwardsville (Game 2)
Feb 28, 2026 at Edwardsville, Ill. (Simmons Complex)

Eastern Michigan 8 (4-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
WILLIAMS, TJ ss  5  1  2  2  0  2  0  2  0 
KNUPP, Keegan 3b  5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2 
ZIRWAS, Devan 1b  4  2  3  2  0  0  5  0  0 
STECKO, Ty 2b  3  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh  0  2  0  0  3  0  0  0  0 
   HEIDELBERG, Demir pr/dh  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
JONES, Drew rf  3  1  0  0  1  2  1  0  2 
SYDLOWSKI, Kriss lf  3  0  1  2  0  2  3  0  0 
WEAVER, Nick c  4  0  0  0  0  2  8  1  2 
HALE, John cf  3  1  1  1  1  0  3  0  2 
DAVIS, Ethan p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   KEANE, Nick p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   WHITE, Carter p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   GILLIES, Emmett p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   HENDERSHOT, Fischer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  30  8  7  7  6  9  21  5  9 
  

SIU Edwardsville 7 (3-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Mack Mitchell 2b  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  0 
Ryan Niedzwiedz 1b  3  2  1  3  1  1  6  0  0 
Chase Bloomer ss  4  0  1  0  0  2  0  3  0 
Joshua Heyder dh  0  1  0  0  3  0  0  0  0 
   Gage Franck pr/dh  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Cooper Eggert ph  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Ethan Willoughby 3b  4  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  0 
Terrick Thompson-Al rf  4  0  1  1  0  2  1  0  1 
Jose Fichera c  2  0  0  0  0  1  9  1  2 
Brenden Fry lf  3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Daniel Gierer cf  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  2 
Spencer Stearns p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Brennen Grams p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Wyatt Doak p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Trent Koehler p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  26  7  7  5  4  7  21  6  5  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Eastern Michigan.... 302 030 0 -  8  7  2
SIU Edwardsville.... 012 400 0 -  7  7  3
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E - ZIRWAS(1); JONES, D(1); Niedzwiedz; Willoughby; Stearns. DP - EMU 1. LOB - EMU 9; SIUE 5. 2B - ZIRWAS 2(3); HALE(3). HR - ZIRWAS(4); Niedzwiedz. HBP - BORCHARDT; SYDLOWSKI; Mitchell; Fichera. SH - Gierer. SB - STECKO(4); HEIDELBERG; WEAVER(2); Franck. CS - WILLIAMS, TJ(1).

Eastern Michigan   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
DAVIS, Ethan   2.0  1  3  3  2  0  1  0  2  0  7  11  4  2  35 
KEANE, Nick   0.1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  0  1  15 
WHITE, Carter   1.1  3  4  4  1  3  0  0  0  0  6  8  0  1  32 
GILLIES, Emmett W,1-0  2.1  1  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  8  8  4  0  39 
HENDERSHOT, Fischer S,2  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3  0  1  10 
  
SIU Edwardsville   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Spencer Stearns   4.0  5  6  4  3  4  1  0  1  0  19  23  4  4  84 
Brennen Grams L,1-1  1.0  2  2  2  1  2  0  1  0  0  4  5  0  0  28 
Wyatt Doak   1.1  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  1  0  5  8  0  2  34 
Trent Koehler   0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  10 

Win - GILLIES, E (1-0). Loss - Grams (1-1). Save - HENDERSHOT (2). WP - DAVIS, E(1); GILLIES, E(1); Stearns. HBP - by DAVIS, E (Fichera); by Stearns (SYDLOWSKI); by DAVIS, E (Mitchell); by Doak (BORCHARDT). BK - Grams. Inherited runners/scored: KEANE 2/2; WHITE 2/0; GILLIES, E 1/1; Grams 1/1; Koehler 2/0. Pitches/strikes: DAVIS, E 35/16; KEANE 15/8; WHITE 32/18; GILLIES, E 39/28; HENDERSHOT 10/9; Stearns 84/49; Grams 28/14; Doak 34/18; Koehler 10/6.

Umpires - HP: Kris Engstrand 1B: Thomas Swoboda 3B: Chris Deichman
Start: 4:31 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance:
Weather: 58; Overcast
DAVIS, E faced 2 batters in the 3rd.
Stearns faced 1 batter in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at SIU Edwardsville (Game 2)
Feb 28, 2026 at Edwardsville, Ill. (Simmons Complex)

Eastern Michigan starters: 2/ss WILLIAMS, TJ; 8/3b KNUPP; 15/1b ZIRWAS; 28/2b STECKO; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 9/rf JONES, D; 7/lf SYDLOWSKI; 33/c WEAVER; 21/cf HALE; 49/p DAVIS, E;

SIU Edwardsville starters: 7/2b Mitchell; 2/1b Niedzwiedz; 1/ss Bloomer; 20/dh Heyder; 8/3b Willoughby; 44/rf Thompson-Al; 29/c Fichera; 15/lf Fry; 33/cf Gierer; 25/p Stearns;

