Akron vs Eastern Michigan (Mar 22, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Mar 22, 2026 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Oestrike Stadium)

Akron 2 (10-12,4-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
Kelton Phillips cf  3  0  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  - 
   Gabe Mathison pr/cf  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  - 
Tucker Biehl ss  3  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  - 
Brody Chrisman rf  2  0  0  0  1  0  3  0  0  - 
Brennan Morgan 3b  4  0  0  0  0  2  1  2  1  - 
Bowen, Blake 1b  4  0  0  0  0  2  7  0  0  - 
Henry Hayman 2b  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  - 
Easton Amundson dh  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  - 
Austin Lafferty lf  2  1  1  0  0  1  2  0  0  - 
Gio Melchione c  1  1  0  0  0  1  7  0  0  - 
   Atticus Huffstutler ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  - 
   Ryan Jones c  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  - 
Trieg Matthews p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  - 
   Jeremiah Newman p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  - 
   Floyd McKenna p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  - 
   Landon Vandegrift p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  - 
Totals  26  2  4  2  2  9  24  9  3   
  

Eastern Michigan 6 (6-17,2-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
WILLIAMS, TJ ss  5  0  1  0  0  3  0  2  0  .315 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh  2  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  1  .268 
   SYDLOWSKI, Kriss pr/dh  2  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  3  .109 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf/1b  4  1  2  0  1  1  4  0  3  .278 
KRILL, Kevin 1b  2  1  0  0  1  0  4  0  0  .179 
   JONES, Drew lf  1  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  .176 
KNUPP, Keegan 3b  4  2  2  2  1  0  1  2  0  .241 
HEIDELBERG, Demir rf  5  0  1  2  0  0  1  0  3  .352 
WEAVER, Nick c  3  0  1  2  0  0  9  2  1  .238 
THIGPEN, Phillip 2b  3  0  1  0  1  0  3  5  1  .179 
HALE, John cf  3  0  1  0  0  0  4  0  0  .278 
RUTHERFORD, Cal p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  - 
   EGAN, Cole p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  - 
   MUELLER, Landon p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  - 
Totals  34  6  9  6  6  6  27  12  12    

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Akron............... 002 000 000 -  2  4  1
Eastern Michigan.... 000 220 20X -  6  9  0
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E - Biehl. DP - EMU 2. LOB - AKR 3; EMU 12. 2B - Phillips; Lafferty; ZIRWAS(6); HEIDELBERG(4). HBP - Chrisman; Lafferty; Melchione; WEAVER; HALE. SH - Biehl. SB - Melchione; BORCHARDT(1); SYDLOWSKI(2); ZIRWAS(2); JONES, D(4). CS - Phillips; Chrisman.

Akron   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
Trieg Matthews L,2-1  5.0  5  4  3  3  4  1  0  0  0  21  24  5  6  89  - 
Jeremiah Newman   1.0  1  2  2  3  1  0  0  1  0  4  8  1  1  38  - 
Floyd McKenna   1.0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  5  6  0  2  19  - 
Landon Vandegrift   1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  0  3  11  - 
  
Eastern Michigan   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
RUTHERFORD, Cal W,1-0  6.0  4  2  2  1  8  0  0  2  0  18  22  3  4  90  6.33 
EGAN, Cole   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  3  0  9  7.61 
MUELLER, Landon   2.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  5  7  1  3  27  6.94 

Win - RUTHERFORD (1-0). Loss - Matthews (2-1). Save - None. WP - Matthews. HBP - by RUTHERFORD (Melchione); by RUTHERFORD (Chrisman); by Newman (WEAVER); by McKenna (HALE); by MUELLER (Lafferty). PB - WEAVER(8). Inherited runners/scored: McKenna 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Matthews 89/54; Newman 38/17; McKenna 19/11; Vandegrift 11/7; RUTHERFORD 90/57; EGAN 9/6; MUELLER 27/17.

Umpires - HP: Cory Ray 1B: Andy Joseph 3B: Stephen Miller
Start: 12 p.m. Time: 3:00 Attendance: 256

Newman faced 2 batters in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Mar 22, 2026 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Oestrike Stadium)

Akron starters: 6/cf Phillips; 12/ss Biehl; 5/rf Chrisman; 21/3b Morgan; 27/1b Bowen, Blake; 40/2b Hayman; 23/dh Amundson; 1/lf Lafferty; 3/c Melchione; 36/p Matthews;

Eastern Michigan starters: 2/ss WILLIAMS, TJ; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 38/1b KRILL; 8/3b KNUPP; 23/rf HEIDELBERG; 33/c WEAVER; 5/2b THIGPEN; 21/cf HALE; 47/p RUTHERFORD;

