Akron vs Central Michigan (May 08, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Akron at Central Michigan
May 08, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Akron 0 (20-29,10-18 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kelton Phillips cf 
Brody Chrisman rf 
Blake Bowen 1b 
Brady Bowen 2b 
Easton Amundson dh 
Prince DeBoskie lf 
Henry Hayman 3b 
Mitchel Szymczak c 
   Gabe Mathison ph 
Tucker Biehl ss 
Elijah Griffith p 
   Parker Munday p 
   Landon Vandegrift p 
Totals  28  24 
  

Central Michigan 3 (21-27,10-18 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 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Jonathan Fleaka 2b 
Hayden Bailey p 
Totals  30  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Akron............... 000 000 000 -  0  2  1
Central Michigan.... 001 001 10X -  3  8  0
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E - Griffith(1). LOB - UA 2; CMU 8. 2B - Bowman 2(14); Fleaka(1). HBP - Fleaka. SF - Krzciok(4). CS - Biehl(5).

Akron   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Elijah Griffith L,3-3  6.0  24  28  81 
Parker Munday   1.0  25 
Landon Vandegrift   1.0  13 
  
Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hayden Bailey W,2-4  9.0  28  29  12  104 

Win - Bailey (2-4). Loss - Griffith (3-3). Save - None. WP - Munday(5). HBP - by Griffith (Fleaka). Inherited runners/scored: Munday 2/1. Pitches/strikes: Griffith 81/52; Munday 25/13; Vandegrift 13/9; Bailey 104/61.

Umpires - HP: Robert Lothian 1B: Chad Logan 2B: Pete Pederson
Start: 3:00 PM Time: 2:16 Attendance: 259
Weather: 61, p-cloudy, 13mph in from RF
Griffith faced 2 batters in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Akron at Central Michigan
May 08, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Akron starters: 6/cf Phillips; 5/rf Chrisman; 27/1b Bowen, Bl.; 29/2b Bowen, Br.; 23/dh Amundson; 24/lf DeBoskie; 40/3b Hayman; 26/c Szymczak; 12/ss Biehl; 11/p Griffith;

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; 19/2b Fleaka; 18/p Bailey;

Akron 1st - Phillips flied out to rf (2-2 BKKB). Chrisman lined out to 3b (1-1 BF). Bowen, Bl. struck out looking (3-2 KBBSBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 1st - Prout out at first 1b to p (3-2 BBKSB). Loikits struck out swinging (0-2 SSFFS). Verburg singled to center field (2-1 BKB). Keilen grounded out to 2b (2-1 KBB); Verburg advanced to second. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 2nd - Bowen, Br. grounded out to ss (0-0). Amundson struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). DeBoskie flied out to cf (3-1 BKBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Webb grounded out to ss (0-0). Bowman doubled to center field (0-0). Krzciok struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). Knowlton flied out to lf (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 3rd - Hayman flied out to cf (1-1 FB). Szymczak popped up to 1b (1-1 BK). Biehl grounded out to p (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Fleaka doubled to left center (0-0). Prout singled, bunt (1-0 B); Fleaka advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by p, unearned. Loikits reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 F); Prout out at second 3b to 2b. Verburg flied out to cf (1-0 B). Loikits out at first p to 1b, picked off. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Akron 4th - Phillips lined out to 2b (3-1 BBKB). Chrisman struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS). Bowen, Bl. grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Keilen flied out to cf (2-1 BFB). Webb grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). Bowman lined out to 3b (2-2 FBFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Akron 5th - Bowen, Br. struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS). Amundson struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). DeBoskie flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - Krzciok singled, bunt (0-0). Knowlton singled, bunt (0-0); Krzciok advanced to second. Fleaka out at first 3b to 2b, bunt (0-0); Knowlton advanced to second; Krzciok advanced to third. Prout walked (3-0 BBBB). Loikits reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Prout advanced to second; Knowlton advanced to third; Krzciok out at home 3b to c. Verburg reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 KK); Loikits advanced to second; Prout out at third ss to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Akron 6th - Hayman struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKS). Szymczak struck out looking (3-2 FBFBBK). Biehl walked (3-1 BBBKB). Biehl out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - Keilen lined out to ss (0-1 K). Webb singled to left field (1-1 BK). Bowman doubled to left field (0-0); Webb advanced to third. Krzciok flied out to rf to right center, SF, RBI (0-1 K); Bowman advanced to third; Webb scored. Knowlton flied out to lf (0-1 S). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 7th - Phillips singled to left field (1-0 B). Chrisman flied out to lf (0-0). Bowen, Bl. flied out to cf (2-2 BBFK). Bowen, Br. reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Phillips out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Fleaka hit by pitch (1-2 FBK). Prout walked (3-0 BBBB); Fleaka advanced to second. Munday to p for Griffith. Loikits struck out swinging (3-2 FKBBFBFS). Verburg walked (3-2 BKBBSB); Prout advanced to second; Fleaka advanced to third. Verburg advanced to second; Prout advanced to third; Fleaka scored on a wild pitch. Keilen struck out looking (3-2 BSKBBK). Webb flied out to rf (2-2 KFBB). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Akron 8th - Amundson struck out swinging (3-2 BBFBFS). DeBoskie flied out to cf (1-0 B). Hayman flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 8th - Vandegrift to p for Munday. Bowman struck out looking (3-2 SSBBFBK). Krzciok flied out to lf (0-0). Knowlton struck out swinging (1-2 BKFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Akron 9th - Mathison pinch hit for Szymczak. Mathison singled to left center (0-1 F). Biehl reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 BBKK); Mathison out at first 2b to 1b. Phillips popped up to 2b (1-1 KB). Chrisman grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Akron at Central Michigan - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 08, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Akron   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Phillips cf  0-0  1-4  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-0 
Chrisman rf  0-0  0-4  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bowen, Bl. 1b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bowen, Br. 2b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Amundson dh  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
DeBoskie lf  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Hayman 3b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Szymczak c  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Mathison ph  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Biehl ss  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Griffith p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Munday p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Vandegrift p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  29  28  0-0  2-28  0-0  0-6  0-6  0-8  2-9  0-0  0-0  12 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Akron   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Griffith  28  24  2-4  6-20  3-12  1-6  3-7  81 
Munday  0-0  0-3  0-3  0-1  0-0  25 
Vandegrift  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  13 


