May 5, 2026 Illinois St. at Northwestern

(30-18)

(20-25-1)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Illinois St.	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Northwestern	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	7	8	0

Box Score

Illinois St.

Northwestern

Illinois St. Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
2b Graham Mastros	4	1	1	1	0	2	1
lf Brayden Bakes	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1b Michael Carrano	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
cf Luke Stulga	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
dh Josh Outlaw	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
ss Camden Karczewski	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
3b Eric Machej	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
c Nolan Barry	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
rf Payton McHarg	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
p Brayden Zilis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trenton Roehler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Wilmoth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Jackson Natanek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	1	4	1	1	4	3

Batting

HR: Graham Mastros

RBI: Graham Mastros

Fielding

DP: Michael Carrano (2) , Camden Karczewski (2)

Northwestern Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
3b Owen Mcelfatrick	3	2	2	2	1	0	0
cf Jack Lausch	4	1	1	2	0	2	0
ss Ryan Kucherak	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
2b Noah Ruiz	4	0	2	0	0	0	1
1b Nick Barron	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
dh Jake Yang	3	1	0	0	1	1	1
rf Jackson Freeman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
c Jay Slater	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
lf Charlie Caruso	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
lf Marty Kaplan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Sam Hliboki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Rifenburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p James Whitaker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	28	7	8	5	3	6	2

Batting

2B: Ryan Kucherak , Noah Ruiz , Charlie Caruso

HR: Owen Mcelfatrick , Jack Lausch

RBI: Owen Mcelfatrick (2) , Jack Lausch (2) , Charlie Caruso

Sac: Jackson Freeman

GIDP: Jack Lausch , Nick Barron

Baserunning

CS: Charlie Caruso

Illinois St. Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Brayden Zilis (L, 0-1)	1.1	4	5	5	1	1	2	1	10	8	38
Trenton Roehler	3.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	14	13	42
Joey Wilmoth	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	6	4	29
Jackson Natanek	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	8
Totals	8.0	8	7	7	3	6	2	2	33	28	0

Pitching

Batters faced: Brayden Zilis (10) , Trenton Roehler (14) , Joey Wilmoth (6) , Jackson Natanek (3)

WP: Brayden Zilis , Joey Wilmoth

HBP: Brayden Zilis

Pitches-Strikes: Brayden Zilis (38-22), Trenton Roehler (42-29), Joey Wilmoth (29-15), Jackson Natanek (8-5)

Northwestern Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	AB	NP
Sam Hliboki (W, 4-3)	5.0	4	1	1	0	3	1	18	18	64
Jake Rifenburg	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	17
James Whitaker	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	6	21
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	1	4	1	31	30	0

Pitching

Batters faced: Sam Hliboki (18) , Jake Rifenburg (6) , James Whitaker (7)

Pitches-Strikes: Sam Hliboki (64-49), Jake Rifenburg (17-11), James Whitaker (21-11)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Northwestern 1st	LAUSCH homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); MCELFATRICK scored.	0 - 2
Northwestern 2nd	CARUSO doubled, RBI (2-1 BBS); FREEMAN scored.	0 - 3
Northwestern 2nd	MCELFATRICK homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); CARUSO scored.	0 - 5
Illinois St. 3rd	Mastros, Gra homered to left field, RBI (1-2 FBS).	1 - 5
Northwestern 6th	CARUSO walked (3-2 BKBSBFFB); YANG advanced to third; BARRON scored on a wild pitch.	1 - 6
Northwestern 6th	CARUSO out at second c to ss to 1b to 3b to 2b, caught stealing; YANG scored.	1 - 7

Other Information

Location:

Evanston, IL

Stadium:

Rocky Miller Park

Attendance:

322

Duration:

2:02

Umpires:

Home plate - Luke Hamilton , First base - Darrell Morton Jr , Second base - Anthony Turk , Third base - Jason Stidham

Weather: 60F, cloudy

Game: livegame

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Northwestern 1st	LAUSCH homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); MCELFATRICK scored.	0 - 2
Northwestern 2nd	CARUSO doubled, RBI (2-1 BBS); FREEMAN scored.	0 - 3
Northwestern 2nd	MCELFATRICK homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); CARUSO scored.	0 - 5
Illinois St. 3rd	Mastros, Gra homered to left field, RBI (1-2 FBS).	1 - 5
Northwestern 6th	CARUSO walked (3-2 BKBSBFFB); YANG advanced to third; BARRON scored on a wild pitch.	1 - 6
Northwestern 6th	CARUSO out at second c to ss to 1b to 3b to 2b, caught stealing; YANG scored.	1 - 7

All Plays

Illinois St. Top of 1st Inning

Mastros, Gra struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). (1 out)

Bakes, Brayd popped up to 1b (0-2 SK). (2 out)

Carrano, Mic singled to center field (0-1 F).

Stulga, Luke struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 1st Inning

MCELFATRICK walked (3-1 BBBKB).

MCELFATRICK advanced to second on a wild pitch.

LAUSCH homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); MCELFATRICK scored.

