Central Michigan vs West Georgia (02/13/2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at West Georgia
02/13/2026 at Carrollton, GA (Cole Field)

Central Michigan 3 (0-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cayden Smith ss 
Cole Prout lf 
Miguel Correa Jr. 3b/2b 
Brady Krzciok 1b 
Harrison Bowman rf 
Nathan Ball dh 
   Dominic Bouscher pr 
Drew Loikits 2b 
   Logan Keilen ph 
   Greg Guzik II pr/3b 
Spencer Verburg c  11 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Hayden Bailey p 
   Jack Potteiger p 
   Kenny Keller p 
Totals  34  13  24  13 
  

West Georgia 11 (1-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
F. Cruz 1b 
P. McCulloug 3b 
G. Young rf 
A. Lewis dh 
A. Cole lf 
G. Wuerth 2b 
B. McDevitt cf 
J. Bowman ss 
H. Smith c  12 
L. Ridley p 
   R. Park p 
   M. Torres p 
Totals  31  11  10  11  11  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Central Michigan.... 003 000 000 -  3  7  0
West Georgia........ 043 022 00X - 11 10  1
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E - J. Bowman. LOB - CMU 13; UWG 6. 2B - Bowman; G. Young. 3B - Smith. HR - F. Cruz; A. Lewis; A. Cole; G. Wuerth. HBP - Prout; A. Cole; G. Wuerth 2. SH - Knowlton; G. Wuerth. SF - B. McDevitt; J. Bowman. SB - Prout 2; Bouscher; Loikits; Knowlton; P. McCulloug; J. Bowman.

Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hayden Bailey   2.1  11  15    
Jack Potteiger   3.2  13  17    
Kenny Keller   2.0    
  
West Georgia   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
L. Ridley   5.0  20  24    
R. Park   2.0    
M. Torres   2.0  10    

Win - L. Besterman (0-1). Loss - Guzik (1-0). Save - None. WP - Bailey 2; Potteiger; L. Ridley. HBP - by Bailey (A. Cole); by Bailey (G. Wuerth); by L. Ridley (Prout); by Keller (G. Wuerth). Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Aaron Schorch 1B: Andrew Craddock 2B: Darion Padgett
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 3:00 Attendance: 214
Weather: sunny and cool

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at West Georgia
02/13/2026 at Carrollton, GA (Cole Field)

Central Michigan starters: 11/ss Smith; 44/lf Prout; 1/3b Correa; 25/1b Krzciok; 2/rf Bowman; 13/dh Ball; 0/2b Loikits; 17/c Verburg; 8/cf Knowlton; 18/p Bailey;

West Georgia starters: 16/1b F. Cruz; 13/3b P. McCulloug; 26/rf G. Young; 11/dh A. Lewis; 25/lf A. Cole; 5/2b G. Wuerth; 3/cf B. McDevitt; 9/ss J. Bowman; 4/c H. Smith; 18/p L. Ridley;

Central Michigan 1st - Smith struck out swinging. Prout walked. Prout stole second, advanced to third on the throw. Correa flied out to 2b. Krzciok struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Georgia 1st - F. Cruz struck out swinging. P. McCulloug singled to left field. G. Young struck out looking. P. McCulloug advanced to second on a wild pitch. A. Lewis struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Bowman grounded out to 3b. Ball grounded out to 2b. Loikits reached on a throwing error by ss. Loikits stole second. Verburg walked. Verburg advanced to second; Loikits advanced to third on a wild pitch. Knowlton flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

