Central Michigan vs Houston Christian (Feb 14, 2025)

 
News Box Score
 

2025 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at Houston Christian (Game 1)
Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX (Husky Field)

Central Michigan 6 (1-0)

Player  ab  rbi 
Nathan Ball lf 
Aaron Piasecki 2b 
Brady Krzciok 1b 
Cole Prout rf 
Jake Kutella dh 
Elijah Henning 3b 
Spencer Verburg c 
Cole Kwiatkowski ss 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Evan Waters p 
   Quin Konuszewski p 
Totals   28 

Houston Christian 0 (0-1)

Player  ab  rbi 
Dutka, K. cf 
Walker, J. lf 
Bard, L. c 
Hendricks, R rf 
Leiterman, M dh 
Halligan, K. 1b 
Oropeza, R. 2b 
Rader, J. 3b 
Roper, T. ss 
Edwards, P. p 
   Castano, L. p 
Totals   21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Central Michigan.... 000 330 0 -  6  8  0
Houston Christian... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
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E - Castano, L.. DP - CMU 2. LOB - CMU 3; HCU 6. 2B - Kutella; Halligan, K.. HR - Verburg. HBP - Knowlton. SH - Walker, J.. SB - Knowlton. CS - Kutella.

Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Evan Waters W,1-0  6.0  18  24  100 
Quin Konuszewski   1.0 
 
Houston Christian   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Edwards, P. L,0-1  4.0  17  18  69 
Castano, L.   3.0  11  12  35 

HBP - by Castano, L. (Knowlton). Inherited runners/scored: Castano, L. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Waters 100/57; Konuszewski 8/4; Edwards, P. 69/46; Castano, L. 35/27.

Strikeouts - Ball; Piasecki 2; Krzciok; Prout; Henning 2; Kwiatkowski; Dutka, K.; Hendricks, R; Halligan, K.; Oropeza, R.. Walks - Piasecki; Bard, L. 2; Hendricks, R; Leiterman, M; Oropeza, R..

Umpires - HP: Ben Wood 1B: Jacob Brinegar 3B: Tom Walkoviak
Start: 3:01 pm Time: 1:51 Attendance: 258
Weather: overcast and chilly
Edwards, P. faced 1 batter in the 5th.

 
Box Score
 

2025 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at Houston Christian (Game 1)
Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX (Husky Field)

Central Michigan 6 (1-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Nathan Ball lf 
Aaron Piasecki 2b 
Brady Krzciok 1b 
Cole Prout rf 
Jake Kutella dh 
Elijah Henning 3b 
Spencer Verburg c 
Cole Kwiatkowski ss 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Evan Waters p 
   Quin Konuszewski p 
Totals  28  21 
  

Houston Christian 0 (0-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Dutka, K. cf 
Walker, J. lf 
Bard, L. c 
Hendricks, R rf 
Leiterman, M dh 
Halligan, K. 1b 
Oropeza, R. 2b 
Rader, J. 3b 
Roper, T. ss 
Edwards, P. p 
   Castano, L. p 
Totals  21  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Central Michigan.... 000 330 0 -  6  8  0
Houston Christian... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
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E - Castano, L.. DP - CMU 2. LOB - CMU 3; HCU 6. 2B - Kutella; Halligan, K.. HR - Verburg. HBP - Knowlton. SH - Walker, J.. SB - Knowlton. CS - Kutella.

Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Evan Waters W,1-0  6.0  18  24  100 
Quin Konuszewski   1.0 
  
Houston Christian   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Edwards, P. L,0-1  4.0  17  18  69 
Castano, L.   3.0  11  12  35 

Win - Waters (1-0). Loss - Edwards, P. (0-1). Save - None. HBP - by Castano, L. (Knowlton). Inherited runners/scored: Castano, L. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Waters 100/57; Konuszewski 8/4; Edwards, P. 69/46; Castano, L. 35/27.

Umpires - HP: Ben Wood 1B: Jacob Brinegar 3B: Tom Walkoviak
Start: 3:01 pm Time: 1:51 Attendance: 258
Weather: overcast and chilly
Edwards, P. faced 1 batter in the 5th.