Eastern Michigan 1st - WILLIAMS, TJ singled to shortstop (1-1 KB). KNUPP reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-1 BF); WILLIAMS, TJ advanced to second. ZIRWAS doubled to center field, ground-rule, RBI (1-0 B); KNUPP advanced to third; WILLIAMS, TJ scored. STECKO struck out looking (2-2 BBFSK). BORCHARDT walked (3-1 BBBKB). JONES, D struck out swinging (0-2 FSFS). SYDLOWSKI singled to right field, 2 RBI (3-2 SKBFBB); BORCHARDT advanced to third; ZIRWAS scored, unearned; KNUPP scored, unearned. WEAVER struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 1st - Mitchell flied out to cf (0-0). Niedzwiedz flied out to lf (0-2 KF). Bloomer grounded out to p (3-2 KBBFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - HALE grounded out to p (1-0 B). WILLIAMS, TJ struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFFS). KNUPP grounded out to ss (0-2 SK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 2nd - Heyder walked (3-0 BBBB). Willoughby flied out to cf (0-1 K). Heyder advanced to second on a wild pitch. Thompson-Al singled to right field, RBI, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf (2-2 BKFB); Heyder scored. Fichera hit by pitch (1-0 B). Fry grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 KK); Fichera advanced to second; Thompson-Al advanced to third. Gierer flied out to lf (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - ZIRWAS homered to right field, RBI (2-2 BKFFBF). STECKO flied out to cf (0-0). BORCHARDT walked (3-2 BBKKBB). JONES, D reached on a fielding error by p (2-1 BKB); BORCHARDT advanced to second. SYDLOWSKI hit by pitch (1-0 B); JONES, D advanced to second; BORCHARDT advanced to third. SYDLOWSKI advanced to second; JONES, D advanced to third; BORCHARDT scored on a wild pitch. WEAVER flied out to rf (2-0 BB). HALE grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 3rd - Mitchell hit by pitch (3-0 BBB). Niedzwiedz walked (3-0 BBBB); Mitchell advanced to second. KEANE to p for DAVIS, E. Bloomer singled to right field (2-1 BKB); Niedzwiedz advanced to second; Mitchell advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 1b. Heyder walked (3-2 BKBBKFFFB); Bloomer advanced to second; Niedzwiedz advanced to third. Willoughby reached on a fielder's choice through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); Heyder advanced to second; Bloomer out at third ss to 1b; Niedzwiedz scored. WHITE to p for KEANE. Thompson-Al struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). Fichera struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBBS). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). KNUPP flied out to cf (0-1 F). ZIRWAS doubled to left field, ground-rule (2-2 BKBK). STECKO flied out to lf to left center (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 4th - Fry singled to right field (3-2 KBKBFB). Gierer grounded out to c, SAC, bunt (0-1 K); Fry advanced to second. Mitchell singled to left field (2-0 BB); Fry advanced to third. Niedzwiedz homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-0); Mitchell scored; Fry scored. Bloomer struck out swinging (1-2 BFSS). Heyder walked (3-1 FBBBB). GILLIES, E to p for WHITE. Willoughby singled to right field (1-2 BKFF); Heyder advanced to third. Franck pinch ran for Heyder. Franck stole home. Willoughby advanced to second on a wild pitch. Thompson-Al flied out to lf (1-2 BSK). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - Franck to dh. BORCHARDT walked (3-1 BBBKB). Grams to p for Stearns. BORCHARDT advanced to second on a balk. JONES, D walked (3-2 BKBBKB). SYDLOWSKI struck out looking (1-2 BKSK). WEAVER struck out looking (3-2 FKBBBK). HALE doubled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); JONES, D advanced to third; BORCHARDT scored. WILLIAMS, TJ singled up the middle, 2 RBI (3-2 BBKFBF); HALE scored; JONES, D scored. WILLIAMS, TJ out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 5th - Fichera fouled out to c (3-2 KSFBBFB). Fry struck out swinging (1-2 FBFFS). Gierer flied out to rf (1-2 BFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - Doak to p for Grams. KNUPP grounded out to ss (1-2 KBS). ZIRWAS grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BKF). STECKO walked (3-2 BBSFFBB). BORCHARDT hit by pitch (1-1 KB); STECKO advanced to second. HEIDELBERG pinch ran for BORCHARDT. HEIDELBERG stole second; STECKO stole third. JONES, D struck out swinging (2-2 KKBBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 6th - Mitchell flied out to cf (0-1 K). Niedzwiedz struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). Bloomer struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - SYDLOWSKI struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). WEAVER reached on a fielding error by 1b (2-0 BB). WEAVER stole second. HALE walked (3-1 BBKBB). Koehler to p for Doak. WILLIAMS, TJ struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKFFK). KNUPP lined out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

SIU Edwardsville 7th - HEIDELBERG to dh. HENDERSHOT to p for GILLIES, E. Eggert pinch hit for Franck. Eggert singled to right field (0-0). Willoughby grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2 BSSFF); Eggert out on the play. Thompson-Al struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.