February 27, 2026 Illinois St. at Middle Tenn.

(6-3)

(7-2)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Illinois St.	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	1
Middle Tenn.	2	1	3	0	2	5	X	13	13	1

Box Score

Illinois St.

Middle Tenn.

Illinois St. Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
cf Luke Stulga	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
lf Brayden Bakes	3	1	2	1	1	0	0
dh Ryan Bakes	2	0	0	0	2	1	1
2b Graham Mastros	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1b Payton McHarg	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
ss Camden Karczewski	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
3b Brayden Zilis	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
3b Eric Machej	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Hunter Stencil	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
c Michael Carrano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
rf Josh Outlaw	2	1	1	0	1	0	1
p Thomas Harper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan Girard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Culp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Joey Wilmoth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	25	3	5	1	5	4	6

Batting

2B: Brayden Bakes , Josh Outlaw

3B: Brayden Zilis

HR: Brayden Bakes

RBI: Brayden Bakes

GIDP: Graham Mastros

Fielding

E: Luke Stulga

Middle Tenn. Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
cf Owen Nowak	3	0	1	3	0	0	0
3b Brett Vondohlen	5	1	2	0	0	1	6
lf Nathan Brewer	5	1	1	0	0	1	2
c Tyler Minnick	4	3	3	2	0	0	0
rf Brett Rogers	3	2	1	1	1	1	0
1b Dean O'Neill	3	2	2	0	1	0	0
2b Cooper Clapp	1	2	1	1	2	0	0
dh Matt Wolfe	3	1	1	2	0	0	0
ss Clay Badylak	1	1	1	2	2	0	0
p Gavin King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Landon Sexton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Cole Cates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	28	13	13	11	6	3	8

Batting

2B: Dean O'Neill , Matt Wolfe

HR: Tyler Minnick

RBI: Owen Nowak (3) , Tyler Minnick (2) , Brett Rogers , Cooper Clapp , Matt Wolfe (2) , Clay Badylak (2)

Sac: Cooper Clapp , Matt Wolfe

Sac Fly: Owen Nowak

Baserunning

SB: Cooper Clapp (2) , Clay Badylak

Fielding

E: Cooper Clapp

DP: Dean O'Neill , Cooper Clapp , Clay Badylak

Illinois St. Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Thomas Harper (L, 1-1)	2.0	6	6	6	3	3	1	1	15	10	57
Nolan Girard	2.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	13	9	43
Jacob Culp	0.2	2	4	4	2	0	0	0	6	4	21
Joey Wilmoth	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	5	24
Totals	6.0	13	13	13	6	3	1	1	39	28	145

Pitching

Batters faced: Thomas Harper (15) , Nolan Girard (13) , Jacob Culp (6) , Joey Wilmoth (5)

WP: Thomas Harper

HBP: Nolan Girard (2)

Pitches-Strikes: Thomas Harper (57-30), Nolan Girard (43-23), Jacob Culp (21-11), Joey Wilmoth (24-18)

Middle Tenn. Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Gavin King (W, 1-1)	5.0	4	2	1	4	3	1	0	22	18	80
Landon Sexton	1.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	7	6	33
Cole Cates	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5
Totals	7.0	5	3	1	5	4	1	1	30	25	118

Pitching

Batters faced: Gavin King (22) , Landon Sexton (7) , Cole Cates

WP: Landon Sexton

Pitches-Strikes: Gavin King (80-42), Landon Sexton (33-17), Cole Cates (5-3)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Illinois St. 1st	B. Bakes homered to right field, RBI.	1 - 0
Middle Tenn. 1st	T. Minnick homered down the lf line, 2 RBI; B. Vondohlen scored.	1 - 2
Illinois St. 2nd	B. Zilis tripled down the rf line, scored, advanced on an error by 2b, unearned.	2 - 2
Middle Tenn. 2nd	O. Nowak flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; D. O'Neill scored.	2 - 3
Middle Tenn. 3rd	B. Rogers singled to center field, advanced to second, RBI; T. Minnick advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by cf; N. Brewer scored.	2 - 4
Middle Tenn. 3rd	B. Rogers scored; T. Minnick scored on a wild pitch.	2 - 6
Middle Tenn. 5th	O. Nowak singled to center field, 2 RBI; C. Badylak scored; C. Clapp scored.	2 - 8
Middle Tenn. 6th	C. Clapp walked, RBI; D. O'Neill advanced to second; B. Rogers advanced to third; T. Minnick scored.	2 - 9
Middle Tenn. 6th	M. Wolfe doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; C. Clapp advanced to third; D. O'Neill scored; B. Rogers scored.	2 - 11
Middle Tenn. 6th	C. Badylak singled to right field, 2 RBI; M. Wolfe scored; C. Clapp scored.	2 - 13
Illinois St. 7th	J. Outlaw scored on a passed ball, unearned.	3 - 13

Other Information

Location:

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Stadium:

Reese Smith Jr Field

Attendance:

935

Duration:

2:22

Umpires:

