Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Apr 26, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 26, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)

Eastern Michigan 9 (13-28,7-17 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
HALE, John cf 
CRANE, Tristan ss 
ZIRWAS, Devan lf 
STECKO, Ty 1b 
BORCHARDT, Nathan dh 
WEAVER, Nick c 
JONES, Drew rf 
KNUPP, Keegan 3b 
WILLIAMS, TJ 2b 
WHITE, Carter p 
   MUELLER, Landon p 
   HENSON, Brian p 
   PFEIFFER, Michael p 
   CARMICHAEL, John p 
Totals  40  11  27  10   
  

Northern Illinois 7 (25-13,16-8 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob  avg 
Wyatt Wawro lf 
Cole Smith 2b 
Caden Robert dh 
Vinny Spotof 3b 
Gavin Baldwi 1b 
Nolan Sandee ss 
Marcus Romer rf 
Ivan Dahlber c 
Charlie Parc cf 
Carter Cox p 
   Nick Bassi p 
   Cooper Cohn p 
   John Lyman p 
Totals  33  10  27  14   

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Eastern Michigan.... 000 410 202 -  9 11  2
Northern Illinois... 100 003 012 -  7 10  3
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E - KNUPP; WILLIAMS, TJ; Cole Smith 2; Vinny Spotof. DP - EMU 1. LOB - EMU 6; NIU 14. 2B - HALE; ZIRWAS; BORCHARDT; Ivan Dahlber. HR - STECKO. HBP - STECKO; Gavin Baldwi; Nolan Sandee; Charlie Parc 2. SF - Cole Smith; Gavin Baldwi. SB - Wyatt Wawro; Charlie Parc. CS - KNUPP; Charlie Parc.

Eastern Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
WHITE, Carter   3.2  14  19    
MUELLER, Landon W,2-2  2.0  12    
HENSON, Brian   1.1    
PFEIFFER, Michael   1.0    
CARMICHAEL, John S,1  1.0    
  
Northern Illinois   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np  era 
Carter Cox L,4-4  6.0  26  27    
Nick Bassi   1.0    
Cooper Cohn   1.2    
John Lyman   0.1    

Win - MUELLER (2-2). Loss - Carter Cox (4-4). Save - CARMICHAEL (1). WP - MUELLER; PFEIFFER. HBP - by WHITE (Gavin Baldwi); by WHITE (Charlie Parc); by HENSON (Nolan Sandee); by Cooper Cohn (STECKO); by PFEIFFER (Charlie Parc). BK - WHITE. Inherited runners/scored: MUELLER 3/0; HENSON 3/0; PFEIFFER 2/1; CARMICHAEL 2/0; John Lyman 1/0. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Kevin Ferman 1B: Timothy Catton 3B: Chris Viverito
Start: 1 p.m. Time: 3:11 Attendance: 233
Weather: 63, partly cloudy
HENSON faced 2 batters in the 8th.
PFEIFFER faced 4 batters in the 9th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Eastern Michigan Baseball
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Apr 26, 2026 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)

Eastern Michigan starters: 21/cf HALE; 24/ss CRANE; 15/lf ZIRWAS; 28/1b STECKO; 22/dh BORCHARDT; 33/c WEAVER; 9/rf JONES, D; 8/3b KNUPP; 2/2b WILLIAMS, TJ; 30/p WHITE;

Northern Illinois starters: 11/lf Wyatt Wawro; 1/2b Cole Smith; 27/dh Caden Robert; 16/3b Vinny Spotof; 33/1b Gavin Baldwi; 6/ss Nolan Sandee; 21/rf Marcus Romer; 28/c Ivan Dahlber; 2/cf Charlie Parc; 22/p Carter Cox;

