Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan (May 03, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
May 03, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Northern Illinois 8 (29-13,19-8 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  11 
Ivan Dahlberg c 
Charlie Parcell cf 
Carter Cox p 
   Matt Tarr p 
Totals  37  13  27  10  13 
  

Central Michigan 2 (19-27,9-18 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cole Prout lf 
Drew Loikits ss 
Spencer Verburg 1b 
Logan Keilen c 
Bryson Webb 3b 
Harrison Bowman rf 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Rees Campanale dh 
   Dominic Bouscher pr 
Miguel Correa Jr. 2b 
   Nathan Ball ph 
Gavin Moczydlowsky p 
   Jared Hanson p 
   Jack Potteiger p 
   Jack Griffiths p 
   Carter Campau p 
Totals  34  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Northern Illinois... 211 120 100 -  8 13  0
Central Michigan.... 002 000 000 -  2  7  2
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E - Webb(6); Moczydlowsky(1). DP - CMU 1. LOB - NIU 13; CMU 8. 2B - M. Romero(9). HR - G. Baldwin(10). HBP - M. Romero; I. Dahlberg 2. SH - W. Wawro(4). SF - C. Parcell(3). SB - M. Romero(20); C. Parcell(17); Webb(14).

Northern Illinois   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Carter Cox W,5-4  8.0  30  33  10  10  115 
Matt Tarr   1.0 
  
Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Gavin Moczydlowsky L,1-4  4.0  10  21  24  81 
Jared Hanson   2.0  10  34 
Jack Potteiger   1.0  16 
Jack Griffiths   1.1  40 
Carter Campau   0.2 

Win - C. Cox (5-4). Loss - Moczydlowsky (1-4). Save - None. WP - M. Tarr(6); Hanson(4). HBP - by Hanson (I. Dahlberg); by Hanson (M. Romero); by Potteiger (I. Dahlberg). Inherited runners/scored: Hanson 2/1; Campau 2/0. Pitches/strikes: C. Cox 115/72; M. Tarr 9/7; Moczydlowsky 81/50; Hanson 34/17; Potteiger 16/9; Griffiths 40/19; Campau 8/6.

Umpires - HP: Aaron Woodbury 1B: Stephen Linton 2B: Sean Howard
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 2:58 Attendance: 366
Weather: 58, cloudy, 18mph RF to LF
Moczydlowsky faced 3 batters in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
May 03, 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; 22/p C. Cox;

Central Michigan starters: 44/lf Prout; 0/ss Loikits; 17/1b Verburg; 20/c Keilen; 9/3b Webb; 2/rf Bowman; 8/cf Knowlton; 14/dh Campanale; 1/2b Correa; 46/p Moczydlowsky;

