February 22, 2026 Ill.-Chicago at Sam Houston

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4

(4-3)
6
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ill.-Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Box Score
Ill.-Chicago
Sam Houston
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2b Colin Husko
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
|
dh Will Smoot
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
pr Gavin Acosta
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
lf Ashton Kampa
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
3b Jake Busson
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|
cf Lucas Smith
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
ss Sean Cody
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Batting
2B:
James Hackett
RBI:
Ashton Kampa
, Will Flanigan
, Lucas Smith
Sac Fly:
Lucas Smith
Baserunning
CS:
Jake Busson
Fielding
E:
Jake Busson
, Sean Cody
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
cf Jeric Curtis
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|
ss Hunter Alvord
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
1b Cade Corcoran
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
rf Nathan Fink
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
c Wes Baker
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
3b Jace Martinez
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
dh Keegan Demmer
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2b Blake Brown
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
lf Caleb Cotton
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
p Collin Aloisio
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Mason Murphy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Zak Johnson
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Jakob Holzer
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
p Kade Neuenschwander
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Batting
3B:
Nathan Fink
RBI:
Cade Corcoran
, Nathan Fink (3)
, Wes Baker (2)
Sac:
Jace Martinez
Sac Fly:
Nathan Fink
, Wes Baker
Baserunning
SB:
Jeric Curtis
, Cade Corcoran
, Caleb Cotton
Fielding
E:
Blake Brown
, Caleb Cotton
DP:
Hunter Alvord
, Wes Baker
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BF | AB | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Lessman (L, 0-1) | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 43 |
| Mason Buss | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 41 |
| Kendall Lyons | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Aidan Terronez | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie Taczy | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Vitellaro | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| Bobby Barrera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 0 |
Pitching
Batters faced:
Jared Lessman (13)
, Mason Buss (13)
, Kendall Lyons (3)
, Aidan Terronez
, Charlie Taczy
, Michael Vitellaro (4)
, Bobby Barrera
WP:
Jared Lessman
HBP:
Jared Lessman
Pitches-Strikes: Jared Lessman (43-28), Mason Buss (41-31), Kendall Lyons (12-6), Aidan Terronez (6-2), Charlie Taczy (5-3), Michael Vitellaro (19-9), Bobby Barrera (1-1)
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BF | AB | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Aloisio (W, 2-0) | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 77 |
| Mason Murphy | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| Zak Johnson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Jakob Holzer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Kade Neuenschwander (Sv, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 35 | 0 |
Pitching
Batters faced:
Collin Aloisio (24)
, Mason Murphy (6)
, Zak Johnson (4)
, Jakob Holzer (3)
, Kade Neuenschwander (6)
HBP:
Collin Aloisio (2)
Pitches-Strikes: Collin Aloisio (77-46), Mason Murphy (14-9), Zak Johnson (19-13), Jakob Holzer (11-8), Kade Neuenschwander (26-14)
| Innings | Play | V - H |
|---|---|---|
Sam Houston
|
Baker, W. singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Fink, N. advanced to third; Alvord, H. scored. | 0 - 1 |
Sam Houston
|
Corcoran, C. singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Alvord, H. advanced to third; Curtis, J. scored. | 0 - 2 |
Sam Houston
|
Fink, N. tripled to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); Corcoran, C. scored; Alvord, H. scored, unearned. | 0 - 4 |
Sam Houston
|
Baker, W. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Fink, N. scored. | 0 - 5 |
| 5th | Will Smoot reached on a dropped fly by lf, advanced to second (0-0); Colin Husko scored, unearned. | 1 - 5 |
