Official Baseball Box Score
Valparaiso vs. Northern Ill.
4/28/2026 — DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)
Umpires: HP: Ben Williams • 1B: Kevin Ferris • 3B: Michael McGloon • Start: 3:00 PM • Duration: 2:40 • Attendance: 162 •
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Northern Ill. | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Hitting
Valparaiso 5
(10-30)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kuska rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eli Riley c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Cooper ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Louie Kegerreis dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Schembra cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Javin Gauthier 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hatch lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Bennett 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Case Sullivan 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colton Rerick p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Kafka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Frost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Immel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Hack p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 4 |
Northern Ill. 11
(26-13)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Wawro lf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Caden Robertson dh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinny Spotofora 3b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Romero rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Sandee ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin Baldwin 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Parcell cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Mendell c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Dahlberg c | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mason Orton p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Loren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Gaskey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Tarr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Cohn p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 7 |
Game Notes
Valparaiso
E - Eli Riley 2; Thomas Cooper; Dylan Immel.
2B - Louie Kegerreis; Case Sullivan.
HR - Bryan Hatch.
RBI - Michael Kuska; Thomas Cooper; Javin Gauthier; Bryan Hatch 2.
Sac - Javin Gauthier.
GIDP - Eli Riley.
SB - Michael Kuska; Thomas Cooper; Cal Schembra.
E - Eli Riley 2; Thomas Cooper; Dylan Immel.
2B - Louie Kegerreis; Case Sullivan.
HR - Bryan Hatch.
RBI - Michael Kuska; Thomas Cooper; Javin Gauthier; Bryan Hatch 2.
Sac - Javin Gauthier.
GIDP - Eli Riley.
SB - Michael Kuska; Thomas Cooper; Cal Schembra.
Northern Ill.
2B - Wyatt Wawro; Cole Smith; Vinny Spotofora; Marcus Romero; Nolan Sandee.
RBI - Wyatt Wawro; Cole Smith 3; Vinny Spotofora 2; Marcus Romero 2; Nolan Sandee; Charlie Parcell.
Sac - Cole Smith.
SB - Cole Smith; Vinny Spotofora; Marcus Romero; Nolan Sandee; Charlie Parcell.
2B - Wyatt Wawro; Cole Smith; Vinny Spotofora; Marcus Romero; Nolan Sandee.
RBI - Wyatt Wawro; Cole Smith 3; Vinny Spotofora 2; Marcus Romero 2; Nolan Sandee; Charlie Parcell.
Sac - Cole Smith.
SB - Cole Smith; Vinny Spotofora; Marcus Romero; Nolan Sandee; Charlie Parcell.
Pitching
| Valparaiso | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Rerick (L, 0-2) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Joey Kafka | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Hunter Frost | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Dylan Immel | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 57 |
| Christian Hack | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 180 |
| Northern Ill. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Orton | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 73 |
| Josh Loren | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Blake Gaskey (W, 6-1) | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Matt Tarr | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cooper Cohn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 123 |
Pitching Notes
Valparaiso
Batters Faced - Colton Rerick 7; Joey Kafka 11; Hunter Frost 8; Dylan Immel 13; Christian Hack 3.
WP - Colton Rerick 2; Joey Kafka 2.
HBP - Colton Rerick.
Batters Faced - Colton Rerick 7; Joey Kafka 11; Hunter Frost 8; Dylan Immel 13; Christian Hack 3.
WP - Colton Rerick 2; Joey Kafka 2.
HBP - Colton Rerick.
Northern Ill.
Batters Faced - Mason Orton 19; Josh Loren 3; Blake Gaskey 8; Matt Tarr 3; Cooper Cohn 3.
WP - Josh Loren.
Batters Faced - Mason Orton 19; Josh Loren 3; Blake Gaskey 8; Matt Tarr 3; Cooper Cohn 3.
WP - Josh Loren.
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