Official Baseball Box Score
Western Michigan vs. Valparaiso
4/21/2026 — Valparaiso, Ind. (Emory G. Bauer Field)
Umpires: HP: Clint Wheeler • 1B: Daniel Jimenez • 3B: Kyle Klink • Start: 2:36PM • Duration: 2:15 • Attendance: 105 • Weather: 76, cloudy, windy, NE 20mph • Game: 042126
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Mich. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Valparaiso | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
Hitting
Western Michigan 13
(20-16)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLY, Tanner cf | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| HUMS, Cooper rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HOWARD, Drew 2b | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MENNECKE, Mark lf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| MALONEY, Michael ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| THIELMAN, Avery 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| POLUBINSKI, Josh dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSTRANDER, Connor dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PILARSKI, Mason 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| PENA, Diego c | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| MALONEY, Matt p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THOMPSON, DJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOMLINSON, Ty p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 |
Valparaiso 8
(9-27)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Bennett 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Riley c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Cooper ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Louie Kegerreis dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Betevis lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kuska rf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Schembra cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Case Sullivan 2b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Javin Gauthier 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Colton Rerick p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cayden Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Seiber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Bultemeier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Kafka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
Game Notes
Western Michigan
E - THIELMAN, Avery.
2B - HOWARD, Drew 2; MENNECKE, Mark; THIELMAN, Avery.
HR - MALONEY, Michael.
RBI - HOWARD, Drew 6; MENNECKE, Mark 2; MALONEY, Michael 3; THIELMAN, Avery.
GIDP - MENNECKE, Mark.
SB - HUMS, Cooper.
E - THIELMAN, Avery.
2B - HOWARD, Drew 2; MENNECKE, Mark; THIELMAN, Avery.
HR - MALONEY, Michael.
RBI - HOWARD, Drew 6; MENNECKE, Mark 2; MALONEY, Michael 3; THIELMAN, Avery.
GIDP - MENNECKE, Mark.
SB - HUMS, Cooper.
Valparaiso
E - Cal Schembra.
HR - Eli Riley; Javin Gauthier.
RBI - Eli Riley 4; Javin Gauthier 4.
E - Cal Schembra.
HR - Eli Riley; Javin Gauthier.
RBI - Eli Riley 4; Javin Gauthier 4.
Pitching
| Western Mich. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALONEY, Matt (W, 1-1) | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 55 |
| THOMPSON, DJ | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| TOMLINSON, Ty | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 116 |
| Valparaiso | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Rerick (L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Cayden Ray | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Joe Seiber | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Justin Bultemeier | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Joey Kafka | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 124 |
Pitching Notes
Western Michigan
Batters Faced - MALONEY, Matt 12; THOMPSON, DJ 6; TOMLINSON, Ty 10.
WP - TOMLINSON, Ty.
HBP - MALONEY, Matt 2.
Batters Faced - MALONEY, Matt 12; THOMPSON, DJ 6; TOMLINSON, Ty 10.
WP - TOMLINSON, Ty.
HBP - MALONEY, Matt 2.
Valparaiso
Batters Faced - Colton Rerick 6; Cayden Ray 7; Joe Seiber 9; Justin Bultemeier 10; Joey Kafka 6.
WP - Colton Rerick 2.
HBP - Cayden Ray; Joe Seiber.
Batters Faced - Colton Rerick 6; Cayden Ray 7; Joe Seiber 9; Justin Bultemeier 10; Joey Kafka 6.
WP - Colton Rerick 2.
HBP - Cayden Ray; Joe Seiber.
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