Akron vs Central Michigan (May 09, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Akron at Central Michigan
May 09, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Akron 12 (21-29,11-18 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Prince DeBoskie cf 
Brody Chrisman rf 
Blake Bowen 2b 
Brady Bowen dh/p 
Easton Amundson 1b 
Gabe Mathison lf 
Henry Hayman 3b 
Mitchel Szymczak c 
Kyle McConachie ss 
Carter Beck p 
   Trieg Matthews p 
   John Allen p 
   Floyd McKenna p 
Totals  35  12  11  12  10  27 
  

Central Michigan 10 (21-28,10-19 MAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cole Prout lf 
Bryson Webb 3b 
Spencer Verburg c 
Harrison Bowman rf 
Logan Keilen dh 
Drew Loikits ss 
Brady Krzciok 1b  13 
Zach Knowlton cf 
Jonathan Fleaka 2b 
Tyson Potts p 
   Nate Ross p 
   Jared Hanson p 
   Jack Potteiger p 
   Cameron Niehaus p 
   Liam Stumpf p 
Totals  37  10  13  10  27  15  12 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Akron............... 001 100 730 - 12 11  1
Central Michigan.... 001 041 400 - 10 13  0
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E - Hayman(9). LOB - UA 8; CMU 12. 2B - Chrisman(13); Bowen, Bl.(12); Amundson(7); Keilen(13); Knowlton(8); Fleaka(2). HR - Chrisman 2(12); Mathison(1); Webb(6); Keilen(5). HBP - Mathison; Szymczak; Bowman. SH - McConachie 2(6); Webb(4); Krzciok(3). SF - Verburg(2); Bowman(5). SB - DeBoskie(16); Bowen, Br.(7); Prout(10); Fleaka(1).

Akron   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Carter Beck   4.0  12  18  58 
Brady Bowen   2.0  11  15  48 
Trieg Matthews   0.2  24 
John Allen W,2-4  0.1 
Floyd McKenna S,7  2.0  27 
  
Central Michigan   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tyson Potts   6.0  22  24  103 
Nate Ross   0.0  12 
Jared Hanson   0.1 
Jack Potteiger   0.1  16 
Cameron Niehaus L,2-2  0.1  20 
Liam Stumpf   2.0  10  38 

Win - Allen (2-4). Loss - Niehaus (2-2). Save - McKenna (7). WP - Beck(3); Matthews(3); Niehaus 2(4). HBP - by Beck (Bowman); by Stumpf (Mathison); by Stumpf (Szymczak). Inherited runners/scored: Allen 2/0; Hanson 2/2; Potteiger 1/1; Niehaus 3/3; Stumpf 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Beck 58/31; Bowen, Br. 48/28; Matthews 24/9; Allen 4/3; McKenna 27/17; Potts 103/66; Ross 12/4; Hanson 3/2; Potteiger 16/10; Niehaus 20/9; Stumpf 38/18.

Umpires - HP: Chad Logan 1B: Pete Pederson 2B: Robert Lothian
Start: 2:00 PM Time: 3:23 Attendance: 400
Weather: 61, m-cloudy, 19mph RF to LF
Ross faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Niehaus faced 2 batters in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Akron at Central Michigan
May 09, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI (Theunissen Stadium)

Akron starters: 24/cf DeBoskie; 5/rf Chrisman; 27/2b Bowen, Bl.; 29/dh Bowen, Br.; 23/1b Amundson; 30/lf Mathison; 40/3b Hayman; 26/c Szymczak; 2/ss McConachie; 34/p Beck;

Central Michigan starters: 44/lf Prout; 9/3b Webb; 17/c Verburg; 2/rf Bowman; 20/dh Keilen; 0/ss Loikits; 25/1b Krzciok; 8/cf Knowlton; 19/2b Fleaka; 43/p Potts;