| 6th | Lucas Smith flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Thomas Curry scored, unearned. | 2 - 5 |
| 7th | Ashton Kampa singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Will Smoot advanced to second; Colin Husko scored. | 3 - 5 |
| 7th | Will Flaniga singled through the right side, out at first rf to ss to 1b, RBI (0-1 K); Ashton Kampa advanced to third; Will Smoot scored, unearned. | 4 - 5 |
Sam Houston
|
Fink, N. flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-2 SFBB); Curtis, J. advanced to third; Cotton, C. scored, unearned. | 4 - 6 |
Other Information
| Location: | Huntsville, Texas |
| Stadium: | Don Sanders Stadium |
| Attendance: | 731 |
| Duration: | 3:00 |
| Umpires: | Home plate - Alex Perry , First base - Bobby Entrekin , Third base - Thomas Walkoviak |
| Weather: 60 deg, sunny, NE 10-15 mph | |
| Jared Lessma faced 4 batters in the 3rd. | |
| Aloisio, C. faced 3 batters in the 6th. | |
| Murphy, M. faced 3 batters in the 7th. | |
| Aidan Terron faced 1 batter in the 7th. | |
| Game: SHSU07 | |
Play By Play
| Innings | Play | V - H |
|---|---|---|
Sam Houston
|
Baker, W. singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Fink, N. advanced to third; Alvord, H. scored. | 0 - 1 |
Sam Houston
|
Corcoran, C. singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Alvord, H. advanced to third; Curtis, J. scored. | 0 - 2 |
Sam Houston
|
Fink, N. tripled to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); Corcoran, C. scored; Alvord, H. scored, unearned. | 0 - 4 |
Sam Houston
|
Baker, W. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Fink, N. scored. | 0 - 5 |
| 5th | Will Smoot reached on a dropped fly by lf, advanced to second (0-0); Colin Husko scored, unearned. | 1 - 5 |
| 6th | Lucas Smith flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Thomas Curry scored, unearned. | 2 - 5 |
| 7th | Ashton Kampa singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Will Smoot advanced to second; Colin Husko scored. | 3 - 5 |
| 7th | Will Flaniga singled through the right side, out at first rf to ss to 1b, RBI (0-1 K); Ashton Kampa advanced to third; Will Smoot scored, unearned. | 4 - 5 |
Sam Houston
|
Fink, N. flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-2 SFBB); Curtis, J. advanced to third; Cotton, C. scored, unearned. | 4 - 6 |
All Plays
|
| Colin Husko struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). (1 out) |
| Will Smoot grounded out to ss (1-0 B). (2 out) |
| Ashton Kampa grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-0 BB). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| Curtis, J. struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). (1 out) |
| Alvord, H. walked (3-1 FBBBB). |
| Corcoran, C. struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). (2 out) |
| Fink, N. singled to center field (0-1 F); Alvord, H. advanced to third. |
| Baker, W. singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Fink, N. advanced to third; Alvord, H. scored. |
| Martinez, J. grounded out to p, bunt (0-1 K). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| Thomas Curry fouled out to 1b (0-0). (1 out) |
| Jake Busson hit by pitch (0-0). |
| Will Flaniga struck out swinging, hit into double play c to ss (3-2 KKBFBBS); Jake Busson out on the play, caught stealing. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| Demmer, K. grounded out to 2b (2-2 BBFK). (1 out) |
| Brown, B. out at first 1b to p (1-0 B). (2 out) |
| Cotton, C. fouled out to 3b (1-2 FFFFB). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| Lucas Smith flied out to rf (0-0). (1 out) |
| James Hacket doubled down the rf line (1-1 FB). |
| Sean Cody flied out to rf (1-0 B). (2 out) |
| Colin Husko flied out to lf (0-0). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Curtis, J. hit by pitch (0-0). |
| Curtis, J. stole second. |
| Curtis steals 2B on 1-2 pitchc to Alvord. |
| Alvord, H. reached on a throwing error by 3b (3-2 FFBBB); Curtis, J. advanced to third. |
| UIC mound visit - Coach (1). |
| Corcoran, C. singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Alvord, H. advanced to third; Curtis, J. scored. |
| Corcoran, C. advanced to second on a wild pitch. |
| Fink, N. tripled to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); Corcoran, C. scored; Alvord, H. scored, unearned. |
| Mason Buss to p for Jared Lessma. |
| Baker, W. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Fink, N. scored. |
| Martinez, J. flied out to lf (1-2 KSB). (2 out) |
| Demmer, K. flied out to rf (1-2 KFB). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 4 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| Will Smoot singled through the left side (2-1 BKB). |
