May 6, 2026 Illinois St. at Northern Iowa

(28-20, 16-12 MVC)

(28-23, 16-10 MVC)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Illinois St.	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	7	11	2
Northern Iowa	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	6	10	2

Box Score

Illinois St.

Northern Iowa

Illinois St. Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
lf Lauren Flowers	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
3b Bella Atkinson	4	0	2	1	0	1	0
dp Morgan Calhoun	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
rf Tatum Wolford	4	1	2	4	0	1	3
cf Julia Larson	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
1b Hannah Meeks	4	0	1	1	0	1	1
2b Ava Boyer	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
ss Ella Boyer	3	2	2	0	0	0	1
c Bailah Bognar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paige Rummans	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
ph Taylor Liebelt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Alexis Brinkman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Paige McLeod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Hannah Meshnick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	7	11	7	1	4	6

Batting

2B: Bella Atkinson , Ava Boyer

HR: Tatum Wolford

RBI: Bella Atkinson , Tatum Wolford (4) , Hannah Meeks , Paige Rummans

Sac Fly: Paige Rummans

Fielding

E: Lauren Flowers , Ella Boyer

Northern Iowa Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	LOB
2b Skylar Benesh	4	0	0	0	1	2
dp Brynn Acton	4	1	1	1	0	0
1b Kate Lappe	4	2	2	1	2	0
rf Katelyn Callahan	4	1	3	1	1	0
pr Adalyn Reynolds	0	0	0	0	0	0
cf/lf Ava Smithson	4	0	0	0	0	2
ss Sykora Smith	3	0	0	0	1	0
lf Peyton Johnson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Brynlee Slockett	0	0	0	0	0	0
cf Paige Peterson	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Drew Hinrichs	3	0	2	2	0	0
3b Finley Netten	3	1	1	1	0	1
p Ashlyn Enke	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morgan Vertz	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Anna Wischnowski	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	6	10	6	5	5

Batting

2B: Kate Lappe , Katelyn Callahan , Drew Hinrichs

HR: Brynn Acton , Kate Lappe , Finley Netten

RBI: Brynn Acton , Kate Lappe , Katelyn Callahan , Drew Hinrichs (2) , Finley Netten

Fielding

E: Ava Smithson , Sykora Smith

Illinois St. Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	BF	AB	NP
Paige McLeod (W, 19-5)	6.2	10	6	4	5	3	31	31	115
Hannah Meshnick (Sv, 6)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Totals	7.0	10	6	4	5	3	32	32	117

Pitching

Batters faced: Paige McLeod (31) , Hannah Meshnick

Pitches-Strikes: Paige McLeod (115-75), Hannah Meshnick (2-1)

Northern Iowa Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Ashlyn Enke	4.1	6	2	2	1	1	0	1	20	18	71
Morgan Vertz	2.0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	8	31
Anna Wischnowski (L, 12-9)	0.2	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	6	6	22
Totals	7.0	11	7	2	1	4	1	1	34	32	124

Pitching

Batters faced: Ashlyn Enke (20) , Morgan Vertz (8) , Anna Wischnowski (6)

WP: Ashlyn Enke

Pitches-Strikes: Ashlyn Enke (71-44), Morgan Vertz (31-22), Anna Wischnowski (22-17)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Northern Iowa 2nd	Drew Hinrichs singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Peyton Johnson scored, unearned; Katelyn Callahan scored, unearned.	0 - 2
Northern Iowa 3rd	Katelyn Callahan singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (0-2 FK); Kate Lappe scored.	0 - 3
Illinois St. 5th	Paige Rummans flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 KKB); Ava Boyer scored.	1 - 3
Illinois St. 5th	Bella Atkinson singled to center field, RBI (1-1 KB); Lauren Flowers advanced to third; Ella Boyer scored.	2 - 3
Northern Iowa 5th	Brynn Acton homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).	2 - 4
Illinois St. 7th	Tatum Wolford homered to left field, unearned, 4 RBI (2-2 FBKB); Morgan Calhoun scored, unearned; Lauren Flowers scored, unearned; Ella Boyer scored, unearned.	6 - 4
Illinois St. 7th	Hannah Meeks singled to center field, RBI (1-2 FBF); Julia Larson scored, unearned.	7 - 4
Northern Iowa 7th	Finley Netten homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).	7 - 5
Northern Iowa 7th	Kate Lappe homered to center field, RBI (0-0).	7 - 6

Other Information

Location:

Carbondale, Ill.

Stadium:

Charlotte West

Attendance:

228

Duration:

2:25

Umpires:

Home plate - Mike Herz , First base - Susan Eads , Third base - Antonio Flores

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Northern Iowa 2nd	Drew Hinrichs singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Peyton Johnson scored, unearned; Katelyn Callahan scored, unearned.	0 - 2
Northern Iowa 3rd	Katelyn Callahan singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (0-2 FK); Kate Lappe scored.	0 - 3
Illinois St. 5th	Paige Rummans flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 KKB); Ava Boyer scored.	1 - 3
Illinois St. 5th	Bella Atkinson singled to center field, RBI (1-1 KB); Lauren Flowers advanced to third; Ella Boyer scored.	2 - 3
Northern Iowa 5th	Brynn Acton homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).	2 - 4
Illinois St. 7th	Tatum Wolford homered to left field, unearned, 4 RBI (2-2 FBKB); Morgan Calhoun scored, unearned; Lauren Flowers scored, unearned; Ella Boyer scored, unearned.	6 - 4
Illinois St. 7th	Hannah Meeks singled to center field, RBI (1-2 FBF); Julia Larson scored, unearned.	7 - 4
Northern Iowa 7th	Finley Netten homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).	7 - 5
Northern Iowa 7th	Kate Lappe homered to center field, RBI (0-0).	7 - 6

All Plays

Illinois St. Top of 1st Inning

Lauren Flowers grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK). (1 out)

Bella Atkinson doubled to right field (0-2 KF).