Home plate - Creal Waddell , First base - Kenny Hyatt , Third base - Chris Wood

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Illinois St. 1st	B. Bakes homered to right field, RBI.	1 - 0
Middle Tenn. 1st	T. Minnick homered down the lf line, 2 RBI; B. Vondohlen scored.	1 - 2
Illinois St. 2nd	B. Zilis tripled down the rf line, scored, advanced on an error by 2b, unearned.	2 - 2
Middle Tenn. 2nd	O. Nowak flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; D. O'Neill scored.	2 - 3
Middle Tenn. 3rd	B. Rogers singled to center field, advanced to second, RBI; T. Minnick advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by cf; N. Brewer scored.	2 - 4
Middle Tenn. 3rd	B. Rogers scored; T. Minnick scored on a wild pitch.	2 - 6
Middle Tenn. 5th	O. Nowak singled to center field, 2 RBI; C. Badylak scored; C. Clapp scored.	2 - 8
Middle Tenn. 6th	C. Clapp walked, RBI; D. O'Neill advanced to second; B. Rogers advanced to third; T. Minnick scored.	2 - 9
Middle Tenn. 6th	M. Wolfe doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; C. Clapp advanced to third; D. O'Neill scored; B. Rogers scored.	2 - 11
Middle Tenn. 6th	C. Badylak singled to right field, 2 RBI; M. Wolfe scored; C. Clapp scored.	2 - 13
Illinois St. 7th	J. Outlaw scored on a passed ball, unearned.	3 - 13

All Plays

Illinois St. Top of 1st Inning

L. Stulga flied out to rf. (1 out)

B. Bakes homered to right field, RBI.

R. Bakes grounded out to p. (2 out)

G. Mastros popped up to ss. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Middle Tenn. Bottom of 1st Inning

O. Nowak grounded out to 1b unassisted. (1 out)

B. Vondohlen singled to left field.

N. Brewer struck out swinging. (2 out)

T. Minnick homered down the lf line, 2 RBI; B. Vondohlen scored.

B. Rogers struck out looking. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 2nd Inning

P. McHarg flied out to cf. (1 out)

C. Karczewsk flied out to rf. (2 out)

B. Zilis tripled down the rf line, scored, advanced on an error by 2b, unearned.

H. Stencil singled to left field.

J. Outlaw walked; H. Stencil advanced to second.

L. Stulga struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB

Middle Tenn. Bottom of 2nd Inning

D. O'Neill doubled down the lf line.

C. Clapp walked.

M. Wolfe grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; C. Clapp advanced to second; D. O'Neill advanced to third. (1 out)

C. Badylak walked.

O. Nowak flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; D. O'Neill scored.

B. Vondohlen struck out looking. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 3rd Inning

B. Bakes doubled down the rf line.

R. Bakes walked.

G. Mastros grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; R. Bakes out on the play; B. Bakes advanced to third. (2 out)

P. McHarg struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Middle Tenn. Bottom of 3rd Inning

N. Brewer singled to left field.

T. Minnick singled to center field; N. Brewer advanced to third.

B. Rogers singled to center field, advanced to second, RBI; T. Minnick advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by cf; N. Brewer scored.

B. Rogers scored; T. Minnick scored on a wild pitch.

D. O'Neill walked.

N. Girard to p for T. Harper.

C. Clapp grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; D. O'Neill advanced to second. (1 out)

M. Wolfe flied out to rf. (2 out)

C. Badylak hit by pitch.

O. Nowak hit by pitch; C. Badylak advanced to second; D. O'Neill advanced to third.

B. Vondohlen grounded out to 2b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 3 Hits , 1 Errors , 3 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 4th Inning

C. Karczewsk flied out to cf. (1 out)

B. Zilis walked.

H. Stencil popped up to ss. (2 out)

J. Outlaw flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Middle Tenn. Bottom of 4th Inning

N. Brewer grounded out to ss. (1 out)

T. Minnick grounded out to 3b. (2 out)

B. Rogers lined out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 5th Inning

L. Stulga grounded out to 2b. (1 out)

B. Bakes grounded out to 1b unassisted. (2 out)

R. Bakes walked.

G. Mastros struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Middle Tenn. Bottom of 5th Inning

D. O'Neill grounded out to 3b. (1 out)

C. Clapp singled to right field.

M. Wolfe flied out to lf. (2 out)

C. Clapp stole second.

C. Clapp stole third.

C. Badylak walked.

C. Badylak stole second.

O. Nowak singled to center field, 2 RBI; C. Badylak scored; C. Clapp scored.

J. Culp to p for N. Girard.

B. Vondohlen flied out to 3b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 6th Inning

L. Sexton to p for G. King.

P. McHarg flied out to cf. (1 out)

C. Karczewsk grounded out to 2b. (2 out)

B. Zilis grounded out to 2b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Middle Tenn. Bottom of 6th Inning

E. Machej to 3b for B. Zilis.

N. Brewer flied out to lf. (1 out)

T. Minnick singled to third base.

B. Rogers walked; T. Minnick advanced to second.

D. O'Neill singled to third base; B. Rogers advanced to second; T. Minnick advanced to third.

C. Clapp walked, RBI; D. O'Neill advanced to second; B. Rogers advanced to third; T. Minnick scored.

J. Wilmoth to p for J. Culp.

M. Wolfe doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; C. Clapp advanced to third; D. O'Neill scored; B. Rogers scored.

C. Badylak singled to right field, 2 RBI; M. Wolfe scored; C. Clapp scored.

O. Nowak popped up to 1b. (2 out)

B. Vondohlen singled to center field; C. Badylak advanced to second.

N. Brewer flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 5 Runs , 5 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 7th Inning

M. Carrano to c for H. Stencil.

M. Carrano flied out to rf. (1 out)

J. Outlaw doubled to right field.

J. Outlaw advanced to third on a wild pitch.

L. Stulga flied out to lf. (2 out)

J. Outlaw scored on a passed ball, unearned.

B. Bakes walked.

C. Cates to p for L. Sexton.

R. Bakes struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB