Eastern Michigan vs Ball State (Mar 15, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Mar 15, 2026 at Muncie, Ind. (Shebek Stadium)

Eastern Michigan 9 (4-16,0-6 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh  5  3  2  0  1  0  0  0  3 
STECKO, Ty 2b  5  1  2  2  0  1  2  4  0 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf  5  1  4  4  0  0  1  0  0 
JELLISON, Bruce 1b/3b  4  0  0  0  1  1  6  0  1 
WILLIAMS, TJ ss  4  0  2  0  1  0  3  4  1 
HEIDELBERG, Demir rf  3  0  1  0  1  0  1  0  3 
HALE, John cf  4  1  1  0  1  0  2  0  2 
WEAVER, Nick c  5  2  3  3  0  1  6  2  0 
KNUPP, Keegan 3b  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0 
   SCHECHTERMAN, Ben ph/1b  3  1  1  0  0  1  3  0  0 
PFEIFFER, Michael p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   HENDERSHOT, Fischer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   HENSON, Brian p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   HENDERSON, Eli p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  40  9  16  9  5  5  24  11  10 
  

Ball State 12 (10-8,5-1 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Brayden Huebner lf  4  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0 
Gavin Balius cf  5  3  2  1  0  1  3  0  0 
Jacob Gillis 1b  4  0  1  0  1  0  12  2  0 
Ryan Muizelaar 3b  4  2  4  3  0  0  2  2  0 
Brett Griffiths ss  4  2  2  2  0  0  2  5  3 
Kenskey Thomas dh  3  1  0  0  2  2  0  0  0 
Max Kalk c  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  3 
   DJ Scheumann ph/c  1  1  1  4  1  0  2  0  0 
Taber Stokes 2b  4  1  1  1  1  0  2  5  0 
Kendric Sorgius rf  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2 
   John Colligan ph/rf  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Alex Burden p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Zach Kwasny p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 
   Jeremy Jones p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Zander Bretza p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  34  12  12  11  6  6  27  15  8  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Eastern Michigan.... 200 301 030 -  9 16  1
Ball State.......... 112 100 70X - 12 12  0
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E - KNUPP(3). DP - EMU 1; BALL 2. LOB - EMU 10; BALL 8. 2B - BORCHARDT 2(6); STECKO(2); ZIRWAS(5); WILLIAMS, TJ(1); Muizelaar. HR - ZIRWAS(7); WEAVER 2(3); Griffiths; Scheumann; Stokes. HBP - HEIDELBERG; Griffiths; Kalk; Sorgius. SF - Muizelaar. SB - Balius. CS - Sorgius.

Eastern Michigan   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
PFEIFFER, Michael   3.0  5  4  3  2  4  0  1  1  0  15  18  1  4  75 
HENDERSHOT, Fischer L,0-1  3.1  3  4  4  1  2  1  0  2  0  11  15  4  3  56 
HENSON, Brian   0.1  3  4  4  1  0  1  0  0  0  4  5  0  1  16 
HENDERSON, Eli   1.1  1  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  4  6  1  2  22 
  
Ball State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alex Burden   3.1  8  5  5  2  3  0  0  0  0  17  19  0  6  66 
Zach Kwasny W,2-0  4.2  8  4  4  1  0  0  0  1  0  20  22  3  9  74 
Jeremy Jones   0.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  4 
Zander Bretza S,1  1.0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  3  4  1  0  19 

Win - Kwasny (2-0). Loss - HENDERSHOT (0-1). Save - Bretza (1). WP - HENDERSHOT(1); HENSON(3); HENDERSON, E(2). HBP - by PFEIFFER (Kalk); by HENDERSHOT (Sorgius); by Kwasny (HEIDELBERG); by HENDERSHOT (Griffiths). BK - PFEIFFER(1). Inherited runners/scored: HENSON 3/3; HENDERSON, E 2/2; Kwasny 1/1; Bretza 1/0. Pitches/strikes: PFEIFFER 75/39; HENDERSHOT 56/32; HENSON 16/8; HENDERSON, E 22/12; Burden 66/41; Kwasny 74/42; Jones 4/0; Bretza 19/11.

Umpires - HP: Michael Ingram 1B: Sal Giacomantonio 3B: Stephen Linton
Start: 1:04 pm Time: 3:09 Attendance: 407
Weather: 66; Partly Cloudy; Windy
Jones faced 1 batter in the 9th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Mar 15, 2026 at Muncie, Ind. (Shebek Stadium)

Eastern Michigan starters: 22/dh BORCHARDT; 28/2b STECKO; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 11/1b JELLISON; 2/ss WILLIAMS, TJ; 23/rf HEIDELBERG; 21/cf HALE; 33/c WEAVER; 8/3b KNUPP; 31/p PFEIFFER;

Ball State starters: 12/lf Huebner; 4/cf Balius; 19/1b Gillis; 9/3b Muizelaar; 3/ss Griffiths; 38/dh Thomas; 8/c Kalk; 5/2b Stokes; 25/rf Sorgius; 20/p Burden;

