Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Apr 24, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 24, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)

Eastern Michigan 9 (12-27,6-16 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
HALE, John cf 
JELLISON, Bruce 3b 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf/rf 
STECKO, Ty 2b 
CRANE, Tristan ss 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh 
WEAVER, Nick c 
JONES, Drew rf/lf 
   SCHECHTERMAN, Ben ph 
   SYDLOWSKI, Kriss pr/lf 
KNUPP, Keegan 1b 
CARMICHAEL, John p 
   HENSON, Brian p 
   ANGUS, Jack p 
   EGAN, Cole p 
   GILLIES, Emmett p 
   NORRIS, Aidan p 
   DAVIS, Ethan p 
Totals  39  15  24  11   
  

Northern Illinois 15 (24-12,15-7 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
Wyatt Wawro lf 
Nolan Sandee ss 
Caden Robert dh 
Vinny Spotof 3b 
Gavin Baldwi 1b 
Ivan Dahlber c 
Charlie Parc cf 
Will Couchma 2b 
Cooper Cohn rf 
   Marcus Romer pr/rf 
Max Vaisvila p 
   Blake Gaskey p 
Totals  38  15  16  13  27  10   

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Eastern Michigan.... 221 120 001 -  9 15  0
Northern Illinois... 622 001 04X - 15 16  0
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DP - EMU 1. LOB - EMU 6; NIU 10. 2B - HALE; ZIRWAS; STECKO; CRANE; BORCHARDT; Wyatt Wawro; Gavin Baldwi 2; Cooper Cohn. 3B - JONES, D. HR - STECKO; Caden Robert; Will Couchma. HBP - Wyatt Wawro; Nolan Sandee; Gavin Baldwi. SF - HALE; JELLISON; Charlie Parc. SB - SYDLOWSKI; KNUPP; Nolan Sandee; Marcus Romer 2.

Eastern Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
CARMICHAEL, John L,1-6  1.0    
HENSON, Brian   1.2  13    
ANGUS, Jack   3.1  13  14    
EGAN, Cole   0.1    
GILLIES, Emmett   1.0    
NORRIS, Aidan   0.0    
DAVIS, Ethan   0.2    
  
Northern Illinois   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
Max Vaisvila   4.1  11  21  24    
Blake Gaskey W,4-1  4.2  18  18    

Win - Blake Gaskey (4-1). Loss - CARMICHAEL (1-6). Save - None. WP - HENSON; GILLIES, E; NORRIS, A. HBP - by HENSON (Wyatt Wawro); by HENSON (Nolan Sandee); by ANGUS (Gavin Baldwi). Inherited runners/scored: ANGUS 2/0; EGAN 1/0; GILLIES, E 2/0; NORRIS, A 1/1; DAVIS, E 3/0; Blake Gaskey 2/1. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Timothy Catton 1B: Chris Viverito 3B: Kevin Ferman
Start: 3 p.m. Time: 3:25 Attendance: 182
Weather: 68, cloudy
ANGUS faced 1 batter in the 7th.
NORRIS, A faced 4 batters in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 24, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)

Eastern Michigan starters: 21/cf HALE; 11/3b JELLISON; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 28/2b STECKO; 24/ss CRANE; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 33/c WEAVER; 9/rf JONES, D; 8/1b KNUPP; 26/p CARMICHAEL;

Northern Illinois starters: 11/lf Wyatt Wawro; 6/ss Nolan Sandee; 27/dh Caden Robert; 16/3b Vinny Spotof; 33/1b Gavin Baldwi; 28/c Ivan Dahlber; 2/cf Charlie Parc; 3/2b Will Couchma; 9/rf Cooper Cohn; 30/p Max Vaisvila;