Akron 1st - DeBoskie struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (3-2 BBKBFS). Chrisman singled to second base (1-1 BF). Bowen, Bl. doubled to right field (2-2 BKFBFF); Chrisman advanced to third. Bowen, Br. lined out to 2b (1-1 BK). Amundson struck out swinging (1-2 FFFBFS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 1st - Prout walked (3-2 KFBBBB). Webb grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-1 F); Prout advanced to second. Verburg flied out to cf to right center (2-0 BB). Bowman hit by pitch (1-0 B). Keilen flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Akron 2nd - Mathison struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 FFS). Hayman grounded out to ss up the middle (0-1 K). Szymczak popped up to 2b (2-2 BBKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 2nd - Loikits flied out to rf down the rf line (2-1 BFB). Krzciok grounded out to ss up the middle (3-1 KBBB). Knowlton popped up to 2b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Akron 3rd - McConachie struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). DeBoskie struck out swinging (3-2 BFFBBS). Chrisman homered to right center, RBI (2-1 BFB). Bowen, Bl. walked (3-2 BSBKFBB). Bowen, Br. out at first ss to 2b (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 3rd - Fleaka doubled to left field (1-0 B). Prout struck out swinging (1-2 BSFFS). Webb walked (3-0 BBBB). Webb advanced to second; Fleaka advanced to third on a wild pitch. Verburg flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-1 BBS); Webb advanced to third; Fleaka scored. Bowman grounded out to ss (1-2 BSF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 4th - Amundson doubled to right center (0-0). Mathison grounded out to 2b (1-2 BFFF); Amundson advanced to third. Hayman grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-1 S); Amundson scored. Szymczak lined out to 2b (2-1 BBK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 4th - Keilen doubled to right center (0-1 F). Loikits reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-0). Krzciok grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Loikits advanced to second; Keilen advanced to third. Knowlton struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBS). Fleaka flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Akron 5th - McConachie grounded out to p, bunt (1-0 B). DeBoskie grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB). Chrisman grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Central Michigan 5th - Bowen, Br. to p. / for Beck. Prout singled to right field (1-2 FFB). Webb singled, advanced to second on an error by 3b (1-1 SB); Prout advanced to third. Verburg singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Webb advanced to third; Prout scored. Bowman flied out to rf (0-1 S). Keilen homered to left center, 3 RBI (2-0 BB); Verburg scored; Webb scored. Loikits grounded out to ss (0-0). Krzciok walked (3-2 BBKFBB). Knowlton struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBKFS). 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Akron 6th - Bowen, Bl. walked (3-1 BSBBB). Bowen, Br. grounded out to 2b (2-0 BB); Bowen, Bl. advanced to second. Amundson struck out swinging (3-2 BFBBFFFS). Mathison struck out swinging (2-2 FBFBFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 6th - Fleaka singled to left field (0-0). Prout singled to left field (0-2 KK); Fleaka advanced to second. Prout stole second; Fleaka stole third. Webb popped up to ss through the right side (3-2 BBBKK). Verburg intentionally walked. Bowman flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-1 S); Fleaka scored. Keilen walked (3-0 BBBB); Verburg advanced to second; Prout advanced to third. Loikits flied out to rf (1-2 FBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Akron 7th - Ross to p for Potts. Hayman walked (3-1 BBBKB). Szymczak walked (3-2 KKBBFBB); Hayman advanced to second. Hanson to p for Ross. McConachie grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-0); Szymczak advanced to second; Hayman advanced to third. DeBoskie singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Szymczak scored; Hayman scored. Potteiger to p for Hanson. Chrisman doubled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); DeBoskie scored. Bowen, Bl. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KKFBS). Bowen, Br. singled to shortstop (1-1 FB); Chrisman advanced to third. Bowen, Br. stole second. Amundson walked (3-2 SFBBBB). Niehaus to p for Potteiger. Mathison homered to left field, 4 RBI (1-0 B); Amundson scored; Bowen, Br. scored; Chrisman scored. Hayman singled through the left side (1-1 KB). Szymczak struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). 7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 7th - Bowen, Br. to dh. Matthews to p. Krzciok grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0 B). Knowlton doubled to left field (0-0). Fleaka walked (3-0 BBBB). Prout singled to right field (2-1 BFB); Fleaka advanced to second; Knowlton advanced to third. Webb homered to left center, 4 RBI (1-1 BF); Prout scored; Fleaka scored; Knowlton scored. Verburg singled up the middle (1-1 BK). Bowman flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Verburg advanced to second on a wild pitch. Keilen walked (3-0 BBBB). Allen to p for Matthews. Loikits struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Akron 8th - McConachie walked (3-1 KBBBB). McConachie advanced to second on a wild pitch. McConachie advanced to third on a wild pitch. DeBoskie walked (3-2 BBBKKB). Stumpf to p for Niehaus. DeBoskie stole second. Chrisman homered to left center, 3 RBI (2-1 BFB); DeBoskie scored; McConachie scored. Bowen, Bl. grounded out to c (2-2 KFBFB). Bowen, Br. singled to left field (1-1 KB). Amundson struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Mathison hit by pitch (0-0); Bowen, Br. advanced to second. Hayman popped up to 2b (2-2 KBBF). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Central Michigan 8th - McKenna to p for Allen. Krzciok popped up to 3b (0-1 K). Knowlton grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Fleaka singled to pitcher (3-2 SBFBBF). Prout flied out to rf (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Akron 9th - Szymczak hit by pitch (2-1 BFB). McConachie grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (3-0 BBB); Szymczak advanced to second. Szymczak out at second p to 2b, picked off. DeBoskie walked (3-1 BBFBB). Chrisman flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Central Michigan 9th - Webb grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBBK). Verburg popped up to 2b (2-2 BBFS). Bowman grounded out to 3b (0-2 KS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Central Michigan Baseball
Akron at Central Michigan - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 09, 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 
DeBoskie cf  0-0  1-4  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Chrisman rf  1-1  3-5  2-2  2-3  2-3  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-1 
Bowen, Bl. 2b  0-1  1-2  0-1  1-2  1-2  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Bowen, Br. dh/p  1-1  1-4  1-2  1-4  2-4  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Amundson 1b  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-3  0-3  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Mathison lf  0-0  1-4  1-3  1-3  3-4  1-2  0-1  1-1  0-0 
Hayman 3b  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-2  1-2  1-2  1-1  0-0  1-1 
Szymczak c  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-3  1-1  0-0  0-0 
McConachie ss  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-0 
Beck p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Matthews p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Allen p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
McKenna p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  47  35  11  2-3  9-32  5-13  6-19  13-23  4-13  5-9  1-1  3-4  11 