 
Composite Box Score
 

2025 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at Houston Christian (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX (Husky Field)

Central Michigan   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Ball lf 
Piasecki 2b 
Krzciok 1b 
Prout rf 
Kutella dh 
Henning 3b 
Verburg c 
Kwiatkowski ss 
Knowlton cf 
Waters p 
Konuszewski p 
Totals   28  21 

Houston Christian   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Dutka, K. cf 
Walker, J. lf 
Bard, L. c 
Hendricks, R rf 
Leiterman, M dh 
Halligan, K. 1b 
Oropeza, R. 2b 
Rader, J. 3b 
Roper, T. ss 
Edwards, P. p 
Castano, L. p 
Totals   21  21 

Central Michigan   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Evan Waters W,1-0  6.0  18  24  100 
Quin Konuszewski   1.0 
 
Houston Christian   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Edwards, P. L,0-1  4.0  17  18  69 
Castano, L.   3.0  11  12  35 

Umpires - HP: Ben Wood 1B: Jacob Brinegar 3B: Tom Walkoviak
Start: 3:01 pm Time: 1:51 Attendance: 258
Weather: overcast and chilly
Edwards, P. faced 1 batter in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at Houston Christian (Game 1)
Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX (Husky Field)

Central Michigan starters: 13/lf Ball; 2/2b Piasecki; 25/1b Krzciok; 44/rf Prout; 24/dh Kutella; 16/3b Henning; 17/c Verburg; 7/ss Kwiatkowski; 8/cf Knowlton; 37/p Waters;

Houston Christian starters: 1/cf Dutka, K.; 15/lf Walker, J.; 28/c Bard, L.; 24/rf Hendricks, R; 6/dh Leiterman, M; 12/1b Halligan, K.; 7/2b Oropeza, R.; 5/3b Rader, J.; 9/ss Roper, T.; 43/p Edwards, P.;

Central Michigan 1st - Ball grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). Piasecki walked (3-2 BBBKFB). Krzciok struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). Prout singled to left field (2-0 BB); Piasecki advanced to third. Kutella flied out to cf (2-2 KBFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Houston Christian 1st - Dutka, K. popped up to 3b (0-0). Walker, J. flied out to cf (0-1 F). Bard, L. walked (3-2 BSSBFFBB). Hendricks, R struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 SFBFFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Henning struck out looking (0-2 FFK). Verburg flied out to lf (0-0). Kwiatkowski grounded out to ss (1-2 BSF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston Christian 2nd - Leiterman, M walked (3-1 FBBBB). Halligan, K. struck out looking (0-2 FFK). Oropeza, R. walked (3-2 BSBFBB); Leiterman, M advanced to second. Rader, J. grounded into double play 2b to 1b (2-1 BBK); Oropeza, R. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Knowlton flied out to cf (0-0). Ball struck out swinging (0-2 KSFFS). Piasecki struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston Christian 3rd - Roper, T. singled to right field (0-0). Dutka, K. singled, bunt (1-0 B); Roper, T. advanced to second. Walker, J. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-1 BK); Dutka, K. advanced to second; Roper, T. advanced to third. Bard, L. walked (3-2 FBBBKB). Hendricks, R grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2 KBF); Bard, L. out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Krzciok singled to right field (0-0). Prout struck out looking (3-2 BBFFFBK). Kutella doubled to left center, RBI (2-1 BBF); Krzciok scored. Henning grounded out to ss (3-2 FBBBSF); Kutella advanced to third. Verburg homered to left center, 2 RBI (3-2 BBSFB); Kutella scored. Kwiatkowski struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston Christian 4th - Leiterman, M grounded out to 2b (3-2 SBFBBFF). Halligan, K. doubled to left center (0-0). Oropeza, R. struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFFFS). Rader, J. flied out to rf (3-2 BKFBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - Knowlton singled to right center (0-2 SF). Castano, L. to p for Edwards, P.. Ball singled to right field (1-2 SKB); Knowlton advanced to second. Piasecki singled, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third (0-0); Ball scored, unearned; Knowlton scored. Krzciok grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Prout lined out to 1b (1-2 KFB). Kutella singled to right field, RBI (1-2 KBFF); Piasecki scored, unearned. Kutella out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Houston Christian 5th - Roper, T. flied out to cf (2-1 BKB). Dutka, K. struck out looking (2-2 BBKSK). Walker, J. flied out to lf (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - Henning struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). Verburg grounded out to p (0-2 KS). Kwiatkowski flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston Christian 6th - Bard, L. flied out to cf (1-1 BK). Hendricks, R walked (3-0 BBBB). Leiterman, M flied out to cf (2-2 BSFB). Halligan, K. grounded out to 2b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Knowlton hit by pitch (0-0). Ball grounded out to 2b (0-0); Knowlton advanced to second. Knowlton stole third. Piasecki struck out swinging (2-2 BFKBS). Krzciok flied out to lf (0-2 KF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Houston Christian 7th - Konuszewski to p for Waters. Oropeza, R. popped up to 2b (1-0 B). Rader, J. grounded out to ss (2-1 BFB). Roper, T. popped up to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2025 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at Houston Christian (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX (Husky Field)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Central Michigan   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Ball lf  0-0  1-4  0-0  1-2  2-2  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Piasecki 2b  0-0  1-3  1-2  1-2  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Krzciok 1b  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-3  0-3  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-1 
Prout rf  0-0  1-3  0-1  1-3  1-3  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Kutella dh  0-0  2-3  1-2  2-3  2-3  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Henning 3b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Verburg c  0-0  1-3  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Kwiatkowski ss  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Knowlton cf  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  2-3  0-0  0-0 
Waters p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Konuszewski p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  30  28  0-0  8-28  3-9  6-15  8-15  3-9  3-7  0-0  0-3 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Central Michigan   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Waters  24  18  2-8  1-10  1-9  0-4  2-6  100 
Konuszewski  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Houston Christian   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Dutka, K. cf  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Walker, J. lf  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bard, L. c  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Hendricks, R rf  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1 
Leiterman, M dh  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Halligan, K. 1b  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Oropeza, R. 2b  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Rader, J. 3b  0-3  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Roper, T. ss  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Edwards, P. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Castano, L. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  27  21  3-21  0-0  0-4  1-9  3-11  0-5  2-7  0-1  0-1 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Houston Christian   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Edwards, P.  18  17  2-7  3-10  3-7  2-6  2-5  69 
Castano, L.  12  11  2-7  1-4  3-8  1-3  1-2  35 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 01-HCU