Eastern Michigan 1st - HALE struck out looking. JELLISON singled to center field. ZIRWAS struck out swinging. STECKO homered to center field, 2 RBI; JELLISON scored. CRANE singled through the left side. BORCHARDT struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 1st - Wyatt Wawro doubled to left field. Nolan Sandee singled to center field; Wyatt Wawro advanced to third. Nolan Sandee stole second. Caden Robert homered to left field, 3 RBI; Nolan Sandee scored; Wyatt Wawro scored. Vinny Spotof singled through the right side. Gavin Baldwi doubled down the lf line; Vinny Spotof advanced to third. Ivan Dahlber fouled out to c. Charlie Parc flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Gavin Baldwi advanced to third; Vinny Spotof scored. Will Couchma homered to left field, 2 RBI; Gavin Baldwi scored. Cooper Cohn fouled out to c. 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - WEAVER fouled out to c. JONES, D walked. KNUPP singled to right field; JONES, D advanced to second. HALE doubled to left field, RBI; KNUPP advanced to third; JONES, D scored. JELLISON flied out to rf, SF, RBI; HALE out at second rf to c to 2b; KNUPP scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 2nd - HENSON to p for CARMICHAEL. Wyatt Wawro singled to third base, bunt. Wyatt Wawro advanced to second on a wild pitch. Nolan Sandee walked. Caden Robert struck out swinging. Vinny Spotof struck out swinging. Gavin Baldwi doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Nolan Sandee scored; Wyatt Wawro scored. Ivan Dahlber walked. Charlie Parc grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - ZIRWAS singled through the right side. STECKO flied out to rf down the rf line. CRANE struck out swinging. BORCHARDT doubled to left center, RBI; ZIRWAS scored. WEAVER flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 3rd - ZIRWAS to rf. JONES, D to lf. Will Couchma struck out looking. Cooper Cohn walked. Wyatt Wawro hit by pitch; Cooper Cohn advanced to second. Nolan Sandee hit by pitch; Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Cooper Cohn advanced to third. Caden Robert singled to left field, 2 RBI; Nolan Sandee advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro scored; Cooper Cohn scored. Vinny Spotof reached on a fielder's choice; Caden Robert out at second 2b to ss; Nolan Sandee advanced to third. ANGUS to p for HENSON. Gavin Baldwi grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - JONES, D tripled to center field. KNUPP grounded out to 1b unassisted. HALE flied out to rf, SF, RBI; JONES, D scored. JELLISON flied out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 4th - Ivan Dahlber grounded out to 2b. Charlie Parc struck out looking. Will Couchma grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - ZIRWAS doubled to center field. STECKO flied out to lf. CRANE doubled to left center, RBI; ZIRWAS scored. BORCHARDT singled to second base; CRANE advanced to third. Blake Gaskey to p for Max Vaisvila. WEAVER singled to third base, RBI; BORCHARDT advanced to second; CRANE scored. JONES, D reached on a fielder's choice; WEAVER advanced to second; BORCHARDT out at third 3b unassisted. KNUPP flied out to cf to left center. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 5th - Cooper Cohn struck out looking. Wyatt Wawro grounded out to 2b. Nolan Sandee flied out to cf to right center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - HALE flied out to rf. JELLISON struck out swinging. ZIRWAS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 6th - Caden Robert singled to left field. Vinny Spotof popped up to ss. Gavin Baldwi hit by pitch; Caden Robert advanced to second. Ivan Dahlber flied out to rf down the rf line. Charlie Parc singled to center field, RBI; Gavin Baldwi advanced to second; Caden Robert scored. Will Couchma grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - STECKO grounded out to 3b. CRANE lined out to ss. BORCHARDT flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 7th - Cooper Cohn doubled down the lf line. Marcus Romer pinch ran for Cooper Cohn. EGAN to p for ANGUS. Wyatt Wawro walked. Marcus Romer stole third. Nolan Sandee reached on a fielder's choice; Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Marcus Romer out at home p to c. GILLIES, E to p for EGAN. Caden Robert struck out swinging. Vinny Spotof grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Marcus Romer to rf. WEAVER fouled out to c. SCHECHTERMA pinch hit for JONES, D. SCHECHTERMA singled to right field. SYDLOWSKI pinch ran for SCHECHTERMA. SYDLOWSKI stole second. KNUPP reached on a fielder's choice; SYDLOWSKI out at third ss to 3b. KNUPP stole second. HALE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 8th - SYDLOWSKI to lf. Gavin Baldwi flied out to cf. Ivan Dahlber singled through the right side. Charlie Parc singled to center field; Ivan Dahlber advanced to third. Charlie Parc advanced to second; Ivan Dahlber scored on a wild pitch. Will Couchma singled to right field, RBI; Charlie Parc scored. NORRIS, A to p for GILLIES, E. Marcus Romer singled up the middle; Will Couchma advanced to third. Marcus Romer stole second. Wyatt Wawro walked. Nolan Sandee walked, RBI; Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Marcus Romer advanced to third; Will Couchma scored. Nolan Sandee advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro advanced to third; Marcus Romer scored on a wild pitch. Caden Robert walked. DAVIS, E to p for NORRIS, A. Vinny Spotof grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Caden Robert out on the play. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - JELLISON singled to left field. ZIRWAS reached on a fielder's choice; JELLISON out at second 3b to ss. ZIRWAS advanced to second. STECKO doubled to right center, RBI; ZIRWAS scored. CRANE flied out to rf. BORCHARDT grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.