West Georgia 2nd - A. Cole hit by pitch. G. Wuerth hit by pitch; A. Cole advanced to second. G. Wuerth advanced to second; A. Cole advanced to third on a wild pitch. B. McDevitt struck out swinging. J. Bowman flied out to cf, SF, RBI; A. Cole scored. H. Smith singled to right field, RBI; G. Wuerth scored. F. Cruz homered to right field, 2 RBI; H. Smith scored. P. McCulloug grounded out to ss. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Smith struck out looking. Prout struck out looking. Correa walked. Krzciok singled up the middle; Correa advanced to third. Bowman doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Krzciok scored; Correa scored. Ball singled to center field, RBI; Bowman scored. Loikits struck out looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Georgia 3rd - G. Young walked. A. Lewis fouled out to 1b. A. Cole homered to left field, 2 RBI; G. Young scored. G. Wuerth homered to right field, RBI. Potteiger to p for Bailey. B. McDevitt flied out to cf. J. Bowman singled to left field. J. Bowman advanced to second on a wild pitch. H. Smith struck out looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Verburg grounded out to 2b. Knowlton flied out to cf. Smith tripled to center field. Prout hit by pitch. Prout stole second. Correa struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Georgia 4th - F. Cruz struck out swinging. P. McCulloug grounded out to 2b. G. Young grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - Krzciok grounded out to ss. Bowman flied out to 2b. Ball struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Georgia 5th - A. Lewis walked. A. Cole walked; A. Lewis advanced to second. G. Wuerth grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; A. Cole advanced to second; A. Lewis advanced to third. B. McDevitt flied out to rf, SF, RBI; A. Cole advanced to third; A. Lewis scored. J. Bowman singled through the left side, RBI; A. Cole scored. J. Bowman stole second. H. Smith struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - R. Park to p for L. Ridley. Loikits struck out swinging. Verburg singled through the left side. Knowlton grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Verburg advanced to second. Smith struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Georgia 6th - F. Cruz popped up to 3b. P. McCulloug singled up the middle. G. Young struck out swinging; P. McCulloug stole second. A. Lewis homered to left field, 2 RBI; P. McCulloug scored. A. Cole struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Prout walked. Correa walked; Prout advanced to second. Krzciok flied out to lf. Bowman struck out looking. Ball grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Georgia 7th - Keller to p for Potteiger. G. Wuerth hit by pitch. B. McDevitt walked; G. Wuerth advanced to second. J. Bowman flied out to 2b. H. Smith flied out to cf; G. Wuerth advanced to third. F. Cruz struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 8th - M. Torres to p for R. Park. Keilen pinch hit for Loikits. Keilen singled to center field. Guzik pinch ran for Keilen. Verburg singled to pitcher; Guzik advanced to second. Knowlton reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Verburg out at second 3b to 2b; Guzik advanced to third. Knowlton stole second. Smith struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Prout walked. Correa reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Prout advanced to second; Knowlton out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

West Georgia 8th - Correa to 2b. Guzik to 3b. P. McCulloug flied out to cf. G. Young doubled to center field. A. Lewis grounded out to 3b. A. Cole struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 9th - Krzciok struck out swinging. Bowman flied out to 2b. Ball walked. Bouscher pinch ran for Ball. Bouscher stole second. Guzik struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Central Michigan at West Georgia - Plate Appearance Breakdown
02/13/2026 at Carrollton, GA (Cole 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 
Smith ss  0-0  1-5  0-2  0-2  0-2  1-2  0-2  0-0  0-1 
Prout lf  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Correa 3b/2b  0-0  0-3  0-3  0-3  2-4  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1 
Krzciok 1b  0-0  1-5  0-2  1-3  1-3  1-2  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Bowman rf  0-0  1-5  1-2  1-2  1-2  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Ball dh  0-0  1-4  1-2  1-2  1-2  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bouscher pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Loikits 2b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Keilen ph  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Guzik pr/3b  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Verburg c  0-0  2-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Knowlton cf  0-0  0-3  0-2  0-2  2-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bailey p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Potteiger p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Keller p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  43  34  0-0  7-34  2-14  4-17  8-19  4-14  2-9  0-1  0-2  13 

