Central Michigan University Athletics
Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan
5/2/2026
Theunissen Stadium
1:00 PM
Northern Illinois
28-13, 18-8
10
Final
5
Central Michigan
19-26, 9-17
| Team | 1st innning 1 | 2nd innning 2 | 3rd innning 3 | 4th innning 4 | 5th innning 5 | 6th innning 6 | 7th innning 7 | 8th innning 8 | 9th innning 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Win: Blake Gaskey (7-1)Loss: Potts, Tyson (2-4)
Scoring Summary
Team | NIU | CMU |
|---|---|---|
1st C. Smith doubled to left field, RBI (3-2 BKSBB); W. Wawro scored. | 1 | 0 |
1st V. Spotofora singled to center field, RBI (1-1 BS); C. Smith scored. | 2 | 0 |
1st M. Romero doubled to right center, RBI (2-1 BSB); V. Spotofora scored. | 3 | 0 |
1st I. Dahlberg grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-2 FBBFF); G. Baldwin advanced to second; N. Sandee advanced to third; M. Romero scored. | 4 | 0 |
1st Webb walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Verburg advanced to second; Loikits advanced to third; Prout scored. | 4 | 1 |
1st Bowman doubled to left field, 3 RBI (2-2 BSSB); Webb scored; Verburg scored; Loikits scored. | 4 | 4 |
4th V. Spotofora grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-0); C. Smith advanced to second; W. Wawro scored. | 5 | 4 |
6th V. Spotofora flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-1 BF); W. Wawro scored, unearned. | 6 | 4 |
7th Verburg homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K). | 6 | 5 |
8th V. Spotofora doubled to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 KFBBFBF); C. Robertson scored; W. Wawro scored. | 8 | 5 |
8th M. Romero singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); V. Spotofora scored. | 9 | 5 |
9th G. Baldwin homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). | 10 | 5 |
Northern Illinois
Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wyatt Wawro | LF | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cole Smith | 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caden Robertson | DH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vinny Spotofora | 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marcus Romero | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Nolan Sandee | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Gavin Baldwin | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Dahlberg | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Charlie Parcell | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Danny Cihocki | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Blake Gaskey | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 38 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Batting
2B: Cole Smith (1); Vinny Spotofora (1); Marcus Romero (1); Ivan Dahlberg (1)
HR: Gavin Baldwin (1)
SF: Vinny Spotofora (1)
Baserunning SB: Cole Smith (1); Marcus Romero (2)
HBP: Wyatt Wawro (1); Charlie Parcell (1)
Central Michigan
Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Prout | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Loikits | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer Verburg | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Keilen | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryson Webb | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison Bowman | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Krzciok | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Knowlton | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Miguel Correa Jr. | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyson Potts | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ross | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Brown | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Campau | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Keller | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Northern Illinois
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Cihocki | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 93 |
Blake Gaskey | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 60 |
| Totals | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 153 |
Central Michigan
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Potts | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| Nate Ross | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 97 |
| Jake Brown | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 42 |
| Carter Campau | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Keller | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Totals | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 48 | 9 | 14 | 210 |