Baseball vs Northern Ill. on 4/26/2026 - Box Score - Eastern Michigan University Athletics

4/26/2026

Ralph McKinzie Field

1:00 PM

Eastern Mich.

13-28, 7-17

Final

Northern Ill.

25-13, 16-8

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Eastern Mich.	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	2	9	11	2
Northern Ill.	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	7	10	3

Win: Mueller, Landon (2-2)Loss: Carter Cox (4-4)Save: Carmichael, John (1)

Scoring Summary

Team	EMU	NIU
1st Cole Smith advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro scored on a balk.	0	1
4th ZIRWAS doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-0 B); CRANE advanced to third; HALE scored.	1	1
4th BORCHARDT singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); ZIRWAS scored; CRANE scored.	3	1
4th KNUPP singled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 BKF); WEAVER advanced to third; BORCHARDT scored, unearned.	4	1
5th CRANE singled to right center, RBI (0-0); HALE scored.	5	1
6th Ivan Dahlberg advanced to second; Marcus Romero advanced to third; Nolan Sandee scored on a wild pitch.	5	2
6th Cole Smith flied out to 2b, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-0 B); Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Ivan Dahlberg advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b; Marcus Romero scored.	5	3
6th Vinny Spotofora walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Caden Robertson advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro advanced to third; Ivan Dahlberg scored.	5	4
7th STECKO homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 KBB); ZIRWAS scored.	7	4
8th Gavin Baldwin flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 BSK); Cole Smith scored.	7	5
9th BORCHARDT doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); STECKO scored, unearned; CRANE scored, unearned.	9	5
9th Wyatt Wawro singled through the left side, 2 RBI (0-0); Charlie Parcell advanced to second; Ivan Dahlberg scored; Marcus Romero scored.	9	7

Eastern Mich.


Hale	CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	0
Crane	SS	5	2	2	1	0	1	0
Zirwas	LF	4	2	2	1	1	0	0
Stecko	1B	4	2	1	2	0	1	0
Borchardt	DH	5	1	2	4	0	1	0
Weaver	C	5	0	0	0	0	2	3
Jones, D	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Knupp	3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Williams, Tj	2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3
White	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mueller	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henson	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pfeiffer	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carmichael	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		40	9	11	9	1	8	6

Batting

2B: Hale, John (1); Zirwas, Devan (1); Borchardt, Nathan (1)

HR: Stecko, Ty (1)

Baserunning

CS: Knupp, Keegan (1)

HBP: Stecko, Ty (1)

Fielding

E: Knupp, Keegan (1); Williams, Tj (1)

DP: Crane, Tristan (1); Williams, Tj (1)

Northern Ill.


Wyatt Wawro	LF	5	1	2	2	1	1	2
Cole Smith	2B	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Caden Robertson	DH	4	0	1	0	2	0	1
Vinny Spotofora	3B	4	0	0	1	1	1	0
Gavin Baldwin	1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	5
Nolan Sandee	SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	3
Marcus Romero	RF	5	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ivan Dahlberg	C	4	2	3	0	1	0	0
Charlie Parcell	CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Carter Cox	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Bassi	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Cohn	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Lyman	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		33	7	10	5	9	8	14

Batting

2B: Ivan Dahlberg (1)

SF: Cole Smith (1); Gavin Baldwin (1)

Baserunning

SB: Wyatt Wawro (1); Charlie Parcell (1)

CS: Charlie Parcell (1)

HBP: Gavin Baldwin (1); Nolan Sandee (1); Charlie Parcell (2)

Fielding

E: Cole Smith (2); Vinny Spotofora (1)

Eastern Mich.


White	3.2	4	1	1	3	3	0	1	2	14	19	2	5	75
Mueller	2.0	2	3	3	4	3	1	0	0	7	12	1	2	50
Henson	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	5	8	3	0	34
Pfeiffer	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	5	7	1	2	15
Carmichael	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	9
Totals		10	7	7	9	8	2	1	4	33	48	8	9	183

Northern Ill.


Carter Cox	6.0	7	5	4	1	3	0	26	27	7	7	91
Nick Bassi	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	5	5	0	1	17
Cooper Cohn	1.2	2	2	0	0	2	1	8	9	2	1	25
John Lyman	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
Totals		11	9	6	1	8	1	40	42	9	9	137

Win: Mueller, Landon (2-2)

Loss: Carter Cox (4-4)

HBP: White, Carter (2); Henson, Brian (1); Pfeiffer, Michael (1) ; Cooper Cohn (1)

Save: Carmichael, John (1) ;

Eastern Mich.