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 
Bailey  15  11  3-6  2-5  3-7  2-4  2-3 
Potteiger  17  13  0-7  4-6  2-5  3-7  1-3 
Keller  1-3  0-4  0-5  0-2  1-2 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
West Georgia   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
F. Cruz 1b  0-3  1-2  0-1  1-2  1-2  1-2  0-3  0-0  0-0 
P. McCulloug 3b  1-3  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
G. Young rf  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-2  1-2  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
A. Lewis dh  1-2  0-2  1-3  1-4  1-4  1-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
A. Cole lf  0-2  1-1  0-1  1-2  2-3  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
G. Wuerth 2b  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
B. McDevitt cf  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  2-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-2 
J. Bowman ss  2-3  0-0  1-2  1-2  2-3  2-2  0-0  0-0  1-1 
H. Smith c  0-3  1-1  1-4  1-4  2-4  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
L. Ridley p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Park p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Torres p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  41  31  10  5-20  5-11  3-12  5-17  13-23  5-13  4-8  0-0  2-3 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
West Georgia   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
L. Ridley  24  20  2-7  2-13  3-8  4-10  0-5 
R. Park  0-2  1-4  0-4  0-2  1-2 
M. Torres  10  0-1  2-7  1-5  0-2  1-2 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 01-UWG

West Georgia 11, Central Michigan 3 (02/13/2026 at Carrollton, GA)

Time: 3:00      Attendance: 214  DH number: 1



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

Smith         ss -  5     1  3     1                               4                  1
Prout         lf -  1                                   1    3     1    2
Correa        3b -  3  1                                     2     1               1  1
Correa        2b -  0
Krzciok       1b -  5  1  1  1                                     2               6
Bowman        rf -  5  1  1  2  1           2                      1               1
Ball          dh -  4     1  1              1                1     1
 Bouscher     pr -  0                                                   1
Loikits       2b -  3                                              2    1          1  2
 Keilen       ph -  1     1  1
 Guzik        pr -  0
 Guzik        3b -  1                                              1                  1
Verburg       c  -  3     2  2                               1                    11                  2
Knowlton      cf -  3                             1                     1          4
Bailey        p  -  0
 Potteiger    p  -  0                                                                                 2
 Keller       p  -  0
Totals......     - 34  3  7 10  1  1  0     3  0  1  0  1    7  0 13    5  0  0   24  5  0  0     0   2   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

Bailey            2.1  5 11 15  7  7  3          1  2    1     4    2        1
Potteiger         3.2  4 13 17  4  4  1       1  1       2     5    1
Keller            2.0  1  7  9                      1    1     2                 1
Totals......      8.0 10 31 41 11 11  4    0  1  2  3    4  0 11    3  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: sunny and cool

Home batting - West Georgia 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 F. Cruz 1b - 5 1 1 4 1 2 3 7 P. McCulloug 3b - 5 1 2 2 1 1 2 G. Young rf - 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 A. Lewis dh - 4 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 A. Cole lf - 3 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 G. Wuerth 2b - 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 2 B. McDevitt cf - 2 1 1 1 1 2 J. Bowman ss - 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 H. Smith c - 4 1 1 1 1 2 12 1 5 L. Ridley p - 0 3 R. Park p - 0 2 M. Torres p - 0 2 Totals...... - 31 11 10 23 1 0 4 11 0 1 2 3 4 0 11 2 0 0 27 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 Home pitching - West Georgia IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO L. Ridley 5.0 4 20 24 3 3 1 3 7 1 1 R. Park 2.0 1 6 9 1 2 3 M. Torres 2.0 2 8 10 2 3 1 Totals...... 9.0 7 34 43 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 13 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Central Michigan Box Proof - West Georgia R 3 AB 34 R 11 AB 31 LOB 13 BB 7 LOB 6 BB 4 PO 27 SH 1 DP: 0 PO 24 SH 1 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 2 HBP 1 HBP 3 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 43 43 41 41

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Central Michigan.... 003 000 000 -  3  7  0
West Georgia........ 043 022 00X - 11 10  1
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Line score
 


West Georgia 11, Central Michigan 3 (02/13/2026 at Carrollton, GA)
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Central Michigan.... 003 000 000  -  3  7  0      (0-1)
West Georgia........ 043 022 00X  - 11 10  1      (1-0)
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Pitchers: Central Michigan - Hayden Bailey; Jack Potteiger(3); Kenny Keller(7) and
Spencer Verburg. West Georgia - L. Ridley; R. Park(6); M. Torres(8) and H. Smith.
Win-L. Besterman(0-1)  Loss-Greg Guzik II(1-0)  T-3:00  A-214
HR UWG - F. Cruz; A. Lewis; A. Cole; G. Wuerth.
Weather: sunny and cool