Northern Illinois 1st - W. Wawro walked (3-0 BBBB). C. Smith walked (3-0 BBBB); W. Wawro advanced to second. C. Robertson singled up the middle, RBI (1-1 KB); C. Smith advanced to second; W. Wawro scored. V. Spotofora grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 K); C. Robertson advanced to second; C. Smith advanced to third. M. Romero struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). C. Smith scored on an error by p, scored on the throw. N. Sandee flied out to cf (1-0 B). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 1st - Prout flied out to cf (2-2 BKKB). Loikits grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 BF). Verburg walked (3-1 BFBBB). Keilen singled through the left side (0-1 K); Verburg advanced to second. Webb struck out swinging (2-2 FBSFBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 2nd - G. Baldwin homered down the lf line, RBI (0-0). I. Dahlberg struck out swinging (2-2 KFBBS). C. Parcell singled to right field (2-1 BBK). W. Wawro grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); C. Parcell advanced to second. C. Smith flied out to rf (2-2 KFBB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Bowman grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKBF). Knowlton flied out to cf (1-2 FBF). Campanale grounded out to c (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 3rd - C. Robertson grounded out to 3b (2-2 KBFFB). V. Spotofora flied out to rf to right center (0-0). M. Romero doubled to left center (2-0 BB). N. Sandee singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); M. Romero scored. G. Baldwin struck out looking (3-2 BBFFBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Correa walked (3-2 BFBBKB). Prout grounded out to 3b (0-0); Correa advanced to second. Loikits singled, bunt (0-0); Correa advanced to third. Verburg singled through the right side, RBI (2-0 BB); Loikits advanced to third; Correa scored. Keilen singled through the left side, RBI; Verburg advanced to second; Loikits scored. Webb grounded out to 3b (0-2 SF); Keilen advanced to second; Verburg advanced to third. Bowman popped up to 1b down the rf line (1-2 BSSF). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 4th - I. Dahlberg grounded out to ss up the middle (0-0). C. Parcell singled up the middle (1-2 BKS). W. Wawro singled to right field (3-2 BBBKFF); C. Parcell advanced to third. C. Smith reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-1 KB); W. Wawro out at second ss to 2b; C. Parcell scored. C. Robertson reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-1 K); C. Smith out at first 2b to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Knowlton flied out to cf to left center (1-0 B). Campanale grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKS). Correa flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 5th - V. Spotofora singled to center field (0-0). M. Romero singled to shortstop (2-2 FFBFBF); V. Spotofora advanced to second. N. Sandee singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (0-2 FK); M. Romero advanced to third; V. Spotofora scored. Hanson to p for Moczydlowsky. G. Baldwin fouled out to 1b (0-0). I. Dahlberg hit by pitch (3-2 FFBFBB). C. Parcell flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-2 BBBKK); M. Romero scored. W. Wawro grounded out to p (3-2 BBKFB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - Prout struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Loikits grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). Verburg flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 6th - C. Smith flied out to lf (1-1 KB). C. Robertson popped up to 3b (0-0). V. Spotofora singled down the 3b line (0-1 K). M. Romero hit by pitch (0-0); V. Spotofora advanced to second. M. Romero advanced to second on a wild pitch; V. Spotofora advanced to third on a wild pitch. N. Sandee walked (3-0 BBBB). G. Baldwin fouled out to 3b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - Keilen popped up to ss (0-0). Webb walked (3-1 BKBBB). Webb stole second. Bowman struck out looking (2-2 BSSBK). Knowlton reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-1 FB); Webb out at third ss to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northern Illinois 7th - Potteiger to p for Hanson. I. Dahlberg hit by pitch (1-0 B). C. Parcell reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-2 KBF); I. Dahlberg out at second 2b to ss. C. Parcell stole second. W. Wawro singled through the left side, advanced to second on an error by 3b, RBI (0-1 K); C. Parcell scored. C. Smith singled up the middle (2-1 BFB); W. Wawro advanced to third. C. Robertson popped into double play ss to c (2-1 BFB); W. Wawro out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Campanale flied out to cf (0-2 FS). Correa fouled out to 1b (1-0 B). Prout grounded out to ss (1-2 KKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northern Illinois 8th - Griffiths to p for Potteiger. V. Spotofora lined out to 3b (3-2 BBBKS). M. Romero walked (3-1 BBBKB). N. Sandee struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS); M. Romero stole second. G. Baldwin flied out to cf to left center (2-2 KBFFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 8th - Loikits struck out looking (2-2 FBBFK). Verburg singled to center field (2-2 KBKFBF). Keilen singled through the left side (0-2 KFF); Verburg advanced to second. Webb fouled out to lf (2-1 FBB). Bowman reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-0 B); Keilen out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northern Illinois 9th - I. Dahlberg walked (3-0 BBBB). C. Parcell struck out swinging (3-2 BKBKBFS). W. Wawro walked (3-2 BFBBKFB); I. Dahlberg advanced to second. Campau to p for Griffiths. C. Smith flied out to cf (2-2 BKFB). C. Robertson struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 9th - M. Tarr to p for C. Cox. Knowlton flied out to lf (0-0). Campanale singled to third base (1-0 B). Ball pinch hit for Correa. Campanale advanced to second on a wild pitch. Bouscher pinch ran for Campanale. Ball struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS). Prout grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 03, 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  1-1  1-2  1-2  2-3  4-5  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Smith 2b  1-1  0-4  1-4  1-4  3-5  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
C. Robertson dh  0-1  1-5  1-3  1-4  1-4  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-1 
V. Spotofora 3b  0-0  2-5  0-1  0-1  1-1  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
M. Romero rf  0-0  2-3  0-1  1-2  2-3  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
N. Sandee ss  0-0  2-4  2-3  2-4  3-4  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
G. Baldwin 1b  0-0  1-5  0-3  0-4  0-4  0-3  1-1  0-1  0-1 
I. Dahlberg c  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  2-3  0-0  0-0 
C. Parcell cf  0-1  2-3  0-0  0-2  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1 
C. Cox p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Tarr p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  48  37  13  2-4  11-33  5-17  7-24  15-29  3-11  5-9  0-1  2-5  13  12 

