Official Baseball Box Score
Valparaiso vs. Illinois St.
5/2/2026 — Normal, Illinois (Duffy Bass Field)
Umpires: HP: Don Umland • 1B: Aaron Christians • 3B: Teddy Dutcher • Start: 3:05 PM • Attendance: 607 •
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Illinois St. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 0 |
Hitting
Valparaiso 2
(10-32, 3-14)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kuska rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Riley c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Cooper 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Louie Kegerreis dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Javin Gauthier 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hatch lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Schembra cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Bennett 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Case Sullivan ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Lockwood p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Bultemeier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Hack p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 4 |
Illinois St. 14
(29-17, 11-9)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Bakes c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayden Bakes lf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Carrano 1b | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Manning pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Stulga cf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Outlaw dh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Graham Mastros 2b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Camden Karczewski ss | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Machej 3b | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton McHarg rf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Cormier p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayden Zilis p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 8 |
Game Notes
Valparaiso
E - Cal Schembra; Case Sullivan; Connor Lockwood.
2B - Louie Kegerreis; Gavin Bennett.
RBI - Michael Kuska; Thomas Cooper.
GIDP - Eli Riley.
CS - Michael Kuska.
E - Cal Schembra; Case Sullivan; Connor Lockwood.
2B - Louie Kegerreis; Gavin Bennett.
RBI - Michael Kuska; Thomas Cooper.
GIDP - Eli Riley.
CS - Michael Kuska.
Illinois St.
2B - Luke Stulga 3; Camden Karczewski; Eric Machej.
HR - Michael Carrano; Payton McHarg.
RBI - Michael Carrano 4; Luke Stulga; Graham Mastros 2; Eric Machej; Payton McHarg 5.
CS - Eric Machej.
2B - Luke Stulga 3; Camden Karczewski; Eric Machej.
HR - Michael Carrano; Payton McHarg.
RBI - Michael Carrano 4; Luke Stulga; Graham Mastros 2; Eric Machej; Payton McHarg 5.
CS - Eric Machej.
Pitching
| Valparaiso | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Lockwood (L, 3-8) | 5.2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 90 |
| Justin Bultemeier | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Christian Hack | 0.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Totals | 7.2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 149 |
| Illinois St. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Cormier (W, 4-1) | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 101 |
| Brayden Zilis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 112 |
Pitching Notes
Valparaiso
Batters Faced - Connor Lockwood 30; Justin Bultemeier 8; Christian Hack 7.
WP - Christian Hack.
Batters Faced - Connor Lockwood 30; Justin Bultemeier 8; Christian Hack 7.
WP - Christian Hack.
Illinois St.
Batters Faced - Carson Cormier 28; Brayden Zilis 2.
Batters Faced - Carson Cormier 28; Brayden Zilis 2.
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