Eastern Michigan 1st - HALE flied out to cf. CRANE grounded out to 1b unassisted. ZIRWAS flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 1st - Wyatt Wawro singled to second base. Cole Smith walked; Wyatt Wawro advanced to second. Caden Robert flied out to rf; Wyatt Wawro advanced to third. Cole Smith advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro scored on a balk. Vinny Spotof struck out swinging. Gavin Baldwi hit by pitch. Nolan Sandee struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - STECKO struck out looking. BORCHARDT flied out to lf. WEAVER flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 2nd - Marcus Romer grounded out to ss. Ivan Dahlber grounded out to 2b. Charlie Parc walked. Charlie Parc out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - JONES, D grounded out to 2b. KNUPP grounded out to 2b. WILLIAMS, TJ struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 3rd - Wyatt Wawro grounded out to ss. Cole Smith singled up the middle. Caden Robert singled to left field; Cole Smith advanced to second. Vinny Spotof reached on a fielder's choice; Caden Robert out at second ss to 2b; Cole Smith advanced to third. Gavin Baldwi grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - HALE singled to shortstop. CRANE singled to catcher, bunt; HALE advanced to second. ZIRWAS doubled down the rf line, RBI; CRANE advanced to third; HALE scored. STECKO popped up to 3b. BORCHARDT singled to right field, 2 RBI; ZIRWAS scored; CRANE scored. WEAVER reached on an error by 2b; BORCHARDT advanced to second. JONES, D flied out to cf to right center. KNUPP singled down the rf line, RBI; WEAVER advanced to third; BORCHARDT scored, unearned. WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt. 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 4th - Nolan Sandee walked. Marcus Romer lined out to 3b. Ivan Dahlber singled to left field; Nolan Sandee advanced to second. Charlie Parc hit by pitch; Ivan Dahlber advanced to second; Nolan Sandee advanced to third. Wyatt Wawro struck out swinging. MUELLER to p for WHITE. Cole Smith struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - HALE doubled down the lf line. CRANE singled to right center, RBI; HALE scored. ZIRWAS walked; CRANE advanced to second. STECKO lined out to ss. BORCHARDT reached on a fielder's choice; ZIRWAS out at second cf to 2b; CRANE advanced to third. WEAVER struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 5th - Caden Robert grounded out to ss. Vinny Spotof grounded out to p. Gavin Baldwi struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - JONES, D grounded out to 2b. KNUPP reached on a throwing error by 2b. KNUPP out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 6th - Nolan Sandee singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b. Marcus Romer singled to pitcher; Nolan Sandee advanced to third. Ivan Dahlber walked; Marcus Romer advanced to second. Charlie Parc struck out swinging. Ivan Dahlber advanced to second; Marcus Romer advanced to third; Nolan Sandee scored on a wild pitch. Wyatt Wawro walked. Cole Smith flied out to 2b, SF, RBI; Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Ivan Dahlber advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b; Marcus Romer scored. Caden Robert walked. Vinny Spotof walked, RBI; Caden Robert advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro advanced to third; Ivan Dahlber scored. HENSON to p for MUELLER. Gavin Baldwi struck out looking. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - Nick Bassi to p for Carter Cox. HALE grounded out to 2b. CRANE struck out swinging. ZIRWAS singled through the right side. STECKO homered to right field, 2 RBI; ZIRWAS scored. BORCHARDT struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 7th - Nolan Sandee hit by pitch. Marcus Romer flied out to lf. Ivan Dahlber singled to center field; Nolan Sandee advanced to third. Charlie Parc popped up to 1b. Wyatt Wawro flied out to ss to left center. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Cooper Cohn to p for Nick Bassi. WEAVER flied out to lf to left center. JONES, D grounded out to 3b. KNUPP singled to center field. WILLIAMS, TJ struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 8th - Cole Smith walked. Caden Robert walked; Cole Smith advanced to second. PFEIFFER to p for HENSON. Vinny Spotof reached on a fielder's choice; Caden Robert out at second 2b to ss; Cole Smith advanced to third. Gavin Baldwi flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Cole Smith scored. Vinny Spotof advanced to second on a wild pitch. Nolan Sandee grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - HALE struck out swinging. CRANE reached on an error by 3b. ZIRWAS flied out to cf. STECKO hit by pitch; CRANE advanced to second. BORCHARDT doubled to right center, 2 RBI; STECKO scored, unearned; CRANE scored, unearned. John Lyman to p for Cooper Cohn. WEAVER struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 9th - Marcus Romer singled to shortstop. Ivan Dahlber doubled down the rf line; Marcus Romer advanced to third. Charlie Parc hit by pitch. Wyatt Wawro singled through the left side, 2 RBI; Charlie Parc advanced to second; Ivan Dahlber scored; Marcus Romer scored. CARMICHAEL to p for PFEIFFER. Cole Smith struck out swinging. Wyatt Wawro stole second; Charlie Parc stole third. Caden Robert lined into double play ss to 2b; Wyatt Wawro out on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.