Eastern Michigan vs Ball State (Mar 13, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Mar 13, 2026 at Muncie, Ind. (Shebek Stadium)

Eastern Michigan 13 (4-14,0-4 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
WILLIAMS, TJ ss  2  3  2  0  1  0  3  0  0 
   CRANE, Tristan ph/ss  3  1  1  1  0  1  0  2  2 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh  5  2  3  2  0  1  0  0  0 
ZIRWAS, Devan rf  5  1  3  2  0  2  2  0  1 
STECKO, Ty 2b  4  1  1  2  0  2  1  0  0 
JELLISON, Bruce 3b  4  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  2 
KNUPP, Keegan 1b  5  1  1  1  0  0  4  2  1 
SCHECHTERMAN, Ben lf  4  1  2  2  1  1  1  0  0 
WEAVER, Nick c  4  1  0  0  0  2  6  1  2 
   KRILL, Kevin c  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
HALE, John cf  4  1  1  0  1  0  4  0  0 
CARMICHAEL, John p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   EGAN, Cole p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   NORRIS, Aidan p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   ROSE, Tommy p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals  41  13  15  11  4  9  24  6  8 
  

Ball State 17 (8-8,3-1 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Brayden Huebner lf  6  2  4  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Gavin Balius 2b/cf  4  3  0  1  2  0  2  1  1 
Jacob Gillis 1b  5  3  3  2  0  1  10  0  1 
Ryan Muizelaar 3b  6  2  3  5  0  0  0  3  1 
Brett Griffiths ss  4  2  3  1  0  0  0  5  0 
Max Kalk c  6  2  2  1  0  0  9  0  1 
Kenskey Thomas dh  5  2  3  6  0  2  0  0  0 
Charlie Keller rf  5  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  6 
   John Colligan rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kendric Sorgius cf  4  1  0  0  0  1  3  0  0 
   Taber Stokes 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0 
Brendan Garza p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   John Chambers p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Zander Bretza p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  45  17  18  16  2  6  27  12  10  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Eastern Michigan.... 262 200 001 - 13 15  5
Ball State.......... 324 041 30X - 17 18  2
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E - WILLIAMS, TJ; STECKO; JELLISON 2; HALE; Keller; Garza. DP - BALL 2. LOB - EMU 8; BALL 10. 2B - BORCHARDT 2; ZIRWAS; HALE; Gillis; Griffiths. 3B - Huebner. HR - CRANE; SCHECHTERMA; Gillis; Muizelaar; Thomas 2. HBP - ZIRWAS; STECKO; Gillis; Griffiths; Sorgius. SF - BORCHARDT; Griffiths. SB - SCHECHTERMA; Huebner.

Eastern Michigan   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
CARMICHAEL, John   3.0  7  9  6  1  3  3  0  2  0  18  21  3  3  76 
EGAN, Cole L,1-1  1.1  4  4  4  1  2  0  0  1  0  8  10  2  0  38 
NORRIS, Aidan   0.2  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  3  4  2  0  13 
ROSE, Tommy   3.0  5  4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  16  16  4  4  43 
  
Ball State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Brendan Garza   1.2  5  8  6  3  1  0  0  1  0  11  16  3  1  62 
John Chambers W,2-3  6.1  8  4  4  1  7  1  0  1  0  25  27  3  7  92 
Zander Bretza   1.0  2  1  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  5  5  0  2  20 

Win - Chambers (2-3). Loss - EGAN (1-1). Save - None. WP - CARMICHAEL 3; NORRIS, A; Chambers; Bretza. HBP - by CARMICHAEL (Gillis); by Garza (ZIRWAS); by CARMICHAEL (Sorgius); by EGAN (Griffiths); by Chambers (STECKO). Inherited runners/scored: NORRIS, A 2/2; Chambers 2/0. Pitches/strikes: CARMICHAEL 76/45; EGAN 38/25; NORRIS, A 13/6; ROSE 43/29; Garza 62/37; Chambers 92/64; Bretza 20/13.

Umpires - HP: Sal Giacomantonio 1B: Stephen Linton 3B: Michael Ingram
Start: 3:05 pm Time: 304 Attendance: 243
Weather: 53; Mostly sunny; 25-40 winds

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Mar 13, 2026 at Muncie, Ind. (Shebek Stadium)

Eastern Michigan starters: 2/ss WILLIAMS, TJ; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 15/rf ZIRWAS; 28/2b STECKO; 11/3b JELLISON; 8/1b KNUPP; 25/lf SCHECHTERMA; 33/c WEAVER; 21/cf HALE; 26/p CARMICHAEL;

Ball State starters: 12/lf Huebner; 4/2b Balius; 19/1b Gillis; 9/3b Muizelaar; 3/ss Griffiths; 8/c Kalk; 38/dh Thomas; 7/rf Keller; 25/cf Sorgius; 36/p Garza;