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  1-2  1-1  1-1  2-2  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Loikits ss  0-1  0-3  0-2  0-3  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1 
Verburg c  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-2  2-3  1-2  0-0  0-1  0-0 
Keilen dh  0-1  0-3  0-1  0-2  1-2  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-1 
Webb 3b  0-1  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Bowman rf  0-0  2-4  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Krzciok 1b  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1 
Knowlton cf  0-0  1-4  0-2  1-3  1-3  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Fleaka 2b  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-0 
Bailey p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  35  30  0-3  8-27  1-10  3-15  10-18  1-8  3-8  0-2  1-3 

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 
Bailey  29  28  0-10  2-18  0-6  0-8  2-9  12  104 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 48-AKRON

Central Michigan 3, Akron 0 (May 08, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)

Time: 2:16      Attendance: 259  DH number: 3



Visitor batting - Akron

                   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

Phillips      cf -  4     1  1                                                     2
Chrisman      rf -  4                                              1               2
Bowen, Bl.    1b -  3                                              1               4  1
Bowen, Br.    2b -  3                                              1               2  1
Amundson      dh -  3                                              3
DeBoskie      lf -  3                                                              3
Hayman        3b -  3                                              1               2  4
Szymczak      c  -  2                                              1               7
 Mathison     ph -  1     1  1
Biehl         ss -  2                                        1             1       1  2
Griffith      p  -  0                                                              1  1  1
 Munday       p  -  0
 Vandegrift   p  -  0
Totals......     - 28  0  2  2  0  0  0     0  0  0  0  0    1  0  8    0  1  0   24  9  1  0     0   0   0  0


Visitor pitching - Akron

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

Griffith     L    6.0  8 24 28  3  2             1  1    2     2             1
Munday            1.0  0  3  4                           1     2    1
Vandegrift        1.0  0  3  3                                 2                 1
Totals......      8.0  8 30 35  3  2  0    0  0  1  1    3  0  6    1  0     1   1   0   1   1

Weather: 61, p-cloudy, 13mph in from RF

Griffith faced 2 batters in the 7th.
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 - 2 1 1 2 1 Loikits ss - 4 2 1 Verburg c - 3 1 1 1 8 1 1 Keilen dh - 4 1 Webb 3b - 4 1 1 1 1 Bowman rf - 4 2 4 2 1 1 Krzciok 1b - 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 Knowlton cf - 4 1 1 1 6 Fleaka 2b - 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 Bailey p - 0 1 1 Totals...... - 30 3 8 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 27 5 0 0 0 0 1 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 W 9.0 2 28 29 1 8 1 1 1 Totals...... 9.0 2 28 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Box Proof - Akron Box Proof - Central Michigan R 0 AB 28 R 3 AB 30 LOB 2 BB 1 LOB 8 BB 3 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 1 HBP 0 HBP 1 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 29 29 35 35

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Akron............... 000 000 000 -  0  2  1
Central Michigan.... 001 001 10X -  3  8  0
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Line score
 


Central Michigan 3, Akron 0 (May 08, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)
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Akron............... 000 000 000  -  0  2  1      (20-29, 10-18 MAC)
Central Michigan.... 001 001 10X  -  3  8  0      (21-27, 10-18 MAC)
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Pitchers: Akron - Elijah Griffith; Parker Munday(7); Landon Vandegrift(8) and Mitchel Szymczak.
Central Michigan - Hayden Bailey and Spencer Verburg.
Win-Hayden Bailey(2-4)  Loss-Elijah Griffith(3-3)  T-2:16  A-259
Weather: 61, p-cloudy, 13mph in from RF

Griffith faced 2 batters in the 7th.