| Ashton Kampa flied out to cf (0-2 SK). (1 out) |
| Thomas Curry singled to left field (1-2 KKB); Will Smoot advanced to second. |
| Jake Busson flied out to lf (0-1 F); Will Smoot advanced to third. (2 out) |
| Will Flaniga hit by pitch (3-2 BBKKB); Thomas Curry advanced to second. |
| Lucas Smith lined out to 3b (0-0). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB |
|
| Brown, B. grounded out to ss (0-0). (1 out) |
| Cotton, C. grounded out to ss (3-2 KSFBBB). (2 out) |
| Curtis, J. struck out looking (1-2 FSBK). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| James Hacket flied out to cf (3-2 SFBBFB). (1 out) |
| Sean Cody grounded out to 3b (0-1 F). (2 out) |
| Colin Husko walked (3-2 SBBKBB). |
| Will Smoot reached on a dropped fly by lf, advanced to second (0-0); Colin Husko scored, unearned. |
| Ashton Kampa flied out to rf (1-2 SFB). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Alvord, H. struck out looking (0-2 KSK). (1 out) |
| Corcoran, C. lined out to 1b (0-1 K). (2 out) |
| Fink, N. struck out swinging (3-2 BBKSBFS). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| Thomas Curry singled to shortstop (2-2 KBBK). |
| Jake Busson reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-0); Thomas Curry advanced to second on a muffed throw by 2b, assist by 3b. |
| Will Flaniga walked (3-2 BBBKKB); Jake Busson advanced to second; Thomas Curry advanced to third. |
| Murphy, M. to p for Aloisio, C.. |
| Lucas Smith flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Thomas Curry scored, unearned. |
| James Hacket struck out looking (0-2 SSK). (2 out) |
| Sean Cody popped up to 1b (0-0). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| Baker, W. singled to right field (0-1 K). |
| Martinez, J. grounded out to c, bunt, SAC (0-0); Baker, W. advanced to second. (1 out) |
| Demmer, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 KF); Baker, W. advanced to third. (2 out) |
| Brown, B. flied out to cf (1-0 B). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Colin Husko walked (3-1 BKBBB). |
| Will Smoot singled to right field (0-1 K); Colin Husko advanced to third. |
| Ashton Kampa singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Will Smoot advanced to second; Colin Husko scored. |
| Johnson, Z. to p for Murphy, M.. |
| Thomas Curry infield fly to 3b (0-1 K). (1 out) |
| Will Smoot advanced to third on a passed ball. |
| Jake Busson struck out swinging (3-2 SBFBBS). (2 out) |
| Will Flaniga singled through the right side, out at first rf to ss to 1b, RBI (0-1 K); Ashton Kampa advanced to third; Will Smoot scored, unearned. |
| Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Kendall Lyon to p for Mason Buss. |
| Cotton, C. reached on a throwing error by ss (1-2 SBS). |
| Cotton, C. stole second. |
| Cotton steals 2B on 1-0 pitch to Curtis. |
| Curtis, J. walked (3-2 BBBSFB). |
| Alvord, H. flied out to cf (1-0 B); Curtis, J. advanced to second; Cotton, C. advanced to third. (1 out) |
| Aidan Terron to p for Kendall Lyon. |
| Corcoran, C. walked (3-2 BBBKKB). |
| Charlie Tacz to p for Aidan Terron. |
| Fink, N. flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-2 SFBB); Curtis, J. advanced to third; Cotton, C. scored, unearned. |
| Michael Vite to p for Charlie Tacz. |
| Corcoran, C. stole second. |
| Corcoran steals 2B without throw before 1-2 pitch. |
| Baker, W. struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| UIC offensive timeout prior to 1-2 pitch (1). |
| Lucas Smith popped up to 2b (3-2 FBFFBBFF). (1 out) |
| Holzer, J. to p for Johnson, Z.. |
| Andrew Pyszk pinch hit for James Hacket. |
| Andrew Pyszk grounded out to ss (3-2 KKFBFBB). (2 out) |
| Sean Cody singled through the left side (0-1 K). |
| Colin Husko grounded out to ss (0-0). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Alexander Wr to rf for Andrew Pyszk. |
| Martinez, J. flied out to lf (3-1 KBBB). (1 out) |
| Demmer, K. flied out to rf (2-1 FBB). (2 out) |
| Brown, B. walked (3-2 SBBBKB). |
| Bobby Barrer to p for Michael Vite. |
| Cotton, C. flied out to cf (0-0). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Neuenschwand to p for Holzer, J.. |
| Will Smoot walked (3-2 BBBKFFB). |
| Gavin Acosta pinch ran for Will Smoot. |
| Ashton Kampa singled to left field (2-2 BKKB); Gavin Acosta advanced to second. |
| Thomas Curry infield fly to ss (0-1 F). (1 out) |
| Jake Busson flied out to rf (0-0); Gavin Acosta advanced to third. (2 out) |
| Will Flaniga walked (3-2 BKBBFB); Ashton Kampa advanced to second. |
| Lucas Smith struck out swinging (2-2 KBSBS). (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB |
