Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, March 27
Ypsilanti, Mich.
3 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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Baseball Prevails in 15-inning Marathon Against Central Michigan, 9-8
3/27/2026 8:38:00 PM | Baseball
The 15-inning contest was the longest for the Eagles in the modern statistical era (1999-present)
Watch the Walk-off Sac Fly.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team won a historic, 15-inning thriller against rival Central Michigan University, 9-8, Friday, March 27, at Oestrike Stadium.
The 15-inning contest is Eastern's longest in the modern statistical era (1999-present).
Tommy Rose (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth) earned the win, the first of his career, as he tossed a career-long 4.0 innings with a career-high seven strikeouts while allowing just one hit. CMU's Gavin Moczydlowsky (1-2) was tagged with the loss. Eastern right-hander John Carmichael (Destrehan, La./Destrehan/McLennan C.C.) started on the mound, going 5.2 innings while allowing four earned runs off four hits. He struck out five batters while walking three.
The day saw Eastern strike out 19 CMU batters, the most in program history in the modern statistical era as Eastern knocked a season-high 21 hits, the sixth-most in program history.
How it Happened
The Eagles built an early lead, scoring a run in the first inning after an error allowed TJ Williams (Racine, Wis./Racine Horlick/Kansas) to cross the plate. In the third, senior Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley) singled home Ty Stecko (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin/Mount St. Mary's) to make it a 2-0 game.
Central Michigan cut the deficit in half in the top of the fifth, but Eastern Michigan responded immediately. An RBI single from freshman Demir Heidelberg (Homewood, Ill./Homewood Flossmoor) and a sacrifice bunt RBI from junior Nick Weaver (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood/Elgin C.C.) pushed the Eagles' lead to 4-1.
The Chippewas battled back, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game, 4-4. Eastern Michigan answered with its biggest inning of the day, exploding for four runs in the bottom of the frame. Jellison delivered a two-run single up the middle, and Weaver followed with a two-run double down the left-field line to give the Eagles a commanding 8-4 lead.
After two scoreless innings, Central Michigan mounted a stunning two-out rally in the top of the ninth, scoring four runs to tie the game at 8-8 and force extra innings. The EMU bullpen buckled down, holding the Chippewas scoreless for the next six frames. The marathon finally ended in the bottom of the 15th when senior Drew Jones (Cleveland, Ohio/Brush/Ohio State) scored on a walk-off sacrifice fly to right field by redshirt junior Leewood Molessa (Pullman, W. Va./Williamstown/UMBC).
Game Notes
» Eastern's record improved to 8-17 (3-7 MAC), and Central Michigan's fell to 9-13 (3-7 MAC).
» Eastern has won four consecutive games for the first time this season and first time since it won its last four games of the 2023 regular season, May 16-20.
» Eastern knocked a season-high 21 hits and struck out a season-high 19 batters.
» TJ Williams knocked a career-high five hits, marking the ninth time this season he's had multiple hits as he leads the team in multi-hit games. His five hits are the most from one Eagle this season and tie for the second most in program history in one game. Prior to his performance, the last Eagle to record five hits in one game was Logan Hugo against Miami March 22, 2025.
» Leewood Molessa returned to the lineup with a three-hit day, his first multi-hit day of the season. He drove in the first run of his Eastern career with the game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th.
Historical Notes
» Eastern has won four consecutive games for the first time under Interim Head Coach Trevor Beerman.
» The 15-inning game marks the longest for the Eagles in the modern statistical era (1999-present).
» Eastern struck out 19 batters, the most in one game for the program since 1999. Its 21 hits tied for sixth in program history in one game.
» The Eagles and Chippewas met for the 186th time. Overall, Eastern holds the lead in the series with a 100-86 all-time record against CMU and a 14-30 record when facing it in Mount Pleasant since 1999.
Up Next
The Eagles continue their series against Central Michigan Saturday, March 28. First pitch at Oestrike Stadium is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Follow Us
Keep up with all things Eastern baseball by following the team on X @EMU_Baseball, and on Instagram @emu_baseball.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team won a historic, 15-inning thriller against rival Central Michigan University, 9-8, Friday, March 27, at Oestrike Stadium.
The 15-inning contest is Eastern's longest in the modern statistical era (1999-present).
Tommy Rose (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth) earned the win, the first of his career, as he tossed a career-long 4.0 innings with a career-high seven strikeouts while allowing just one hit. CMU's Gavin Moczydlowsky (1-2) was tagged with the loss. Eastern right-hander John Carmichael (Destrehan, La./Destrehan/McLennan C.C.) started on the mound, going 5.2 innings while allowing four earned runs off four hits. He struck out five batters while walking three.