Central Michigan 6, Houston Christian 0 (Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX)

Time: 1:51      Attendance: 258  DH number: 3



Visitor batting - Central Michigan

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

Ball          lf -  4  1  1  1                                     1               1
Piasecki      2b -  3  1  1  1                               1     2               4  4     2
Krzciok       1b -  4  1  1  1                                     1               7        2
Prout         rf -  3     1  1                                     1               1
Kutella       dh -  3  1  2  3  1           2                              1
Henning       3b -  3                                              2               1  1
Verburg       c  -  3  1  1  4        1     2                                      3  1
Kwiatkowski   ss -  3                                              1                  2     1
Knowlton      cf -  2  1  1  1                          1               1          4
Waters        p  -  0
 Konuszewski  p  -  0
Totals......     - 28  6  8 12  1  0  1     4  0  0  0  1    1  0  8    1  1  0   21  8  0  2     0   0   0  0


Visitor pitching - Central Michigan

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

Waters       W    6.0  3 18 24                1          5     4             1               1
Konuszewski       1.0  0  3  3                                                   1           1
Totals......      7.0  3 21 27  0  0  0    0  1  0  0    5  0  4    0  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: overcast and chilly

Edwards, P. faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Home batting - Houston Christian AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC Dutka, K. cf - 3 1 1 1 3 Walker, J. lf - 2 1 2 Bard, L. c - 1 2 8 1 1 1 Hendricks, R rf - 2 1 1 1 Leiterman, M dh - 2 1 Halligan, K. 1b - 3 1 2 1 1 7 Oropeza, R. 2b - 2 1 1 1 2 Rader, J. 3b - 3 1 Roper, T. ss - 3 1 1 3 Edwards, P. p - 0 Castano, L. p - 0 1 1 1 1 Totals...... - 21 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 21 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 Home pitching - Houston Christian IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO Edwards, P. L 4.0 5 17 18 4 4 1 1 6 1 Castano, L. 3.0 3 11 12 2 1 2 1 Totals...... 7.0 8 28 30 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Box Proof - Central Michigan Box Proof - Houston Christian R 6 AB 28 R 0 AB 21 LOB 3 BB 1 LOB 6 BB 5 PO 21 SH 0 DP: 2 PO 21 SH 1 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 0 HBP 1 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 30 30 27 27

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Central Michigan.... 000 330 0 -  6  8  0
Houston Christian... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
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Line score
 


Central Michigan 6, Houston Christian 0 (Feb 14, 2025 at Houston, TX) (Game 1)
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Central Michigan.... 000 330 0 -  6  8  0      (1-0)
Houston Christian... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1      (0-1)
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Pitchers: Central Michigan - Evan Waters; Quin Konuszewski(7) and Spencer Verburg.
Houston Christian - Edwards, P.; Castano, L.(5) and Bard, L..
Win-Evan Waters(1-0)  Loss-Edwards, P.(0-1)  T-1:51  A-258
HR CMU - Spencer Verburg.
Weather: overcast and chilly

Edwards, P. faced 1 batter in the 5th.