Final

Northern Ill.

Eastern Mich. - Top of 1st

Plays	EMU	NIU
HALE flied out to cf (2-2 BSFB).	0	0
CRANE grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BFB).	0	0
ZIRWAS flied out to rf (0-1 K).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 1st

Plays	EMU	NIU
Wyatt Wawro singled to second base (2-2 KBBKFF).	0	0
Cole Smith walked (3-2 BBBKFB); Wyatt Wawro advanced to second.	0	0
Caden Robertson flied out to rf (1-2 BFFF); Wyatt Wawro advanced to third.	0	0
Cole Smith advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro scored on a balk.	0	1
Vinny Spotofora struck out swinging (1-2 FBSS).	0	1
Gavin Baldwin hit by pitch (2-1 BFH).	0	1
Nolan Sandee struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).	0	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 2nd

Plays	EMU	NIU
STECKO struck out looking (1-2 KBKFFK).	0	1
BORCHARDT flied out to lf (1-1 BK).	0	1
WEAVER flied out to rf (2-1 BBK).	0	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	EMU	NIU
Marcus Romero grounded out to ss (1-2 FFBF).	0	1
Ivan Dahlberg grounded out to 2b (2-2 BBKKF).	0	1
Charlie Parcell walked (3-2 KBFBBB).	0	1
Charlie Parcell out at second c to ss, caught stealing.	0	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 3rd

Plays	EMU	NIU
JONES, D grounded out to 2b (1-2 KFB).	0	1
KNUPP grounded out to 2b (0-1 K).	0	1
WILLIAMS, TJ struck out looking (1-2 KKBFFFK).	0	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	EMU	NIU
Wyatt Wawro grounded out to ss (1-2 BKKFF).	0	1
Cole Smith singled up the middle (0-2 KF).	0	1
Caden Robertson singled to left field (2-0 BB); Cole Smith advanced to second.	0	1
Vinny Spotofora reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Caden Robertson out at second ss to 2b; Cole Smith advanced to third.	0	1
Gavin Baldwin grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB).	0	1
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 4th

Plays	EMU	NIU
HALE singled to shortstop (0-1 K).	0	1
CRANE singled to catcher, bunt (0-0); HALE advanced to second.	0	1
ZIRWAS doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-0 B); CRANE advanced to third; HALE scored.	1	1
STECKO popped up to 3b (1-1 BF).	1	1
BORCHARDT singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); ZIRWAS scored; CRANE scored.	3	1
WEAVER reached first on an error by 2b (3-1 KBBB); BORCHARDT advanced to second.	3	1
JONES, D flied out to cf to right center (1-2 KFB).	3	1
KNUPP singled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 BKF); WEAVER advanced to third; BORCHARDT scored, unearned.	4	1
WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 1b, bunt unassisted (0-1 K).	4	1
4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 4th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Nolan Sandee walked (3-2 KFBBBB).	4	1
Marcus Romero lined out to 3b (0-0).	4	1
Ivan Dahlberg singled to left field (0-1 K); Nolan Sandee advanced to second.	4	1
Charlie Parcell hit by pitch (1-0 H); Ivan Dahlberg advanced to second; Nolan Sandee advanced to third.	4	1
Wyatt Wawro struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).	4	1
MUELLER to p for WHITE.	4	1
Cole Smith struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSS).	4	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 5th

Plays	EMU	NIU
HALE doubled down the lf line (0-1 F).	4	1
CRANE singled to right center, RBI (0-0); HALE scored.	5	1
ZIRWAS walked (3-1 BBBKB); CRANE advanced to second.	5	1
STECKO lined out to ss (0-1 F).	5	1
BORCHARDT reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 KFBB); ZIRWAS out at second cf to 2b; CRANE advanced to third.	5	1
WEAVER struck out swinging (0-2 KKFFS).	5	1
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 5th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Caden Robertson grounded out to ss (2-1 BBK).	5	1
Vinny Spotofora grounded out to p (1-0 B).	5	1
Gavin Baldwin struck out looking (3-2 BKBBSK).	5	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 6th

