Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Apr 25, 2026)
2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 25, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)
Eastern Michigan 8 (12-28,6-17 MAC)
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| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
bb |
so |
po |
a |
lob |
avg |
| HALE, John cf |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| JELLISON, Bruce 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| THIGPEN, Phillip 2b |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| ZIRWAS, Devan lf |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| STECKO, Ty 1b |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| CRANE, Tristan ss |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
- |
| BORCHARDT, Nathan c |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
- |
| SCHECHTERMAN, Ben dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| WEAVER, Nick ph |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| JONES, Drew rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
- |
| WILLIAMS, TJ 2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
| KNUPP, Keegan ph/3b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| RUTHERFORD, Cal p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| ROSE, Tommy p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| KENNEDY, Greg p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| EGAN, Cole p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| ROWLAND, Ethan p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| SLABY, Henry p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| DAVIS, Ethan p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Totals |
39 |
8 |
15 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
24 |
7 |
9 |
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Northern Illinois 11 (25-12,16- MAC)
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| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
bb |
so |
po |
a |
lob |
avg |
| Wyatt Wawro rf/lf |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Nolan Sandee ss |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
- |
| Caden Robert lf |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Marcus Romer rf |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Vinny Spotof 3b |
5 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
| Gavin Baldwi 1b |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
- |
| Ivan Dahlber c |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
- |
| Charlie Parc cf |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Will Couchma 2b |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
- |
| Cooper Cohn dh/p |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Danny Cihock p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Matt Tarr p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
| Mason Orton p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Totals |
32 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
7 |
8 |
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Score by Innings R H E
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Eastern Michigan.... 200 002 301 - 8 15 0
Northern Illinois... 002 601 02X - 11 12 1
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E - Gavin Baldwi. DP - EMU 1; NIU 1. LOB - EMU 9; NIU 8. 2B - ZIRWAS; CRANE;
BORCHARDT; Wyatt Wawro 2; Vinny Spotof; Ivan Dahlber. HR - HALE; STECKO 2;
Vinny Spotof. HBP - JELLISON; Nolan Sandee; Gavin Baldwi. SH - SCHECHTERMA;
Nolan Sandee. SF - JONES, D; Caden Robert. SB - Wyatt Wawro. CS - Will
Couchma.
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| Eastern Michigan |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
so |
wp |
bk |
hbp |
ibb |
ab |
bf |
fo |
go |
np |
era |
| RUTHERFORD, Cal L,2-3 |
3.0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
15 |
4 |
3 |
|
- |
| ROSE, Tommy |
0.2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
|
- |
| KENNEDY, Greg |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
- |
| EGAN, Cole |
1.2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
|
- |
| ROWLAND, Ethan |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
- |
| SLABY, Henry |
0.1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
- |
| DAVIS, Ethan |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
- |
| |
| Northern Illinois |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
so |
wp |
bk |
hbp |
ibb |
ab |
bf |
fo |
go |
np |
era |
| Danny Cihock W,4-2 |
5.1 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
|
- |
| Matt Tarr |
1.1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
- |
| Mason Orton |
2.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
|
- |
| Cooper Cohn S,1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
- |
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Win - Danny Cihock (4-2). Loss - RUTHERFORD (2-3). Save - Cooper Cohn (1).
HBP - by RUTHERFORD (Gavin Baldwi); by ROSE (Nolan Sandee); by Danny Cihock
(JELLISON). BK - RUTHERFORD. Inherited runners/scored: ROSE 1/1; KENNEDY, G 1/0;
EGAN 2/0; ROWLAND 2/0; DAVIS, E 1/0; Matt Tarr 2/1; Mason Orton 1/1; Cooper Cohn
2/0. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Chris Viverito 1B: Kevin Ferman 3B: Timothy Catton
Start: 2 p.m. Time: 3:19 Attendance: 344
Weather: 65, sunny
RUTHERFORD faced 2 batters in the 4th.
KENNEDY, G faced 1 batter in the 4th.
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2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 25, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)
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Eastern Michigan starters: 21/cf HALE; 11/3b JELLISON; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 28/1b
STECKO; 24/ss CRANE; 22/c BORCHARDT; 25/dh SCHECHTERMA; 9/rf JONES, D; 2/2b
WILLIAMS, TJ; 47/p RUTHERFORD;
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Northern Illinois starters: 11/rf Wyatt Wawro; 6/ss Nolan Sandee; 27/lf Caden
Robert; 16/3b Vinny Spotof; 33/1b Gavin Baldwi; 28/c Ivan Dahlber; 2/cf Charlie
Parc; 3/2b Will Couchma; 9/dh Cooper Cohn; 10/p Danny Cihock;
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Eastern Michigan 1st - HALE grounded out to 2b.
JELLISON struck out swinging. ZIRWAS singled to center field. STECKO homered to
right field, 2 RBI; ZIRWAS scored. CRANE singled up the middle. BORCHARDT
grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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Northern Illinois 1st - Wyatt Wawro lined out to 2b.
