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  avg 
Anthony Tirado cf 
Ty Fox rf 
Gavin O'Brien lf 
   Sam Hill lf 
Reece McCarthy 3b 
Braden Sullivan 2b 
Will Briggs dh 
   Dean Gobeil pr/dh 
Matt Travisano ss 
Jack Beverly 1b 
Ryan Kolben c 
Adam Merritt p 
   Ben Thomason p 
Totals  39  10  12  10  27  13   
  

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

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
HALE, John cf  .277 
JELLISON, Bruce 3b  .248 
MOLESSA, Leewood 1b  .224 
STECKO, Ty 2b  .286 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh  .272 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf  .269 
SCHECHTERMAN, Ben rf  .172 
WEAVER, Nick c  .229 
THIGPEN, Phillip ss  .143 
RUTHERFORD, Cal p 
   MUELLER, Landon p 
   KEANE, Nick p 
   ROWLAND, Ethan p 
   HENSON, Brian p 
Totals  28  27   

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  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
Adam Merritt W,1-3  7.0  20  25  10  101 
Ben Thomason   2.0  10  39 
  
Eastern Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
RUTHERFORD, Cal L,2-1  1.2  10  12  53  7.57 
MUELLER, Landon   4.0  17  20  82  7.05 
KEANE, Nick   0.0  9.72 
ROWLAND, Ethan   1.0  27  1.86 
HENSON, Brian   2.1  11  40  11.12 

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.