Plays	EMU	NIU
JONES, D grounded out to 2b (0-1 K).	5	1
KNUPP reached first on a throwing error by 2b (1-1 BK).	5	1
KNUPP out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.	5	1
WILLIAMS, TJ grounded out to 2b (0-2 KKF).	5	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 6th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Nolan Sandee singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b (2-2 BFBK).	5	1
Marcus Romero singled to pitcher (0-1 F); Nolan Sandee advanced to third.	5	1
Ivan Dahlberg walked (3-0 BBBB); Marcus Romero advanced to second.	5	1
Charlie Parcell struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).	5	1
Ivan Dahlberg advanced to second; Marcus Romero advanced to third; Nolan Sandee scored on a wild pitch.	5	2
Wyatt Wawro walked (3-2 SSBBBFB).	5	2
Cole Smith flied out to 2b, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-0 B); Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Ivan Dahlberg advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b; Marcus Romero scored.	5	3
Caden Robertson walked (3-2 BBBKKB).	5	3
Vinny Spotofora walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Caden Robertson advanced to second; Wyatt Wawro advanced to third; Ivan Dahlberg scored.	5	4
HENSON to p for MUELLER.	5	4
Gavin Baldwin struck out looking (0-2 KSK).	5	4
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Error, 3 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 7th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Nick Bassi to p for Carter Cox.	5	4
HALE grounded out to 2b (0-2 KF).	5	4
CRANE struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS).	5	4
ZIRWAS singled through the right side (0-1 K).	5	4
STECKO homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 KBB); ZIRWAS scored.	7	4
BORCHARDT struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS).	7	4
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 7th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Nolan Sandee hit by pitch (1-2 KKH).	7	4
Marcus Romero flied out to lf (1-2 KBK).	7	4
Ivan Dahlberg singled to center field (0-1 K); Nolan Sandee advanced to third.	7	4
Charlie Parcell popped up to 1b (2-0 BB).	7	4
Wyatt Wawro flied out to ss to left center (2-1 BBK).	7	4
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 8th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Cooper Cohn to p for Nick Bassi.	7	4
WEAVER flied out to lf to left center (1-1 FB).	7	4
JONES, D grounded out to 3b (1-2 KSFFB).	7	4
KNUPP singled to center field (1-1 KB).	7	4
WILLIAMS, TJ struck out looking (0-2 FKFK).	7	4
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 8th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Cole Smith walked (3-2 BFBFBB).	7	4
Caden Robertson walked (3-1 BBBKB); Cole Smith advanced to second.	7	4
PFEIFFER to p for HENSON.	7	4
Vinny Spotofora reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 KKF); Caden Robertson out at second 2b to ss; Cole Smith advanced to third.	7	4
Gavin Baldwin flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 BSK); Cole Smith scored.	7	5
Vinny Spotofora advanced to second on a wild pitch.	7	5
Nolan Sandee grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BKB).	7	5
1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Eastern Mich. - Top of 9th

Plays	EMU	NIU
HALE struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS).	7	5
CRANE reached first on an error by 3b (0-0).	7	5
ZIRWAS flied out to cf (0-0).	7	5
STECKO hit by pitch (1-0 H); CRANE advanced to second.	7	5
BORCHARDT doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); STECKO scored, unearned; CRANE scored, unearned.	9	5
John Lyman to p for Cooper Cohn.	9	5
WEAVER struck out swinging (1-2 SBKS).	9	5
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northern Ill. - Bottom of 9th

Plays	EMU	NIU
Marcus Romero singled to shortstop (1-0 B).	9	5
Ivan Dahlberg doubled down the rf line (0-2 KK); Marcus Romero advanced to third.	9	5
Charlie Parcell hit by pitch (1-0 H).	9	5
Wyatt Wawro singled through the left side, 2 RBI (0-0); Charlie Parcell advanced to second; Ivan Dahlberg scored; Marcus Romero scored.	9	7
CARMICHAEL to p for PFEIFFER.	9	7
Cole Smith struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS).	9	7
Wyatt Wawro stole second; Charlie Parcell stole third.	9	7
Caden Robertson lined into double play ss to 2b (2-2 SSBB); Wyatt Wawro out on the play.	9	7
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
40	At Bats	33
9	Runs	7
11	Hits	10
3	Doubles	1
0	Triples	0
1	Home Runs	0
9	RBI's	5
1	Walks (BB)	9
8	Strikeouts	8
Pitching
10	Hits	11
7	Runs	9
7	Earned Runs	6
9	Walks	1
8	Strikeouts	8
48	Batters Faced	42
2	Errors	3
Fielding
27	Putouts	27
10	Assists	8
.949	Fielding %	.921
1	Double Plays	0

Eastern Michigan Athletics

Eastern Mich. vs Northern Ill.

Scoring Summary

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Northern Ill.

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