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 
C. Cox  33  30  0-4  6-26  5-13  1-9  1-8  10  10  115 
M. Tarr  0-2  1-2  0-2  0-1  0-1 


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  0-4  0-1  0-1  0-2  1-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Loikits ss  1-4  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Verburg 1b  2-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1 
Keilen c  3-4  0-0  1-1  3-3  3-3  1-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Webb 3b  0-3  0-0  0-3  0-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bowman rf  0-4  0-0  0-3  0-3  0-3  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Knowlton cf  0-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Campanale dh  0-3  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  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 
Correa 2b  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Ball ph  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Moczydlowsky 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 
Potteiger p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Griffiths 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 
Totals......  37  34  6-30  1-4  3-12  5-15  7-15  1-10  1-9  0-0  2-2  11  11 

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 
Moczydlowsky  24  21  10  6-11  4-10  5-12  2-6  3-5  81 
Hanson  10  1-2  0-4  0-3  1-3  0-1  34 
Potteiger  1-2  1-2  2-4  0-0  1-1  16 
Griffiths  0-3  0-1  0-3  0-1  1-2  40 
Campau  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 46-NIU

Northern Illinois 8, Central Michigan 2 (May 03, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)

Time: 2:58      Attendance: 366  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  1  2  2              1     1          2                     2
C. Smith      2b -  5  1  1  1              1                1                     1  1
C. Robertson  dh -  6     1  1              1                      1
V. Spotofora  3b -  5  1  2  2                                                     1  3
M. Romero     rf -  3  2  2  3  1                       1    1     1    1
N. Sandee     ss -  4     2  2              2                1     1               1  5
G. Baldwin    1b -  5  1  1  4        1     1                      1              11
I. Dahlberg   c  -  2                                   2    1     1               5  1               1
C. Parcell    cf -  4  2  2  2              1        1             1    1          6
C. Cox        p  -  0                                                                                 1
 M. Tarr      p  -  0
Totals......     - 37  8 13 17  1  0  1     7  0  1  1  3    6  0  6    2  0  0   27 10  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

C. Cox       W    8.0  6 30 33  2  2                     3     4             1
M. Tarr           1.0  1  4  4                                 1    1            1
Totals......      9.0  7 34 37  2  2  0    0  0  0  0    3  0  5    1  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: 58, cloudy, 18mph RF to LF

Moczydlowsky faced 3 batters in the 5th.
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 1 Loikits ss - 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 Verburg 1b - 3 2 2 1 1 7 Keilen c - 4 3 3 1 7 1 2 Webb 3b - 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 Bowman rf - 4 1 2 Knowlton cf - 4 4 Campanale dh - 4 1 1 Bouscher pr - 0 Correa 2b - 2 1 1 1 2 Ball ph - 1 1 Moczydlowsky p - 0 1 Hanson p - 0 1 Potteiger p - 0 1 Griffiths p - 0 1 Campau p - 0 Totals...... - 34 2 7 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 27 7 2 1 0 2 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 Moczydlowsky L 4.0 10 21 24 7 7 1 1 2 3 1 Hanson 2.0 1 6 10 1 2 1 1 Potteiger 1.0 2 4 5 1 1 1 Griffiths 1.1 0 4 7 3 2 Campau 0.2 0 2 2 1 1 Totals...... 9.0 13 37 48 8 8 1 0 1 1 3 6 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Northern Illinois Box Proof - Central Michigan R 8 AB 37 R 2 AB 34 LOB 13 BB 6 LOB 8 BB 3 PO 27 SH 1 DP: 0 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 1 SF 1 SF 0 HBP 3 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 48 48 37 37

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Northern Illinois... 211 120 100 -  8 13  0
Central Michigan.... 002 000 000 -  2  7  2
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Line score
 


Northern Illinois 8, Central Michigan 2 (May 03, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)
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Northern Illinois... 211 120 100  -  8 13  0      (29-13, 19-8 MAC)
Central Michigan.... 002 000 000  -  2  7  2      (19-27, 9-18 MAC)
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Pitchers: Northern Illinois - Carter Cox; Matt Tarr(9) and Ivan Dahlberg. Central Michigan -
Gavin Moczydlowsky; Jared Hanson(5); Jack Potteiger(7); Jack Griffiths(8); Carter Campau(9) and
Logan Keilen.
Win-Carter Cox(5-4)  Loss-Gavin Moczydlowsky(1-4)  T-2:58  A-366
HR NIU - Gavin Baldwin (10).
Weather: 58, cloudy, 18mph RF to LF

Moczydlowsky faced 3 batters in the 5th.