MASSACHUSETTS vs Eastern Michigan (Apr 11, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
MASSACHUSETTS at Eastern Michigan
Apr 11, 2026 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Oestrike Stadium)

MASSACHUSETTS 10 (8-17,4-13)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Anthony Tirado cf  6  2  2  2  0  1  7  0  2 
Ty Fox rf  5  0  2  2  1  1  1  0  0 
Gavin O'Brien lf  5  1  3  3  1  2  2  0  0 
   Sam Hill lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Reece McCarthy 3b  3  1  0  0  3  1  0  0  3 
Braden Sullivan 2b  5  2  1  0  1  0  2  1  5 
Will Briggs dh  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Dean Gobeil pr/dh  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Matt Travisano ss  4  1  2  1  1  0  3  3  0 
Jack Beverly 1b  3  1  1  1  2  0  3  1  2 
Ryan Kolben c  4  2  0  0  1  2  8  0  1 
Adam Merritt p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ben Thomason p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  39  10  12  9  10  8  27  5  13 
  

Eastern Michigan 0 (10-23,5-12)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
HALE, John cf  4  0  1  0  0  1  4  0  0 
JELLISON, Bruce 3b  2  0  1  0  1  1  1  2  0 
MOLESSA, Leewood 1b  4  0  0  0  0  3  5  1  2 
STECKO, Ty 2b  4  0  0  0  0  1  1  4  2 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh  0  0  0  0  4  0  0  0  0 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf  3  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  1 
SCHECHTERMAN, Ben rf  4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
WEAVER, Nick c  4  0  0  0  0  1  9  0  3 
THIGPEN, Phillip ss  3  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0 
RUTHERFORD, Cal p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   MUELLER, Landon p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   KEANE, Nick p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   ROWLAND, Ethan p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   HENSON, Brian p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  28  0  2  0  6  8  27  9  8  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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MASSACHUSETTS....... 141 002 002 - 10 12  0
Eastern Michigan.... 000 000 000 -  0  2  0
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DP - UMASS 1. LOB - UMASS 13; EMU 8. 2B - Tirado 2; O'Brien; HALE. HR - O'Brien. HBP - Briggs; JELLISON. SB - Fox 2; O'Brien; McCarthy.

MASSACHUSETTS   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Adam Merritt W,1-3  7.0  0  0  0  4  7  0  0  1  0  20  25  10  3  101 
Ben Thomason   2.0  2  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  8  10  3  2  39 
  
Eastern Michigan   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
RUTHERFORD, Cal L,2-1  1.2  5  5  5  2  2  0  0  0  0  10  12  2  1  53 
MUELLER, Landon   4.0  5  3  2  3  4  2  0  0  0  17  20  3  5  82 
KEANE, Nick   0.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  7 
ROWLAND, Ethan   1.0  0  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  3  5  3  0  27 
HENSON, Brian   2.1  2  2  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  9  11  2  3  40 

Win - Merritt (1-3). Loss - RUTHERFORD (2-1). Save - None. WP - MUELLER 2; ROWLAND. HBP - by KEANE (Briggs); by Merritt (JELLISON). PB - WEAVER. Inherited runners/scored: MUELLER 1/0; KEANE 2/2; ROWLAND 2/0; HENSON 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Merritt 101/53; Thomason 39/20; RUTHERFORD 53/27; MUELLER 82/46; KEANE 7/2; ROWLAND 27/11; HENSON 40/21.

Umpires - HP: Michael Wiseman 1B: Todd Odell 3B: Robert Lothian
Start: 3:05 p.m Time: 3:10 Attendance: 337
Weather: 56 degrees, sunny, 3mph E
KEANE faced 2 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
MASSACHUSETTS at Eastern Michigan
Apr 11, 2026 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Oestrike Stadium)

MASSACHUSETTS starters: 7/cf Tirado; 3/rf Fox; 16/lf O'Brien; 8/3b McCarthy; 2/2b Sullivan; 28/dh Briggs; 24/ss Travisano; 11/1b Beverly; 9/c Kolben; 36/p Merritt;

Eastern Michigan starters: 21/cf HALE; 11/3b JELLISON; 50/1b MOLESSA; 28/2b STECKO; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 25/rf SCHECHTERMA; 33/c WEAVER; 5/ss THIGPEN; 47/p RUTHERFORD;

