Official Baseball Box Score
Valparaiso vs. Southern Ill.
5/16/2026 — Carbondale, Ill. (Itchy Jones Stadium)
Umpires: HP: Brett Bognar • 1B: Greg Harmon • 3B: Cale Smith • Start: 2:00 PM • Duration: 2:39 • Attendance: 0 •
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Southern Ill. | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
Hitting
Valparaiso 3
(12-37, 5-18 MVC)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kuska rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Eli Riley c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Cooper 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Louie Kegerreis dh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Schembra cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Betevis lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gavin Bennett 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Amburgey 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Case Sullivan ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Baffa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Bultemeier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Frost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Hack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Seiber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Boynton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Swinehart p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 10 |
Southern Ill. 13
(22-30, 13-10 MVC)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Sprawling cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kye Watson rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaleb Hall rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mylott lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Dibble pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob McKenzie 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Mager ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Lofton dh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Habuda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Simay ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Gabe Petrucelli 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jaden Flores 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Schwalbach c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Xavier Farnum c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack MacIntosh p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavan Wernsing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Hargrove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Irvine p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
Game Notes
Valparaiso
E - Thomas Cooper; Gavin Bennett 2.
2B - Thomas Cooper.
RBI - Thomas Cooper 2; Cal Schembra.
E - Thomas Cooper; Gavin Bennett 2.
2B - Thomas Cooper.
RBI - Thomas Cooper 2; Cal Schembra.
Southern Ill.
E - Jaden Flores.
2B - Kristian Sprawling; Michael Mylott; Kyle Mager; Cecil Lofton.
HR - Michael Mylott.
RBI - Kristian Sprawling; Michael Mylott 3; Kyle Mager 2; Tim Simay 3; Gabe Petrucelli 2; Mason Schwalbach.
Sac - Gabe Petrucelli; Mason Schwalbach.
GIDP - Jacob McKenzie.
SB - Gabe Petrucelli; Jaden Flores.
E - Jaden Flores.
2B - Kristian Sprawling; Michael Mylott; Kyle Mager; Cecil Lofton.
HR - Michael Mylott.
RBI - Kristian Sprawling; Michael Mylott 3; Kyle Mager 2; Tim Simay 3; Gabe Petrucelli 2; Mason Schwalbach.
Sac - Gabe Petrucelli; Mason Schwalbach.
GIDP - Jacob McKenzie.
SB - Gabe Petrucelli; Jaden Flores.
Pitching
| Valparaiso | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Baffa (L, 3-5) | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
| Justin Bultemeier | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Hunter Frost | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Christian Hack | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Joe Seiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Spencer Boynton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Dalton Swinehart | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Totals | 7.1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 164 |
| Southern Ill. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack MacIntosh | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Gavan Wernsing (W, 1-1) | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| Charlie Miller | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| Dawson Hargrove | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Matt Irvine | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 113 |
Pitching Notes
Valparaiso
Batters Faced - Nick Baffa 13; Justin Bultemeier 7; Hunter Frost 4; Christian Hack 4; Joe Seiber 3; Spencer Boynton 5; Dalton Swinehart 6.
HBP - Nick Baffa.
Batters Faced - Nick Baffa 13; Justin Bultemeier 7; Hunter Frost 4; Christian Hack 4; Joe Seiber 3; Spencer Boynton 5; Dalton Swinehart 6.
HBP - Nick Baffa.
Southern Ill.
Batters Faced - Jack MacIntosh 6; Gavan Wernsing 13; Charlie Miller 9; Dawson Hargrove 5; Matt Irvine 4.
HBP - Gavan Wernsing.
Batters Faced - Jack MacIntosh 6; Gavan Wernsing 13; Charlie Miller 9; Dawson Hargrove 5; Matt Irvine 4.
HBP - Gavan Wernsing.
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