Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Apr 25, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

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)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
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 
  

Northern Illinois 11 (25-12,16- MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
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  

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.

Eastern Michigan   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
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 
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    

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.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 25, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)

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;

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;

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.