Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan (May 02, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
May 02, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Northern Illinois 10 (28-13,18-8 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 
Charlie Parcell cf 
Danny Cihocki p 
   Blake Gaskey p 
Totals  38  10  12  10  27  11 
  

Central Michigan 5 (19-26,9-17 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cole Prout lf 
Drew Loikits ss 
Spencer Verburg c 
Logan Keilen dh 
Bryson Webb 3b 
Harrison Bowman rf 
Brady Krzciok 1b  12 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Miguel Correa Jr. 2b 
Tyson Potts p 
   Nate Ross p 
   Jake Brown p 
   Carter Campau p 
   Kenny Keller p 
Totals  36  27  14 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Northern Illinois... 400 101 031 - 10 12  0
Central Michigan.... 400 000 100 -  5  9  1
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E - Loikits(13). DP - CMU 1. LOB - NIU 11; CMU 7. 2B - C. Smith(15); V. Spotofora(10); M. Romero(8); I. Dahlberg(10); Webb(12); Bowman(12). HR - G. Baldwin(9); Verburg(5). HBP - W. Wawro; C. Parcell; Knowlton. SF - V. Spotofora(1). SB - C. Smith(8); M. Romero 2(19).

Northern Illinois   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danny Cihocki   4.0  19  21  93 
Blake Gaskey W,7-1  5.0  17  18  60 
  
Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tyson Potts L,2-4  1.0  44 
Nate Ross   5.0  18  23  97 
Jake Brown   1.2  42 
Carter Campau   0.1 
Kenny Keller   1.0  25 

Win - B. Gaskey (7-1). Loss - Potts (2-4). Save - None. WP - Potts 2(6); Ross 2(3). HBP - by B. Gaskey (Knowlton); by Keller (C. Parcell); by Keller (W. Wawro). Inherited runners/scored: Campau 1/0. Pitches/strikes: D. Cihocki 93/53; B. Gaskey 60/40; Potts 44/24; Ross 97/58; Brown 42/23; Campau 2/1; Keller 25/13.

Umpires - HP: Sean Howard 1B: Aaron Woodbury 2B: Stephen Linton
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 3:15 Attendance: 296
Weather: 51, sunny, 13mph out to RF

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
May 02, 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; 10/p D. Cihocki;

Central Michigan starters: 44/lf Prout; 0/ss Loikits; 17/c Verburg; 20/dh Keilen; 9/3b Webb; 2/rf Bowman; 25/1b Krzciok; 8/cf Knowlton; 1/2b Correa; 43/p Potts;

