Official Baseball Box Score
Northwestern vs. Ill.-Chicago
4/8/2026 — Chicago, Ill. (Granderson Stadium)
Umpires: HP: Mike Fichter • 1B: Michael McGloon • 3B: Andy Joseph • Start: 5:05 PM • Duration: 2:34 • Attendance: 350 •
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| Ill.-Chicago | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Hitting
Northwestern 15
(12-15-1, 5-7)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Mcelfatrick 3b | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Freeman rf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Kaplan rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kucherak ss | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Lausch cf | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ruiz 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Noah Brocklebank 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Counsell dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jake Yang dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Barron 1b | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Slater c | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan De groot lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Griffin Mills lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Forniss p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Deloreto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Whitaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Michel p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 6 |
Ill.-Chicago 4
(9-19-1, 4-5)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Flanigan 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Busson lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashton Kampa rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eli Selby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Curry dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kale Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Smith cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vidal Colon c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Husko 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gavin Acosta 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sean Cody ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Lessman p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Taczy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Barrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Vitellaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Luxem p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 7 |
Game Notes
Northwestern
2B - Jack Lausch 2; Noah Ruiz; Jack Counsell.
HR - Owen Mcelfatrick; Ryan Kucherak; Nick Barron 2; Jay Slater.
RBI - Owen Mcelfatrick; Ryan Kucherak 4; Jack Lausch 2; Noah Ruiz 2; Jack Counsell; Nick Barron 3; Jay Slater 2.
CS - Jack Counsell.
2B - Jack Lausch 2; Noah Ruiz; Jack Counsell.
HR - Owen Mcelfatrick; Ryan Kucherak; Nick Barron 2; Jay Slater.
RBI - Owen Mcelfatrick; Ryan Kucherak 4; Jack Lausch 2; Noah Ruiz 2; Jack Counsell; Nick Barron 3; Jay Slater 2.
CS - Jack Counsell.
Ill.-Chicago
E - Ashton Kampa; Colin Husko.
2B - Lucas Smith.
3B - Will Flanigan.
RBI - Thomas Curry; Colin Husko 2; Gavin Acosta.
Sac - Gavin Acosta.
GIDP - Ashton Kampa.
E - Ashton Kampa; Colin Husko.
2B - Lucas Smith.
3B - Will Flanigan.
RBI - Thomas Curry; Colin Husko 2; Gavin Acosta.
Sac - Gavin Acosta.
GIDP - Ashton Kampa.
Pitching
| Northwestern | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Forniss | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Dominic Deloreto | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 |
| James Whitaker (W, 2-1) | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| Sam Michel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 118 |
| Ill.-Chicago | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Lessman | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Charlie Taczy (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Bobby Barrera | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Payton Barton | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Michael Vitellaro | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Keegan Luxem | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 142 |
Pitching Notes
Northwestern
Batters Faced - Christian Forniss 8; Dominic Deloreto 10; James Whitaker 12; Sam Michel 2.
HBP - Christian Forniss.
Batters Faced - Christian Forniss 8; Dominic Deloreto 10; James Whitaker 12; Sam Michel 2.
HBP - Christian Forniss.
Ill.-Chicago
Batters Faced - Jared Lessman 11; Charlie Taczy 12; Bobby Barrera 5; Payton Barton 9; Michael Vitellaro 4; Keegan Luxem.
WP - Bobby Barrera.
HBP - Bobby Barrera.
Batters Faced - Jared Lessman 11; Charlie Taczy 12; Bobby Barrera 5; Payton Barton 9; Michael Vitellaro 4; Keegan Luxem.
WP - Bobby Barrera.
HBP - Bobby Barrera.
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