Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan (May 01, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
May 01, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Northern Illinois 12 (27-13,17-8 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Wyatt Wawro lf 
Cole Smith 2b 
Caden Robertson dh 
Vinny Spotofora 3b 
Marcus Romero rf 
Nolan Sandee ss 
Gavin Baldwin 1b 
Ivan Dahlberg c 
   Will Couchman ph 
   Connor Mendell ph/c 
Charlie Parcell cf 
Max Vaisvila p 
   Cooper Cohn p 
   John Lyman p 
Totals  37  12  11  10  27 
  

Central Michigan 1 (19-25,9-16 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Bryson Webb 3b 
Cole Prout lf 
   Nathan Ball ph 
Logan Keilen c 
   Dominic Bouscher pr 
   Brady Krzciok 1b 
Harrison Bowman rf 
Spencer Verburg 1b/c 
Joey Milto dh 
   Rees Campanale ph/dh 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Drew Loikits ss 
Miguel Correa Jr. 2b 
Hayden Bailey p 
   Jack Potteiger p 
   Jared Hanson p 
   Liam Stumpf p 
Totals  32  27  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Northern Illinois... 411 200 103 - 12 11  0
Central Michigan.... 000 100 000 -  1  6  1
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E - Webb(5). LOB - NIU 8; CMU 10. 2B - V. Spotofora(9); G. Baldwin(9); Keilen(12); Loikits(9). 3B - M. Romero(1); Verburg(2). HR - N. Sandee(2); G. Baldwin(8); C. Parcell(1). HBP - M. Romero 2; Verburg; Loikits. SH - Loikits(4). SF - W. Wawro(3). SB - C. Smith(7); M. Romero(17); N. Sandee(7); Webb(13).

Northern Illinois   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Max Vaisvila W,7-0  7.0  24  27  13  101 
Cooper Cohn   0.2  17 
John Lyman   1.1  28 
  
Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hayden Bailey L,1-4  2.1  12  17  77 
Jack Potteiger   1.2  43 
Jared Hanson   3.0  11  12  46 
Liam Stumpf   2.0  11  50 

Win - M. Vaisvila (7-0). Loss - Bailey (1-4). Save - None. WP - Potteiger 2(3); Stumpf(3). HBP - by Bailey (M. Romero); by M. Vaisvila (Loikits); by C. Cohn (Verburg); by Stumpf (M. Romero). Inherited runners/scored: J. Lyman 3/0; Potteiger 3/1. Pitches/strikes: M. Vaisvila 101/67; C. Cohn 17/8; J. Lyman 28/21; Bailey 77/44; Potteiger 43/28; Hanson 46/25; Stumpf 50/32.

Umpires - HP: Stephen Linton 1B: Sean Howard 2B: Aaron Woodbury
Start: 3:00 PM Time: 3:09 Attendance: 255
Weather: 49, p-cloudy, 10mph out to RF

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
May 01, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Northern Illinois starters: 11/lf W. Wawro; 1/2b C. Smith; 27/dh C. Robertson; 16/3b V. Spotofora; 21/rf M. Romero; 6/ss N. Sandee; 33/1b G. Baldwin; 28/c I. Dahlberg; 2/cf C. Parcell; 30/p M. Vaisvila;

Central Michigan starters: 9/3b Webb; 44/lf Prout; 20/c Keilen; 2/rf Bowman; 17/1b Verburg; 21/dh Milto; 8/cf Knowlton; 0/ss Loikits; 1/2b Correa; 18/p Bailey;