MASSACHUSETTS 1st - Tirado struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKSS). Fox flied out to rf (3-2 SBFBB). O'Brien homered to left field, RBI (0-0). McCarthy walked (3-0 BBBB). Sullivan flied out to lf (2-1 BBK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 1st - HALE struck out looking (1-2 KKBFK). JELLISON walked (3-2 KBBFBFB). MOLESSA struck out swinging (1-2 KFFBS). STECKO popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 2nd - Briggs singled through the left side (2-2 BKFBF). Travisano singled to left field (1-2 BSKF); Briggs advanced to second. Beverly walked (3-1 BBBKB); Travisano advanced to second; Briggs advanced to third. Kolben reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Beverly advanced to second; Travisano advanced to third; Briggs out at home 3b to c. Tirado doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (3-2 BKKBB); Kolben advanced to third; Beverly scored; Travisano scored. Fox struck out looking (3-2 KBKBBK). O'Brien doubled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 FSB); Tirado scored; Kolben scored. MUELLER to p for RUTHERFORD. McCarthy struck out swinging (3-2 FBKBBS). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - BORCHARDT walked (3-2 KBSBBB). ZIRWAS flied out to cf (1-2 FBF). SCHECHTERMA reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); BORCHARDT out at second 2b to ss. WEAVER flied out to lf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 3rd - Sullivan walked (3-1 BFBBB). Briggs popped up to 2b (2-1 BBK). Travisano popped up to ss (0-1 F). Beverly singled to right center, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (3-2 KKBFBB); Sullivan scored. Kolben struck out swinging (3-2 BBKFBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - THIGPEN struck out swinging (2-2 FBBKS). HALE flied out to rf (0-0). JELLISON struck out looking (2-2 KBBKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 4th - Tirado grounded out to 2b (0-2 KF). Fox singled to left center (1-2 FFB). O'Brien struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK). McCarthy walked (3-0 BBBB); Fox advanced to second. McCarthy stole second; Fox stole third. Sullivan flied out to rf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - MOLESSA grounded out to ss (0-0). STECKO flied out to cf (1-0 B). BORCHARDT walked (3-1 BBBKB). ZIRWAS flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 5th - Briggs grounded out to 3b (0-0). Travisano singled to right field (0-0). Travisano advanced to second on a wild pitch. Travisano advanced to third on a wild pitch. Beverly walked (3-2 BBKFBB). Kolben struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Tirado grounded out to 2b (2-1 SBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - SCHECHTERMA lined out to 2b (2-1 BBK). WEAVER struck out swinging (3-2 BBKFBS). THIGPEN flied out to cf (3-2 KBFBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 6th - Fox out at first 1b to p (3-2 BBFKB). O'Brien singled up the middle (2-2 KKBB). McCarthy reached on a fielder's choice (1-0 B); O'Brien out at second 2b to ss. Sullivan singled to center field (0-0); McCarthy advanced to second. KEANE to p for MUELLER. Briggs hit by pitch (0-0); Sullivan advanced to second; McCarthy advanced to third. Gobeil pinch ran for Briggs. Travisano walked, RBI (3-2 SBBBFB); Gobeil advanced to second; Sullivan advanced to third; McCarthy scored. Travisano advanced to second on a passed ball; Gobeil advanced to third on a passed ball; Sullivan scored on a passed ball, unearned. ROWLAND to p for KEANE. Beverly flied out to rf (3-1 BBBK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - HALE flied out to cf (2-0 BB). JELLISON hit by pitch (2-1 BSB). MOLESSA struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBBS). STECKO struck out looking (3-2 BBKBKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 7th - Kolben flied out to cf (2-1 BFB). Tirado flied out to cf (3-2 BFBFBFF). Fox walked (3-0 BBBB). Fox stole second. O'Brien walked (3-1 SBBBB); Fox advanced to third on a wild pitch. HENSON to p for ROWLAND. O'Brien stole second. McCarthy flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - BORCHARDT walked (3-2 BKFBBFB). ZIRWAS grounded into double play ss to 1b (0-1 S); BORCHARDT out on the play. SCHECHTERMA flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 8th - Sullivan flied out to cf (1-0 B). Gobeil to dh. Gobeil struck out looking (1-2 BSSK). Travisano grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Thomason to p for Merritt. WEAVER flied out to cf (2-2 KBBK). THIGPEN grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB). HALE doubled down the lf line (1-0 B). JELLISON singled (1-2 KBK); HALE advanced to third. MOLESSA struck out (3-2 KSBBFFBFB). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

MASSACHUSETTS 9th - Beverly grounded out to ss (1-1 SB). Kolben walked (3-2 BBKFFBB). Tirado doubled to right field (3-2 BBKFB); Kolben advanced to third. Fox singled, 2 RBI (2-1 BBK); Tirado scored; Kolben scored. O'Brien struck out looking (3-2 BFBKBK). McCarthy walked (3-0 BBBB); Fox advanced to second. Sullivan reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); McCarthy advanced to second; Fox out at third ss to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - Hill to lf for O'Brien. STECKO flied out to lf (1-0 B). BORCHARDT walked (3-1 BKBBB). ZIRWAS walked (3-2 FBFBFBB); BORCHARDT advanced to second. SCHECHTERMA reached on a fielder's choice; ZIRWAS out at second 1b to ss; BORCHARDT advanced to third. WEAVER flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.