Nolan Sandee grounded out to ss. Caden Robert struck out looking. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 2nd - SCHECHTERMA out at first 1b
to p. JONES, D walked. JONES, D advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b,
failed pickoff attempt. WILLIAMS, TJ struck out swinging. HALE flied out to cf.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
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Northern Illinois 2nd - Vinny Spotof flied out to
lf. Gavin Baldwi flied out to cf to right center. Ivan Dahlber grounded out to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 3rd - JELLISON flied out to lf.
ZIRWAS doubled to right center. STECKO grounded out to 1b unassisted; ZIRWAS
advanced to third. CRANE flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
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Northern Illinois 3rd - Charlie Parc singled to
center field. Will Couchma reached on a fielder's choice; Charlie Parc out at
second ss to 2b. Cooper Cohn struck out swinging. Will Couchma advanced to
second on a balk. Wyatt Wawro doubled down the lf line, RBI; Will Couchma
scored. Nolan Sandee walked. Caden Robert singled to left field, RBI; Nolan
Sandee advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro scored. Vinny Spotof flied out to lf.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 4th - BORCHARDT flied out to cf.
SCHECHTERMA struck out swinging. JONES, D struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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Northern Illinois 4th - Gavin Baldwi hit by pitch.
Ivan Dahlber doubled to left center, RBI; Gavin Baldwi scored. ROSE to p for
RUTHERFORD. Charlie Parc grounded out to 2b; Ivan Dahlber advanced to third.
Will Couchma singled up the middle, RBI; Ivan Dahlber scored. Cooper Cohn
walked; Will Couchma advanced to second. Wyatt Wawro doubled through the right
side, RBI; Cooper Cohn advanced to third; Will Couchma scored. Nolan Sandee hit
by pitch. Caden Robert flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Cooper Cohn scored. Wyatt
Wawro stole third. Vinny Spotof singled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Nolan Sandee
scored; Wyatt Wawro scored. KENNEDY, G to p for ROSE. Gavin Baldwi walked;
Vinny Spotof advanced to second. EGAN to p for KENNEDY, G. Ivan Dahlber fouled
out to c. 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 5th - WILLIAMS, TJ struck out
looking. HALE singled to left field. JELLISON hit by pitch; HALE advanced to
second. ZIRWAS lined into double play ss unassisted; HALE out on the play.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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Northern Illinois 5th - Charlie Parc flied out to cf
to right center. Will Couchma walked. Cooper Cohn popped up to p. Will Couchma
out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 6th - STECKO homered to center
field, RBI. CRANE singled to left field. BORCHARDT singled to right field;
CRANE advanced to second. SCHECHTERMA grounded out to 3b, SAC; BORCHARDT
advanced to second; CRANE advanced to third. Matt Tarr to p for Danny Cihock.
JONES, D flied out to cf, SF, RBI; CRANE scored. KNUPP pinch hit for WILLIAMS,
TJ. KNUPP out at first p to 2b to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
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Northern Illinois 6th - THIGPEN to 2b for JELLISON.
KNUPP to 3b. Wyatt Wawro singled to shortstop. Nolan Sandee grounded out to c,
SAC; Wyatt Wawro advanced to second. Caden Robert singled to third base; Wyatt
Wawro advanced to third. Vinny Spotof doubled down the lf line, RBI; Caden
Robert advanced to third; Wyatt Wawro scored. ROWLAND to p for EGAN. Gavin
Baldwi walked. Ivan Dahlber grounded into double play ss to 1b; Gavin Baldwi
out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 7th - HALE homered to left field,
RBI. THIGPEN walked. ZIRWAS lined out to 2b. STECKO lined out to lf. CRANE
doubled down the rf line, RBI; THIGPEN scored. Mason Orton to p for Matt Tarr.
BORCHARDT doubled down the lf line, RBI; CRANE scored. SCHECHTERMA struck out
looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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Northern Illinois 7th - Charlie Parc lined out to
2b. Will Couchma flied out to lf. Cooper Cohn walked. Wyatt Wawro struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 8th - JONES, D struck out looking.
KNUPP singled to center field. HALE popped up to 1b. THIGPEN reached on a
fielder's choice; KNUPP out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
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Northern Illinois 8th - SLABY to p for ROWLAND.
Nolan Sandee singled to left center. Caden Robert struck out swinging. Vinny
Spotof homered to right center, 2 RBI; Nolan Sandee scored. Gavin Baldwi
walked. DAVIS, E to p for SLABY. Ivan Dahlber struck out swinging. Charlie Parc
reached on a fielder's choice; Gavin Baldwi out at second ss unassisted.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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Eastern Michigan 9th - Wyatt Wawro to lf. Marcus
Romer to rf for Caden Robert. ZIRWAS struck out looking. STECKO singled up the
middle. CRANE singled down the rf line; STECKO advanced to third. BORCHARDT
fouled out to 3b. WEAVER pinch hit for SCHECHTERMA. WEAVER singled to center
field, RBI; CRANE advanced to second; STECKO scored. Wyatt Wawro for Mason
Orton. Cooper Cohn to p. JONES, D reached on a fielder's choice; WEAVER out at
second ss to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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