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 
Beck  18  12  0-2  2-10  0-7  0-4  3-4  58 
Bowen, Br.  15  11  2-2  4-9  4-8  0-2  2-2  48 
Matthews  1-2  3-4  2-3  0-0  0-1  24 
Allen  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0 
McKenna  0-2  1-5  0-1  1-3  0-2  27 


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  1-3  2-2  1-2  2-4  2-4  0-1  2-2  0-0  0-0 
Webb 3b  1-2  1-2  1-2  2-3  3-4  0-0  0-1  1-1  1-2 
Verburg c  1-3  1-1  1-2  1-2  2-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  2-2 
Bowman rf  0-3  0-1  0-2  0-3  1-4  0-2  0-0  0-0  1-2 
Keilen dh  1-2  1-1  1-2  1-2  2-3  0-1  1-1  0-0  1-1 
Loikits ss  0-3  0-2  0-3  0-3  0-3  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-0 
Krzciok 1b  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Knowlton cf  1-4  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Fleaka 2b  2-3  1-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-2  2-2  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 
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 
Niehaus 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......  49  37  13  7-26  6-11  4-15  6-20  11-25  1-10  5-9  1-2  5-8  12  14 

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  24  22  4-7  0-15  1-9  1-7  2-6  103 
Ross  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  12 
Hanson  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Potteiger  1-2  1-1  2-3  1-1  0-0  16 
Niehaus  0-0  2-3  1-2  2-3  1-1  20 
Stumpf  10  1-4  1-2  1-4  0-2  1-1  38 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 49-AKRON

Akron 12, Central Michigan 10 (May 09, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)