Eastern Michigan 1st - BORCHARDT doubled to left center (0-1 S). STECKO doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-0 B); BORCHARDT scored. ZIRWAS singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); STECKO scored. JELLISON struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS). WILLIAMS, TJ singled through the left side (3-2 BFSBB); ZIRWAS advanced to third. HEIDELBERG grounded into double play ss to 1b (0-1 K); WILLIAMS, TJ out on the play. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 1st - Huebner reached on a fielding error by 3b (3-2 BSBFBF). Balius reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BK); Huebner out at second 2b to ss. Balius stole second. Gillis grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK); Balius advanced to third. Muizelaar singled to shortstop, RBI (2-1 KBB); Balius scored, unearned. Griffiths singled to pitcher, bunt (0-0); Muizelaar advanced to second. Thomas walked (3-0 BBBB); Griffiths advanced to second; Muizelaar advanced to third. Kalk struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - HALE grounded out to ss (0-0). WEAVER singled up the middle (2-2 KKBB). KNUPP grounded out to 2b (0-0); WEAVER advanced to second. BORCHARDT grounded out to 2b (1-2 KBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 2nd - Stokes homered to left field, RBI (2-1 KBB). Sorgius grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBBKKF). Huebner struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS). Balius grounded out to 3b (2-2 KBBF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - STECKO struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). ZIRWAS doubled to left field (2-2 KBFBF). JELLISON grounded out to 2b (1-2 FBFF); ZIRWAS advanced to third. WILLIAMS, TJ walked (3-1 BBBKB). HEIDELBERG out at first 1b to 2b (0-2 FF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ball State 3rd - Gillis flied out to lf (2-2 BBSF). Muizelaar singled to pitcher (1-0 B). Griffiths homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Muizelaar scored. Thomas struck out looking (3-2 FBBSBK). Kalk hit by pitch (3-1 BFBB). Stokes walked (3-1 KBBBB); Kalk advanced to second. Stokes advanced to second on a balk; Kalk advanced to third. Sorgius struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - HALE singled to third base (1-1 FB). WEAVER homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); HALE scored. KNUPP struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). BORCHARDT walked (3-0 BBBB). Kwasny to p for Burden. STECKO singled to center field (2-2 SBBF); BORCHARDT advanced to second. ZIRWAS singled through the right side, RBI (3-2 KBBSB); STECKO advanced to third; BORCHARDT scored. STECKO out at third p to 3b, picked off. JELLISON grounded out to ss (2-2 SBKB). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 4th - HENDERSHOT to p for PFEIFFER. Huebner popped up to ss (2-1 BKB). Balius singled to center field (2-2 KBKB). Balius advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gillis singled to shortstop (1-0 B); Balius advanced to third. Muizelaar flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Balius scored. Griffiths grounded out to ss (0-1 S). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK). HEIDELBERG singled up the middle (2-2 KSBFB). HALE grounded into double play ss to 1b (1-1 BK); HEIDELBERG out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ball State 5th - Thomas struck out looking (3-2 BBFBFFK). Kalk grounded out to ss (0-0). Stokes grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - WEAVER homered to left field, RBI (0-0). SCHECHTERMA pinch hit for KNUPP. SCHECHTERMA out at first 1b to p (0-0). BORCHARDT grounded out to 2b (3-2 SKBFBB). STECKO popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ball State 6th - JELLISON to 3b. SCHECHTERMA to 1b. Sorgius hit by pitch (2-1 KBB). Huebner flied out to cf (0-0). Sorgius out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Balius struck out looking (2-2 BSKFFBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - ZIRWAS flied out to cf to right center (2-1 BBK). JELLISON grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). WILLIAMS, TJ doubled down the lf line, ground-rule (2-1 BBK). HEIDELBERG hit by pitch (3-0 BBB). HALE reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BFF); HEIDELBERG advanced to second; WILLIAMS, TJ out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ball State 7th - Gillis flied out to cf (1-2 BSS). Muizelaar doubled to center field (1-0 B). Griffiths hit by pitch (2-2 SBKFB). Thomas walked (3-2 BFBKBB); Griffiths advanced to second; Muizelaar advanced to third. HENSON to p for HENDERSHOT. Scheumann pinch hit for Kalk. Scheumann homered to left center, 4 RBI (2-0 BB); Thomas scored; Griffiths scored; Muizelaar scored. Stokes grounded out to c, bunt (0-0). Colligan pinch hit for Sorgius. Colligan singled to left field (0-1 K). Huebner walked (3-1 BBKBB); Colligan advanced to second. Huebner advanced to second on a wild pitch; Colligan advanced to third. Balius singled to shortstop, RBI (2-2 FBKB); Huebner advanced to third; Colligan scored. HENDERSON, E to p for HENSON. Balius advanced to second on a wild pitch; Huebner scored. Gillis walked (3-1 BBFBB). Muizelaar singled to left field, RBI (1-1 BK); Gillis advanced to second; Balius scored. Griffiths popped up to 2b (1-2 FBF). 7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Scheumann to c. Colligan to rf. WEAVER grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). SCHECHTERMA singled through the right side (0-0). BORCHARDT doubled to center field (0-0); SCHECHTERMA advanced to third. STECKO grounded out to ss, RBI (2-0 BB); BORCHARDT advanced to third; SCHECHTERMA scored. ZIRWAS homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-2 KF); BORCHARDT scored. JELLISON walked (3-0 BBBB). WILLIAMS, TJ flied out to cf (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 8th - Thomas grounded out to 2b (0-2 FS). Scheumann walked (3-2 KSBBBB). Stokes grounded into double play ss to 1b (0-0); Scheumann out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - Jones to p for Kwasny. HEIDELBERG walked (3-0 BBBB). Bretza to p for Jones. HALE walked (3-2 KBKBBB); HEIDELBERG advanced to second. WEAVER struck out looking (2-2 BKSBK). SCHECHTERMA struck out looking (0-2 KKFK). BORCHARDT lined out to cf (2-1 BBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.