KUCHERAK struck out swinging (0-2 KKFFS). (1 out)

RUIZ doubled down the lf line (0-1 F).

BARRON grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 S); RUIZ advanced to third. (2 out)

YANG flied out to lf (1-2 KBFF). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 2nd Inning

Outlaw, Josh lined out to cf (1-2 BFFF). (1 out)

Karczewski, grounded out to ss (1-2 KBKFF). (2 out)

Machej, Eric grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 2nd Inning

FREEMAN hit by pitch (2-2 FFBB).

FREEMAN advanced to second on a passed ball.

SLATER grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB); FREEMAN advanced to third. (1 out)

CARUSO doubled, RBI (2-1 BBS); FREEMAN scored.

MCELFATRICK homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); CARUSO scored.

Roehler, Tre to p for Zilis, Brayd.

LAUSCH struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). (2 out)

KUCHERAK flied out to cf (1-0 B). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Illinois St. Top of 3rd Inning

Barry, Nolan grounded out to ss (0-0). (1 out)

McHarg, Payt struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS). (2 out)

Mastros, Gra homered to left field, RBI (1-2 FBS).

Bakes, Brayd flied out to rf (2-2 BBFKFFFF). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 3rd Inning

RUIZ flied out to rf (0-2 FK). (1 out)

BARRON struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). (2 out)

YANG struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 4th Inning

Carrano, Mic grounded out to 2b (0-0). (1 out)

Stulga, Luke grounded out to 3b (3-2 KBBFB). (2 out)

Outlaw, Josh grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 4th Inning

FREEMAN flied out to lf (0-0). (1 out)

SLATER popped up to 2b (0-0). (2 out)

CARUSO grounded out to p (0-1 K). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 5th Inning

Karczewski, singled to shortstop (1-1 KB).

Machej, Eric singled to center field (0-1 K); Karczewski, advanced to second.

Barry, Nolan flied out to lf (0-0); Karczewski, out at third lf to ss to 3b. (2 out)

McHarg, Payt popped up to 3b (2-1 BFB). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 5th Inning

MCELFATRICK singled to left field (0-0).

LAUSCH grounded into double play 1b to ss (3-1 BBFB); MCELFATRICK out on the play. (2 out)

KUCHERAK doubled down the lf line (0-1 K).

RUIZ fouled out to rf (2-1 BBF). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 6th Inning

RIFENBURG to p for HLIBOKI.

Mastros, Gra grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). (1 out)

Bakes, Brayd grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). (2 out)

Carrano, Mic grounded out to ss (0-0). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 6th Inning

BARRON singled to right field (2-1 KBB).

YANG walked (3-2 FBBKFBB); BARRON advanced to second.

Wilmoth, Joe to p for Roehler, Tre.

FREEMAN grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (2-1 BFB); YANG advanced to second; BARRON advanced to third. (1 out)

SLATER flied out to lf (2-0 BB). (2 out)

CARUSO walked (3-2 BKBSBFFB); YANG advanced to third; BARRON scored on a wild pitch.

CARUSO out at second c to ss to 1b to 3b to 2b, caught stealing; YANG scored.

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

Illinois St. Top of 7th Inning

Stulga, Luke grounded out to ss (2-1 BFB). (1 out)

Outlaw, Josh grounded out to ss (2-2 FBFB). (2 out)

Karczewski, flied out to cf (0-1 K). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 7th Inning

MCELFATRICK flied out to lf (2-1 FBB). (1 out)

LAUSCH struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). (2 out)

KUCHERAK struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 8th Inning

WHITAKER to p for RIFENBURG.

Machej, Eric grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). (1 out)

Barry, Nolan walked (3-2 BBFBFB).

McHarg, Payt reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-0 B); Barry, Nolan out at second 2b to ss. (2 out)

Mastros, Gra struck out swinging (3-2 KBKBBS). (3 out)

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

Northwestern Bottom of 8th Inning

Natanek, Jac to p for Wilmoth, Joe.

RUIZ singled to right field (2-0 BB).

BARRON grounded into double play ss to 1b (1-1 BK); RUIZ out on the play. (2 out)

YANG grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 9th Inning

KAPLAN to lf for CARUSO.

Bakes, Brayd fouled out to ss (0-0). (1 out)

Carrano, Mic out at first 1b to p (0-1 F). (2 out)

Stulga, Luke grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). (3 out)

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

May 5, 2026 Illinois St. at Northwestern

Box Score

Illinois St. Batters

Northwestern Batters

Illinois St. Pitchers

Northwestern Pitchers

Scoring Summary

Other Information

Play By Play

Scoring Summary

All Plays

Illinois St. Top of 1st Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 1st Inning

Illinois St. Top of 2nd Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 2nd Inning

Illinois St. Top of 3rd Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 3rd Inning

Illinois St. Top of 4th Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 4th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 5th Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 5th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 6th Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 6th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 7th Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 7th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 8th Inning

Northwestern Bottom of 8th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 9th Inning