The day saw Eastern strike out 19 CMU batters, the most in program history in the modern statistical era as Eastern knocked a season-high 21 hits, the sixth-most in program history.
How it Happened
The Eagles built an early lead, scoring a run in the first inning after an error allowed TJ Williams (Racine, Wis./Racine Horlick/Kansas) to cross the plate. In the third, senior Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley) singled home Ty Stecko (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin/Mount St. Mary's) to make it a 2-0 game.
Central Michigan cut the deficit in half in the top of the fifth, but Eastern Michigan responded immediately. An RBI single from freshman Demir Heidelberg (Homewood, Ill./Homewood Flossmoor) and a sacrifice bunt RBI from junior Nick Weaver (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood/Elgin C.C.) pushed the Eagles' lead to 4-1.
The Chippewas battled back, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game, 4-4. Eastern Michigan answered with its biggest inning of the day, exploding for four runs in the bottom of the frame. Jellison delivered a two-run single up the middle, and Weaver followed with a two-run double down the left-field line to give the Eagles a commanding 8-4 lead.
After two scoreless innings, Central Michigan mounted a stunning two-out rally in the top of the ninth, scoring four runs to tie the game at 8-8 and force extra innings. The EMU bullpen buckled down, holding the Chippewas scoreless for the next six frames. The marathon finally ended in the bottom of the 15th when senior Drew Jones (Cleveland, Ohio/Brush/Ohio State) scored on a walk-off sacrifice fly to right field by redshirt junior Leewood Molessa (Pullman, W. Va./Williamstown/UMBC).
Game Notes
» Eastern's record improved to 8-17 (3-7 MAC), and Central Michigan's fell to 9-13 (3-7 MAC).
» Eastern has won four consecutive games for the first time this season and first time since it won its last four games of the 2023 regular season, May 16-20.
» Eastern knocked a season-high 21 hits and struck out a season-high 19 batters.
» TJ Williams knocked a career-high five hits, marking the ninth time this season he's had multiple hits as he leads the team in multi-hit games. His five hits are the most from one Eagle this season and tie for the second most in program history in one game. Prior to his performance, the last Eagle to record five hits in one game was Logan Hugo against Miami March 22, 2025.
» Leewood Molessa returned to the lineup with a three-hit day, his first multi-hit day of the season. He drove in the first run of his Eastern career with the game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th.
Historical Notes
» Eastern has won four consecutive games for the first time under Interim Head Coach Trevor Beerman.
» The 15-inning game marks the longest for the Eagles in the modern statistical era (1999-present).
» Eastern struck out 19 batters, the most in one game for the program since 1999. Its 21 hits tied for sixth in program history in one game.
» The Eagles and Chippewas met for the 186th time. Overall, Eastern holds the lead in the series with a 100-86 all-time record against CMU and a 14-30 record when facing it in Mount Pleasant since 1999.
Up Next
The Eagles continue their series against Central Michigan Saturday, March 28. First pitch at Oestrike Stadium is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Follow Us
Keep up with all things Eastern baseball by following the team on X @EMU_Baseball, and on Instagram @emu_baseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rose, Tommy (1-2)
L: Gavin Moczydlowsky (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Nathan Ball 1 ; Miguel Correa Jr. 1
3B: Brady Krzciok 1
RBI: Nathan Ball 1 ; Harrison Bowman 1 ; Logan Keilen 1 ; Brady Krzciok 2 ; Miguel Correa Jr. 1 ; Zach Knowlton 1 ; Drew Loikits 1
SF: Drew Loikits 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bryson Webb 1 ; Dominic Bouscher 1 ; Harrison Bowman 1 ; Logan Keilen 1 ; Brady Krzciok 2 ; Miguel Correa Jr. 1 ; Zach Knowlton 1
SB: Harrison Bowman 1 ; Miguel Correa Jr. 1 ; Zach Knowlton 1
CS: Drew Loikits 1
HBP: Drew Loikits 1
Batting:
2B: Stecko, Ty 1 ; Weaver, Nick 1 ; Hale, John 1
RBI: Jellison, Bruce 3 ; Heidelberg, Demir 1 ; Weaver, Nick 3 ; Molessa, Leewood 1
SH: Weaver, Nick 1 ; Knupp, Keegan 1
SF: Molessa, Leewood 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, TJ 2 ; Zirwas, Devan 1 ; Stecko, Ty 1 ; Jellison, Bruce 2 ; Jones, Drew 1 ; Molessa, Leewood 1 ; Hale, John 1
SB: Stecko, Ty 1 ; Jellison, Bruce 1
HBP: Jellison, Bruce 1 ; Weaver, Nick 1
PO: Williams, TJ 1
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