Northern Illinois 1st - W. Wawro struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBKS). C. Smith walked (3-2 BBKBFB). C. Robertson flied out to rf (0-0). V. Spotofora doubled to right field (2-1 BBS); C. Smith advanced to third. M. Romero hit by pitch (0-0). N. Sandee singled to right center, 2 RBI (1-1 SB); M. Romero advanced to third; V. Spotofora scored; C. Smith scored. N. Sandee stole second. G. Baldwin doubled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 KKBB); N. Sandee scored; M. Romero scored. I. Dahlberg flied out to cf to left center (2-1 FBB). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 1st - Webb flied out to cf to right center (1-0 B). Prout grounded out to ss (2-1 KBB). Keilen struck out looking (2-2 KFBBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 2nd - C. Parcell homered to right field, RBI (0-0). W. Wawro flied out to cf (2-2 KFBFBF). C. Smith walked (3-2 FBFFBBFB). C. Robertson reached on a fielder's choice to second base (2-2 BKFB); C. Smith out at second 2b to ss. V. Spotofora flied out to cf (0-2 KS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Bowman fouled out to 1b (0-1 S). Verburg flied out to cf (1-2 BKKF). Milto flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 3rd - M. Romero walked (3-2 KBFBBFB). N. Sandee singled to first base (1-1 KB); M. Romero advanced to second. G. Baldwin struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). I. Dahlberg walked (3-1 BFBBB); N. Sandee advanced to second; M. Romero advanced to third. Potteiger to p for Bailey. C. Parcell infield fly to 3b (1-1 BK). I. Dahlberg advanced to second on a wild pitch; N. Sandee advanced to third on a wild pitch; M. Romero scored on a wild pitch. W. Wawro grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 BKBFBFF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Knowlton walked (3-2 KBKBBB). Loikits grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Knowlton advanced to second. Correa popped up to 1b (3-2 BFFBB). Webb struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 4th - C. Smith walked (3-2 BKFBFFFBB). C. Smith advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Robertson struck out swinging (2-2 KSBBS). C. Smith stole third. V. Spotofora grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 KBBS); C. Smith scored. M. Romero tripled to right center (0-1 K). M. Romero scored on a muffed throw by 3b, failed pickoff attempt, unearned. N. Sandee struck out swinging (3-2 FBBBKS). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Prout grounded out to ss up the middle (0-2 KKF). Keilen singled to left center (3-2 BSKBB). Bowman flied out to 2b to right field (1-1 KB). Verburg tripled to left field, RBI (0-0); Keilen scored. Milto flied out to lf (2-2 BKBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 5th - Hanson to p for Potteiger. G. Baldwin flied out to rf (3-2 BFFBB). I. Dahlberg walked (3-2 BKBBFB). C. Parcell flied out to lf (1-0 B). W. Wawro singled to right center (1-1 KB); I. Dahlberg advanced to third. C. Smith flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - Knowlton struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Loikits singled through the left side (0-0). Correa lined out to 3b (1-2 KFBF). Webb singled to first base (1-1 FB); Loikits advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw. Webb stole second. Prout lined out to lf (3-2 KBBBKF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 6th - C. Robertson popped up to 2b (3-0 BBB). V. Spotofora lined out to rf (1-0 B). M. Romero grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - Keilen flied out to rf (0-0). Bowman flied out to rf (2-2 BFSB). Verburg struck out looking (2-2 KBBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 7th - N. Sandee struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). G. Baldwin homered to left field, RBI (3-2 BBKFBF). I. Dahlberg struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKFFS). C. Parcell flied out to cf to right center (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Milto flied out to 3b down the lf line (2-2 KBBF). Knowlton struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). Loikits hit by pitch (0-2 KK). Correa flied out to cf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 8th - Stumpf to p for Hanson. W. Wawro singled to left field (1-2 FBKF). C. Smith flied out to lf (0-0). W. Wawro advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Robertson flied out to cf (2-1 BSB). V. Spotofora out at first 1b to p (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 8th - C. Cohn to p for M. Vaisvila. Webb flied out to lf (1-0 B). Prout flied out to rf to right center (1-1 BK). Keilen doubled down the lf line (0-0). Bouscher pinch ran for Keilen. Bowman walked (3-2 SBBFBFB). Verburg hit by pitch (2-0 BB); Bowman advanced to second; Bouscher advanced to third. J. Lyman to p for C. Cohn. Campanale pinch hit for Milto. Campanale struck out looking (1-2 KKFBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Northern Illinois 9th - Krzciok to 1b for Bouscher. Verburg to c. Campanale to dh. M. Romero hit by pitch (0-0). M. Romero stole second. N. Sandee homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-2 KBBBKF); M. Romero scored. G. Baldwin singled through the left side (1-2 KBK). W. Couchman pinch hit for I. Dahlberg. W. Couchman walked (3-2 KBSFBBB); G. Baldwin advanced to second. C. Parcell reached on a fielder's choice to second base (3-2 KBBBK); W. Couchman out at second 2b to ss; G. Baldwin advanced to third. W. Wawro flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2 BBKF); G. Baldwin scored. C. Smith flied out to cf (0-0). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 9th - C. Mendell pinch hit for W. Couchman. C. Mendell to c. Knowlton struck out swinging (0-2 SSFS). Loikits doubled to left center (1-2 FSB). Correa walked (3-2 SFBBFBB). Webb struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). Ball pinch hit for Prout. Ball struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 01, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Northern Illinois   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
W. Wawro lf  0-1  2-4  0-1  1-2  2-3  1-2  1-2  0-0  1-1 
C. Smith 2b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-3  0-3  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Robertson dh  0-1  0-4  0-2  0-4  0-4  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
V. Spotofora 3b  0-1  1-4  0-2  1-4  2-4  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-1 
M. Romero rf  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-2  2-2  0-0  0-0 
N. Sandee ss  0-1  3-4  2-2  3-3  3-3  1-2  0-1  1-1  0-0 
G. Baldwin 1b  0-0  3-5  1-2  1-2  1-2  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
I. Dahlberg c  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
W. Couchman ph  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Mendell ph/c  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Parcell cf  0-1  1-4  0-2  0-3  1-3  0-1  1-1  0-1  0-1 
M. Vaisvila p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Cohn p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Lyman p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  47  37  11  1-6  10-31  3-13  6-22  11-25  5-14  5-9  1-2  2-3  15 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Northern Illinois   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
M. Vaisvila  27  24  0-6  4-18  2-9  2-9  1-7  13  101 
C. Cohn  0-1  1-2  0-0  1-1  0-1  17 
J. Lyman  0-1  1-4  0-3  0-2  0-1  28 