Northern Illinois 1st - W. Wawro singled to left field (2-1 BBK). W. Wawro advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Smith doubled to left field, RBI (3-2 BKSBB); W. Wawro scored. C. Robertson grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). V. Spotofora singled to center field, RBI (1-1 BS); C. Smith scored. . V. Spotofora advanced to second on a wild pitch. M. Romero doubled to right center, RBI (2-1 BSB); V. Spotofora scored. N. Sandee walked (3-2 BBKFFBFB). G. Baldwin walked (3-2 KBFFBBB); N. Sandee advanced to second; M. Romero advanced to third. I. Dahlberg grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-2 FBBFF); G. Baldwin advanced to second; N. Sandee advanced to third; M. Romero scored. C. Parcell flied out to cf (1-1 KB). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 1st - Prout singled to right center (1-2 BKF). Loikits singled to left field (3-2 SBSBFB); Prout advanced to second. Verburg singled, bunt (0-1 K); Loikits advanced to second; Prout advanced to third. Keilen struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). Webb walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Verburg advanced to second; Loikits advanced to third; Prout scored. Bowman doubled to left field, 3 RBI (2-2 BSSB); Webb scored; Verburg scored; Loikits scored. Krzciok flied out to cf (2-1 BBK); Bowman advanced to third. Knowlton flied out to lf to left center (0-0). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 2nd - Ross to p for Potts. W. Wawro struck out swinging (3-2 BKKBBFS). C. Smith singled to center field (1-2 KKBF). C. Robertson flied out to lf (0-1 K). V. Spotofora singled to left field (0-1 K); C. Smith advanced to second. M. Romero grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Correa flied out to rf to right center (1-1 FB). Prout singled to right field (3-1 BBBK). Loikits singled, bunt (0-0); Prout advanced to second. Verburg flied out to rf (1-2 BFF). Keilen flied out to rf (2-1 BBF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 3rd - N. Sandee walked (3-2 BKBBKB). G. Baldwin grounded into double play p to 2b to ss to 1b (2-2 BKFB); N. Sandee out on the play. I. Dahlberg doubled to right center (1-0 B). C. Parcell grounded out to 3b (3-1 BKBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Webb doubled to right field (3-1 KBBB). Bowman struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBS). Krzciok flied out to cf (3-2 KBBBK); Webb advanced to third. Knowlton struck out looking (3-2 BKBKBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 4th - W. Wawro walked (3-2 KFBBFBFB). W. Wawro advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Smith singled (1-2 KKB); W. Wawro advanced to third. C. Robertson flied out to rf (1-1 BS). V. Spotofora grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-0); C. Smith advanced to second; W. Wawro scored. C. Smith advanced to third on a wild pitch. M. Romero walked (3-2 SFBBBB). M. Romero stole second. N. Sandee out at first 1b to 2b to p (1-1 FB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Correa struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Prout fouled out to 3b (1-2 KBFF). Loikits walked (3-2 KBFBBB). Verburg flied out to rf (2-2 FBFBFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 5th - G. Baldwin popped up to 3b (2-1 KBB). I. Dahlberg struck out looking (1-2 KBFFK). C. Parcell grounded out to 2b (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - B. Gaskey to p for D. Cihocki. Keilen struck out looking (3-2 BBFBKFK). Webb struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK). Bowman flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 6th - W. Wawro walked (3-1 BBSBB). C. Smith reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 KBFBF); W. Wawro advanced to second on an error by ss. C. Robertson flied out to cf (0-2 KK); W. Wawro advanced to third. V. Spotofora flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-1 BF); W. Wawro scored, unearned. C. Smith stole second. M. Romero struck out looking (2-2 BFKBK). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - Krzciok grounded out to 3b (1-2 FBF). Knowlton hit by pitch (2-0 BB). Correa flied out to cf (2-2 BFBS). Prout singled to center field (0-0); Knowlton advanced to third. Loikits flied out to rf (3-1 BKBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 7th - Brown to p for Ross. N. Sandee grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKBK). G. Baldwin grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). I. Dahlberg grounded out to 3b up the middle (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Verburg homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K). Keilen flied out to rf (1-1 KB). Webb flied out to rf to right center (1-2 FSFBF). Bowman flied out to cf (0-2 KK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 8th - C. Parcell grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 BKBBK). W. Wawro singled to right field (3-2 KBBBK). C. Smith walked (3-2 BBBKKB); W. Wawro advanced to second. C. Robertson reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 KB); C. Smith out at second 2b unassisted; W. Wawro advanced to third. V. Spotofora doubled to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 KFBBFBF); C. Robertson scored; W. Wawro scored. M. Romero singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); V. Spotofora scored. Campau to p for Brown. M. Romero stole second. N. Sandee flied out to cf (1-0 B). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 8th - Krzciok flied out to rf (1-1 FB). Knowlton struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Correa popped up to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 9th - Keller to p for Campau. G. Baldwin homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). I. Dahlberg flied out to lf (2-2 BKSB). C. Parcell hit by pitch (3-1 BKBB). W. Wawro hit by pitch (2-2 KKFBBFF); C. Parcell advanced to second. C. Smith infield fly to 2b (1-0 B). C. Robertson grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 9th - Prout grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). Loikits lined out to 2b (1-1 BF). Verburg grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 02, 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  0-0  2-3  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  3-4  0-0  0-0 
C. Smith 2b  0-1  3-4  2-3  2-4  4-5  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Robertson dh  0-1  0-5  0-5  0-6  2-6  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
V. Spotofora 3b  0-0  3-4  2-3  3-4  5-5  2-2  0-0  0-0  2-2 
M. Romero rf  0-0  2-4  2-4  2-4  2-4  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
N. Sandee ss  0-0  0-3  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  1-2  0-0  0-0 
G. Baldwin 1b  1-1  0-3  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
I. Dahlberg c  0-1  1-4  0-1  0-1  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-1  1-1 
C. Parcell cf  0-0  0-4  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-3  0-1  0-0  0-0 
D. Cihocki p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Gaskey p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  48  38  12  1-4  11-34  6-20  7-24  16-28  4-13  5-9  0-1  3-4  11  14 