Akron 1st - Phillips singled to left field (0-0). Phillips out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. Biehl struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). Chrisman flied out to cf (3-2 SBFBFFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 1st - WILLIAMS, TJ struck out swinging (1-2 BKKFS). BORCHARDT flied out to rf (3-2 BBBKK). ZIRWAS struck out swinging (2-2 KBSFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Akron 2nd - Morgan struck out looking (2-2 BBKSK). Bowen, Blake struck out swinging (2-2 BKKFBS). Hayman flied out to cf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - KRILL flied out to lf (0-1 F). KNUPP singled to left field (1-0 B). HEIDELBERG reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); KNUPP out at second 3b to 2b. WEAVER grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 3rd - Amundson struck out swinging (1-2 FBFS). Lafferty doubled to left center (1-0 B). Lafferty advanced to third on a passed ball. Melchione hit by pitch (1-1 BK). Melchione stole second. Phillips doubled to left field, 2 RBI (0-2 FK); Melchione scored; Lafferty scored. Biehl grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-1 K); Phillips advanced to third. Chrisman hit by pitch (1-0 B). Chrisman out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - THIGPEN flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). HALE grounded out to p (0-0). WILLIAMS, TJ singled, bunt (0-1 K). BORCHARDT struck out looking (2-2 KBFBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 4th - Morgan grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). Bowen, Blake struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBBS). Hayman grounded out to 3b (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - ZIRWAS singled to center field (0-0). KRILL reached on an error by ss (1-0 B); ZIRWAS advanced to second. KNUPP reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 FB); KRILL advanced to second; ZIRWAS out at third p to 3b. HEIDELBERG doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); KNUPP scored; KRILL scored, unearned. WEAVER flied out to lf (0-2 KF). HEIDELBERG advanced to third on a wild pitch. THIGPEN grounded out to ss (2-2 BBFFF). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Akron 5th - Amundson flied out to cf (1-2 FFBFF). Lafferty struck out looking (1-2 BSSK). Melchione struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - HALE grounded out to 3b (2-1 BFB). WILLIAMS, TJ struck out looking (1-2 BKSFFK). BORCHARDT walked (3-1 BSBBB). BORCHARDT stole second. SYDLOWSKI pinch ran for BORCHARDT. ZIRWAS walked (3-2 BFFBBFB). ZIRWAS stole second; SYDLOWSKI stole third. KRILL walked (3-1 BKBBB). KNUPP singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); KRILL advanced to second; ZIRWAS scored; SYDLOWSKI scored. HEIDELBERG lined out to rf (3-1 BBBK). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Akron 6th - Phillips singled, bunt (1-1 KB). ZIRWAS to 1b. JONES, D to lf for KRILL. Mathison pinch ran for Phillips. Biehl grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-1 BK); Mathison out on the play. Chrisman walked (3-2 BSBBFFB). Morgan struck out looking (3-2 BKBKFBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - Mathison to cf. Newman to p for Matthews. WEAVER hit by pitch (1-2 BKF). THIGPEN walked (3-1 BKBBB); WEAVER advanced to second. HALE singled, bunt (1-1 BK); THIGPEN advanced to second; WEAVER advanced to third. WILLIAMS, TJ reached on a fielder's choice (3-2 KKBBB); HALE advanced to second; THIGPEN advanced to third; WEAVER out at home 2b to c. SYDLOWSKI to dh. SYDLOWSKI struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). ZIRWAS popped up to ss (2-2 KBFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Akron 7th - EGAN to p for RUTHERFORD. Bowen, Blake lined out to lf (3-2 BBKKB). Hayman flied out to rf (0-1 F). Amundson popped up to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - JONES, D walked (3-2 BBBKKB). JONES, D stole second. KNUPP walked (3-1 BKBBB). McKenna to p for Newman. HEIDELBERG grounded out to p unassisted (3-2 KBBBKF); KNUPP advanced to second; JONES, D advanced to third. WEAVER singled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); KNUPP scored; JONES, D scored. THIGPEN singled down the rf line (0-0); WEAVER advanced to second. HALE hit by pitch (1-1 KB); THIGPEN advanced to second; WEAVER advanced to third. WILLIAMS, TJ struck out swinging (2-2 BBSFS). SYDLOWSKI reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); HALE out at second ss unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Akron 8th - MUELLER to p for EGAN. Lafferty hit by pitch (1-0 B). Huffstutler pinch hit for Melchione. Huffstutler grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 K); Lafferty out on the play. Mathison walked (3-2 BKBFBFB). Biehl struck out looking (1-2 BKFFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Vandegrift to p for McKenna. Jones to c for Huffstutler. ZIRWAS doubled to right field (0-1 K). JONES, D grounded out to 2b (2-0 BB); ZIRWAS advanced to third. KNUPP grounded out to p (0-0). HEIDELBERG grounded out to 2b (2-2 BFBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 9th - Chrisman grounded out to 2b (0-0). Morgan grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS). Bowen, Blake flied out to cf (3-2 BKBFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.