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 
Webb 3b  1-4  0-1  0-2  1-3  1-3  1-2  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Prout lf  0-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Ball ph  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Keilen c  1-3  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Bouscher pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Krzciok 1b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bowman rf  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Verburg 1b/c  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-1  2-2  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Milto dh  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Campanale ph/dh  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-0 
Knowlton cf  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-0 
Loikits ss  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Correa 2b  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-3  0-3  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 
Hanson p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Stumpf p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  38  32  5-29  1-3  0-7  2-12  4-14  3-12  1-9  0-1  0-0  10  15 

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  17  12  4-8  1-4  4-9  3-5  2-3  77 
Potteiger  0-4  1-2  0-4  1-3  1-1  43 
Hanson  12  11  1-6  1-5  1-3  1-4  0-3  46 
Stumpf  11  2-4  1-4  1-6  0-2  2-2  50 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 44-NIU

Northern Illinois 12, Central Michigan 1 (May 01, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)

Time: 3:09      Attendance: 255  DH number: 3



Visitor batting - Northern Illinois

                   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

W. Wawro      lf -  5     2  2              1        1             1               4
C. Smith      2b -  3  2                                     3          1          1
C. Robertson  dh -  5                                              1
V. Spotofora  3b -  5  1  1  2  1           1                                      2
M. Romero     rf -  2  4  1  3     1                    2    1          1          3
N. Sandee     ss -  5  2  3  6        1     4                      2    1             2
G. Baldwin    1b -  5  2  3  7  1     1     3                      1               5
I. Dahlberg   c  -  2                                        2     1               6                  1
 W. Couchman  ph -  0                                        1
 C. Mendell   ph -  0
 C. Mendell   c  -  0                                                              3
C. Parcell    cf -  5  1  1  4        1     1                                      3
M. Vaisvila   p  -  0                                                                 1               1
 C. Cohn      p  -  0
 J. Lyman     p  -  0
Totals......     - 37 12 11 24  2  1  3    10  0  0  1  2    7  0  6    3  0  0   27  3  0  0     0   1   0  0


Visitor pitching - Northern Illinois

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

M. Vaisvila  W    7.0  4 24 27  1  1          1     1    1     5             1
C. Cohn           0.2  1  3  5                      1    1
J. Lyman          1.1  1  5  6                           1     4                 1
Totals......      9.0  6 32 38  1  1  0    0  1  0  2    3  0  9    0  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: 49, p-cloudy, 10mph out to RF

Home 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 Webb 3b - 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 Prout lf - 4 2 Ball ph - 1 1 Keilen c - 4 1 2 3 1 1 6 2 Bouscher pr - 0 Krzciok 1b - 0 Bowman rf - 3 1 4 Verburg 1b - 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 Verburg c - 0 1 Milto dh - 3 Campanale ph - 1 1 Campanale dh - 0 Knowlton cf - 3 1 3 7 Loikits ss - 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 Correa 2b - 3 1 1 2 Bailey p - 0 1 Potteiger p - 0 1 Hanson p - 0 Stumpf p - 0 1 1 Totals...... - 32 1 6 10 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 9 1 0 0 27 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 Home 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 L 2.1 5 12 17 6 6 1 1 4 2 1 Potteiger 1.2 1 6 7 2 1 1 2 2 Hanson 3.0 2 11 12 1 1 1 1 2 Stumpf 2.0 3 8 11 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Totals...... 9.0 11 37 47 12 11 3 0 0 1 2 7 0 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Northern Illinois Box Proof - Central Michigan R 12 AB 37 R 1 AB 32 LOB 8 BB 7 LOB 10 BB 3 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 27 SH 1 DP: 0 SF 1 SF 0 HBP 2 HBP 2 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 47 47 38 38

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Northern Illinois... 411 200 103 - 12 11  0
Central Michigan.... 000 100 000 -  1  6  1
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Line score
 


Northern Illinois 12, Central Michigan 1 (May 01, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)
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Northern Illinois... 411 200 103  - 12 11  0      (27-13, 17-8 MAC)
Central Michigan.... 000 100 000  -  1  6  1      (19-25, 9-16 MAC)
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Pitchers: Northern Illinois - Max Vaisvila; Cooper Cohn(8); John Lyman(8) and Ivan Dahlberg;
Connor Mendell. Central Michigan - Hayden Bailey; Jack Potteiger(3); Jared Hanson(5);
Liam Stumpf(8) and Logan Keilen; Spencer Verburg.
Win-Max Vaisvila(7-0)  Loss-Hayden Bailey(1-4)  T-3:09  A-255
HR NIU - Nolan Sandee (2); Gavin Baldwin (8); Charlie Parcell (1).
Weather: 49, p-cloudy, 10mph out to RF