Eastern Michigan 1st - WILLIAMS, TJ walked (3-0 BBBB). BORCHARDT doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 KSBFB); WILLIAMS, TJ scored. ZIRWAS singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); BORCHARDT scored. STECKO popped up to 2b (0-2 KK). JELLISON grounded out to p (1-1 FB); ZIRWAS advanced to second. KNUPP flied out to lf (0-1 K). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 1st - Huebner singled to shortstop (1-1 BK). Balius reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Huebner out at second ss unassisted. Gillis hit by pitch (2-1 FBB); Balius advanced to second. Muizelaar homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Gillis scored; Balius scored. Griffiths singled to left field (2-1 KBB). Kalk singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by ss (1-0 B); Griffiths advanced to third. Thomas struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS). Keller struck out swinging (3-2 BBFFBFS). 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - SCHECHTERMA struck out swinging (1-2 KSFFBS). WEAVER reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second (2-2 BKBS). HALE walked (3-2 BFBBSB). WILLIAMS, TJ singled to pitcher, bunt (0-1 K); HALE advanced to second; WEAVER advanced to third. BORCHARDT flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-2 SFF); WEAVER scored. ZIRWAS hit by pitch (3-2 BSKFBB); WILLIAMS, TJ advanced to second; HALE advanced to third. STECKO singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-1 BBS); ZIRWAS advanced to third; WILLIAMS, TJ scored; HALE scored. JELLISON singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBF); STECKO advanced to third; ZIRWAS scored. KNUPP reached on a fielding error by rf, advanced to third, RBI (0-0); JELLISON scored, unearned; STECKO scored, unearned. SCHECHTERMA walked (3-0 BBBB). Chambers to p for Garza. SCHECHTERMA stole second. WEAVER flied out to cf (2-2 BKKB). 6 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Ball State 2nd - Sorgius hit by pitch (1-1 KB). Sorgius advanced to second on a wild pitch. Huebner grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). Sorgius advanced to third on a wild pitch. Balius out at first 1b to p, RBI (1-0 B); Sorgius scored. Gillis homered to right field, RBI (1-1 FB). Muizelaar lined out to ss (2-2 SBBF). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - HALE grounded out to ss (0-0). WILLIAMS, TJ singled to right field (1-2 KBS). BORCHARDT doubled to right field (2-0 BB); WILLIAMS, TJ advanced to third. ZIRWAS singled to second base, RBI (0-1 K); BORCHARDT advanced to third; WILLIAMS, TJ scored. STECKO struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). ZIRWAS advanced to second on a wild pitch; BORCHARDT scored. JELLISON grounded out to 3b (2-1 BKB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 3rd - Griffiths reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced to third (0-0). Kalk reached on a fielding error by 2b, RBI (2-2 BKFBFF); Griffiths scored, unearned. Thomas homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); Kalk scored, unearned. Keller flied out to rf to right center (0-1 K). Sorgius popped up to ss (0-2 SSF). Huebner tripled to left center (3-1 BBBK). Balius walked (3-2 BKKBBB). Balius advanced to second on a wild pitch; Huebner scored, unearned. Gillis struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS). 4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - KNUPP singled up the middle (0-0). SCHECHTERMA homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 BSF); KNUPP scored. WEAVER struck out looking (3-2 BBFKFFBK). HALE grounded out to 3b (1-2 KBK). CRANE pinch hit for WILLIAMS, TJ. CRANE struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ball State 4th - CRANE to ss. EGAN to p for CARMICHAEL. Muizelaar singled to center field (0-0). Griffiths hit by pitch (1-0 B); Muizelaar advanced to second. Kalk infield fly to 3b (3-2 FBBBS). Thomas struck out looking (0-2 FSFK). Keller lined out to 1b (1-2 KSFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - BORCHARDT struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). ZIRWAS doubled to right field (1-2 SBS). STECKO hit by pitch (1-0 B). JELLISON grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 F); STECKO out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 5th - Sorgius struck out swinging (2-2 BKKBFS). Huebner singled to right field (1-2 BFK). Huebner stole second. Balius walked (3-1 BBBKB). Gillis singled to center field (0-1 F); Balius advanced to second; Huebner advanced to third. Muizelaar singled to center field, 2 RBI (0-2 FF); Gillis advanced to third; Balius scored; Huebner scored. NORRIS, A to p for EGAN. Griffiths flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); Gillis scored. Kalk singled to right field (0-0); Muizelaar advanced to third. Thomas singled through the left side, RBI (2-1 KBB); Kalk advanced to second; Muizelaar scored. Thomas advanced to second on a wild pitch; Kalk advanced to third. Keller flied out to cf (3-1 BSBB). 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - KNUPP grounded out to ss (0-0). SCHECHTERMA singled through the left side (0-0). WEAVER struck out looking (0-2 SFK). HALE doubled to left field (0-2 FK); SCHECHTERMA advanced to third. CRANE flied out to cf (0-2 FK). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ball State 6th - ROSE to p for NORRIS, A. Sorgius flied out to lf (1-0 B). Huebner singled to left field (0-0). Balius reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Huebner out at second ss to 2b. Gillis doubled to right field, RBI (0-0); Balius scored. Muizelaar grounded out to ss (3-2 BKBFBF). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - BORCHARDT flied out to lf (2-2 KBBK). ZIRWAS struck out looking (3-2 KFBBBK). STECKO struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ball State 7th - Griffiths singled through the left side (1-1 BS). Kalk reached on a throwing error by 3b (0-0); Griffiths advanced to second. Thomas homered to right center, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Kalk scored, unearned; Griffiths scored. Keller struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). Sorgius grounded out to c, bunt (0-0). Huebner reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second (0-2 KS). Balius flied out to cf (2-1 KBB). 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Balius to cf. Colligan to rf for Keller. Stokes to 2b for Sorgius. JELLISON walked (3-0 BBBB). KNUPP grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-1 K); JELLISON out on the play. SCHECHTERMA grounded out to 2b (2-2 KSBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ball State 8th - KRILL to c for WEAVER. Gillis flied out to rf (0-1 K). Muizelaar flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Griffiths doubled to left center (3-2 SBBFFB). Kalk out at first 1b to p (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - Bretza to p for Chambers. KRILL grounded out to ss (0-1 K). HALE grounded out to ss (1-2 BKK). CRANE homered to right field, RBI (3-2 BBSBF). BORCHARDT singled through the right side (0-1 K). BORCHARDT advanced to second. BORCHARDT advanced to third on a wild pitch. ZIRWAS struck out looking (3-2 SFBBBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.