Official Baseball Box Score
Illinois State vs. Northwestern
5/5/2026 — Evanston, IL (Rocky Miller Park)
Umpires: HP: Luke Hamilton • 1B: Darrell Morton Jr • 2B: Anthony Turk • 3B: Jason Stidham • Start: 3:33 pm • Duration: 2:02 • Attendance: 322 • Weather: 60F, cloudy • Game: livegame
Score by Innings
| Team | 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 |
Hitting
Illinois State 1
(30-18)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Mastros 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayden Bakes lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carrano 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Stulga cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Outlaw dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Karczewski ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Machej 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Barry c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Payton McHarg rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brayden Zilis p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Roehler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Wilmoth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Natanek p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
Northwestern 7
(20-25-1)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Mcelfatrick 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Lausch cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kucherak ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Noah Ruiz 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nick Barron 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Yang dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Freeman rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Slater c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Caruso lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Kaplan lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hliboki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Rifenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Whitaker p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
Game Notes
Illinois State
HR - Graham Mastros.
RBI - Graham Mastros.
HR - Graham Mastros.
RBI - Graham Mastros.
Northwestern
2B - Ryan Kucherak; Noah Ruiz; Charlie Caruso.
HR - Owen Mcelfatrick; Jack Lausch.
RBI - Owen Mcelfatrick 2; Jack Lausch 2; Charlie Caruso.
GIDP - Jack Lausch; Nick Barron.
CS - Charlie Caruso.
2B - Ryan Kucherak; Noah Ruiz; Charlie Caruso.
HR - Owen Mcelfatrick; Jack Lausch.
RBI - Owen Mcelfatrick 2; Jack Lausch 2; Charlie Caruso.
GIDP - Jack Lausch; Nick Barron.
CS - Charlie Caruso.
Pitching
| Illinois St. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Zilis (L, 0-1) | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| Trenton Roehler | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 42 |
| Joey Wilmoth | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Jackson Natanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 117 |
| Northwestern | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hliboki (W, 4-3) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 64 |
| Jake Rifenburg | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| James Whitaker | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 102 |
Pitching Notes
Illinois State
Batters Faced - Brayden Zilis 10; Trenton Roehler 14; Joey Wilmoth 6; Jackson Natanek 3.
WP - Brayden Zilis; Joey Wilmoth.
HBP - Brayden Zilis.
Batters Faced - Brayden Zilis 10; Trenton Roehler 14; Joey Wilmoth 6; Jackson Natanek 3.
WP - Brayden Zilis; Joey Wilmoth.
HBP - Brayden Zilis.
Northwestern
Batters Faced - Sam Hliboki 18; Jake Rifenburg 6; James Whitaker 7.
Batters Faced - Sam Hliboki 18; Jake Rifenburg 6; James Whitaker 7.
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