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 
D. Cihocki  21  19  2-5  5-14  4-13  0-4  2-4  93 
B. Gaskey  18  17  1-4  1-13  1-3  1-6  1-5  60 


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 
Prout lf  0-0  3-5  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Loikits ss  0-0  2-4  0-1  2-3  2-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Verburg c  0-0  2-5  1-2  1-3  1-3  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Keilen dh  0-0  0-4  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1 
Webb 3b  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1 
Bowman rf  0-0  1-4  1-2  1-2  1-2  0-2  0-0  1-1  1-1 
Krzciok 1b  0-0  0-4  0-2  0-2  2-2  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Knowlton cf  0-0  0-3  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Correa 2b  0-0  0-4  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Potts p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Ross p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Brown p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Campau 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......  39  36  0-0  9-36  2-11  5-16  8-17  1-10  3-9  1-2  2-3  17 

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 
Potts  2-4  2-3  3-6  0-1  1-1  44 
Ross  23  18  2-8  2-10  2-12  2-7  3-5  97 
Brown  2-5  1-3  2-3  2-3  0-2  42 
Campau  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0 
Keller  0-1  1-3  0-2  0-1  1-1  25 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 45-NIU

Northern Illinois 10, Central Michigan 5 (May 02, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)

Time: 3:15      Attendance: 296  DH number: 1



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 -  3  4  2  2                          1    2     1               1
C. Smith      2b -  5  1  3  4  1           1                1          1          1  1
C. Robertson  dh -  6  1
V. Spotofora  3b -  4  2  3  4  1           5        1                             2  1
M. Romero     rf -  4  1  2  3  1           2                1     1    2          8
N. Sandee     ss -  3                                        2                        1
G. Baldwin    1b -  4  1  1  4        1     1                1                1    3
I. Dahlberg   c  -  5     1  2  1           1                      1               7
C. Parcell    cf -  4                                   1                          5
D. Cihocki    p  -  0
 B. Gaskey    p  -  0
Totals......     - 38 10 12 19  4  0  1    10  0  0  1  2    7  0  3    3  0  1   27  3  0  0     0   0   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

D. Cihocki        4.0  7 19 21  4  4                     2     4             1
B. Gaskey    W    5.0  2 17 18  1  1  1             1          3                 1
Totals......      9.0  9 36 39  5  5  1    0  0  0  1    2  0  7    0  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: 51, sunny, 13mph 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 Prout lf - 5 1 3 3 2 Loikits ss - 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 Verburg c - 5 2 2 5 1 1 3 3 Keilen dh - 4 2 Webb 3b - 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 Bowman rf - 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 Krzciok 1b - 4 12 1 1 Knowlton cf - 3 1 2 3 Correa 2b - 4 1 2 6 1 Potts p - 0 Ross p - 0 1 1 1 2 Brown p - 0 Campau p - 0 1 Keller p - 0 Totals...... - 36 5 9 14 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 27 14 1 1 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 Potts L 1.0 4 7 9 4 4 2 2 1 Ross 5.0 4 18 23 2 1 1 4 3 2 Brown 1.2 3 8 9 3 3 1 Campau 0.1 0 1 1 Keller 1.0 1 4 6 1 1 1 2 1 Totals...... 9.0 12 38 48 10 9 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Northern Illinois Box Proof - Central Michigan R 10 AB 38 R 5 AB 36 LOB 11 BB 7 LOB 7 BB 2 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 1 SF 1 SF 0 HBP 2 HBP 1 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 48 48 39 39

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Northern Illinois... 400 101 031 - 10 12  0
Central Michigan.... 400 000 100 -  5  9  1
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Line score
 


Northern Illinois 10, Central Michigan 5 (May 02, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)
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Northern Illinois... 400 101 031  - 10 12  0      (28-13, 18-8 MAC)
Central Michigan.... 400 000 100  -  5  9  1      (19-26, 9-17 MAC)
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Pitchers: Northern Illinois - Danny Cihocki; Blake Gaskey(5) and Ivan Dahlberg.
Central Michigan - Tyson Potts; Nate Ross(2); Jake Brown(7); Carter Campau(8); Kenny Keller(9)
and Spencer Verburg.
Win-Blake Gaskey(7-1)  Loss-Tyson Potts(2-4)  T-3:15  A-296
HR NIU - Gavin Baldwin (9).
HR CMU - Spencer Verburg (5).
Weather: 51, sunny, 13mph out to RF