Time: 3:23      Attendance: 400  DH number: 2



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

DeBoskie      cf -  4  2  1  1              2                2     2    1          3
Chrisman      rf -  6  3  4 11  1     2     5                                      6
Bowen, Bl.    2b -  3     1  2  1                            2     1               2
Bowen, Br.    dh -  3     1  1
Bowen, Br.    p  -  2  1  1  1                                          1                             2
Amundson      1b -  4  2  1  2  1                            1     3               9
Mathison      lf -  4  1  1  4        1     4           1          2               1
Hayman        3b -  4  1  1  1              1                1                     1  2  1
Szymczak      c  -  3  1                                1    1     1               4                  2
McConachie    ss -  2  1                          2          1     1               1  4
Beck          p  -  0                                                                 2
 Matthews     p  -  0
 Allen        p  -  0
 McKenna      p  -  0
Totals......     - 35 12 11 23  3  0  3    12  0  2  0  2    8  0 10    2  0  0   27  8  1  0     0   2   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

Beck              4.0  2 12 18  1  1          2  1  1    2     2    1        1
Bowen, Br.        2.0  6 11 15  5  5  1          1       3  1  1
Matthews          0.2  4  6  8  4  4  1                  2          1
Allen        W    0.1  0  1  1                                 1
McKenna      S    2.0  1  7  7                                                   1
Totals......      9.0 13 37 49 10 10  2    0  2  2  1    7  1  4    2  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: 61, m-cloudy, 19mph RF to LF

Ross faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Niehaus faced 2 batters in the 8th.
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 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 Webb 3b - 4 2 2 5 1 4 1 1 Verburg c - 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 7 4 2 Bowman rf - 4 1 1 1 Keilen dh - 3 1 2 6 1 1 3 2 Loikits ss - 5 1 3 Krzciok 1b - 3 1 1 13 Knowlton cf - 5 1 1 2 1 2 Fleaka 2b - 4 3 3 4 1 1 1 6 4 Potts p - 0 1 Ross p - 0 Hanson p - 0 1 Potteiger p - 0 1 Niehaus p - 0 Stumpf p - 0 2 1 Totals...... - 37 10 13 22 3 0 2 10 0 2 2 1 7 1 4 2 0 0 27 15 0 0 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 Potts 6.0 4 22 24 2 2 1 2 7 1 Ross 0.0 0 0 2 2 2 2 Hanson 0.1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Potteiger 0.1 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 Niehaus L 0.1 2 3 5 3 3 1 2 1 2 Stumpf 2.0 2 6 10 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Totals...... 9.0 11 35 47 12 12 3 0 2 0 2 8 0 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Akron Box Proof - Central Michigan R 12 AB 35 R 10 AB 37 LOB 8 BB 8 LOB 12 BB 7 PO 27 SH 2 DP: 0 PO 27 SH 2 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 2 HBP 2 HBP 1 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 47 47 49 49

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Akron............... 001 100 730 - 12 11  1
Central Michigan.... 001 041 400 - 10 13  0
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Line score
 


Akron 12, Central Michigan 10 (May 09, 2026 at Mount Pleasant, MI)
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Akron............... 001 100 730  - 12 11  1      (21-29, 11-18 MAC)
Central Michigan.... 001 041 400  - 10 13  0      (21-28, 10-19 MAC)
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Pitchers: Akron - Carter Beck; Brady Bowen(5); Trieg Matthews(7); John Allen(7);
Floyd McKenna(8) and Mitchel Szymczak. Central Michigan - Tyson Potts; Nate Ross(7);
Jared Hanson(7); Jack Potteiger(7); Cameron Niehaus(7); Liam Stumpf(8) and Spencer Verburg.
Win-John Allen(2-4)  Save-Floyd McKenna(7)  Loss-Cameron Niehaus(2-2)  T-3:23  A-400
HR AKRON - Brody Chrisman 2 (12); Gabe Mathison (1).
HR CMU - Bryson Webb (6); Logan Keilen (5).
Weather: 61, m-cloudy, 19mph RF to LF

Ross faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Niehaus faced 2 batters in the 8th.