Morgan Calhoun struck out swinging (2-2 BBKSFFFS). (2 out)

Tatum Wolford grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). (3 out)

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

Northern Iowa Bottom of 1st Inning

Skylar Benesh flied out to lf (3-2 KBBSFFB). (1 out)

Brynn Acton lined out to lf (0-0). (2 out)

Kate Lappe struck out looking (3-2 FBKFBFBFK). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 2nd Inning

Julia Larson walked (3-2 BBBKKFFFB).

Hannah Meeks popped up to ss (1-2 KFB). (1 out)

Ava Boyer grounded out to 2b (2-2 KFBB); Julia Larson advanced to second. (2 out)

Ella Boyer popped up to 2b (0-0). (3 out)

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

Northern Iowa Bottom of 2nd Inning

Katelyn Callahan doubled to left center (1-2 KKBF).

Ava Smithson flied out to cf (1-2 KBKF). (1 out)

Sykora Smith grounded out to ss (3-1 BFBB). (2 out)

Peyton Johnson reached first on an error by ss (3-1 BKBB); Katelyn Callahan advanced to third.

Drew Hinrichs singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Peyton Johnson scored, unearned; Katelyn Callahan scored, unearned.

Finley Netten fouled out to c (2-2 KBKBFFF). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 3rd Inning

Bailah Bognar flied out to rf (1-1 SB). (1 out)

Lauren Flowers grounded out to 3b (2-1 BFB). (2 out)

Bella Atkinson grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBBKK). (3 out)

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

Northern Iowa Bottom of 3rd Inning

Skylar Benesh struck out looking (2-2 KKBBK). (1 out)

Brynn Acton grounded out to 2b (2-2 KBKBF). (2 out)

Kate Lappe doubled to left center (1-0 B).

Katelyn Callahan singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (0-2 FK); Kate Lappe scored.

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

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

Illinois St. Top of 4th Inning

Morgan Calhoun grounded out to 3b (3-2 BBFSB). (1 out)

Tatum Wolford singled through the right side (3-2 BSBFB).

Julia Larson grounded out to ss (0-0); Tatum Wolford advanced to second. (2 out)

Hannah Meeks flied out to rf (2-2 BKBFF). (3 out)

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

Northern Iowa Bottom of 4th Inning

Sykora Smith struck out looking (1-2 FBKK). (1 out)

Peyton Johnson singled up the middle (1-2 SKBFF).

Brynlee Slockett pinch ran for Peyton Johnson.

Drew Hinrichs doubled to left center (0-0); Brynlee Slockett advanced to third.

Finley Netten popped up to 1b (1-0 B). (2 out)

Skylar Benesh popped up to 3b (3-2 FBBFBFFF). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 5th Inning

Brynlee Slockett to lf.

Ava Boyer doubled to left field (0-1 K).

Ella Boyer singled to left field (1-2 KKB); Ava Boyer advanced to third.

Paige Rummans pinch hit for Bailah Bognar.

Paige Rummans flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 KKB); Ava Boyer scored.

Lauren Flowers singled up the middle (0-0); Ella Boyer advanced to second.

Lauren Flowers advanced to second on a wild pitch; Ella Boyer advanced to third.

Bella Atkinson singled to center field, RBI (1-1 KB); Lauren Flowers advanced to third; Ella Boyer scored.

Morgan Vertz to p for Ashlyn Enke.

Morgan Calhoun grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0); Bella Atkinson advanced to second. (2 out)

Tatum Wolford struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 4 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Northern Iowa Bottom of 5th Inning

Bailah Bognar to c for Paige Rummans.

Brynn Acton homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).

Kate Lappe struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBFS). (1 out)

Katelyn Callahan struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBFS). (2 out)

Ava Smithson grounded out to 3b (0-1 F). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 6th Inning

Paige Peterson to lf for Brynlee Slockett.

Ava Smithson to lf.

Paige Peterson to cf.

Julia Larson flied out to ss (2-2 KBBFFFFF). (1 out)

Hannah Meeks struck out swinging (2-2 FKBBFS). (2 out)

Ava Boyer grounded out to ss (1-2 KBS). (3 out)

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

Northern Iowa Bottom of 6th Inning

Sykora Smith flied out to lf (1-0 B). (1 out)

Ava Smithson to cf.

Peyton Johnson to lf for Paige Peterson.

Peyton Johnson grounded out to ss (2-2 BFKB). (2 out)

Drew Hinrichs flied out to lf (2-2 BKBK). (3 out)

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

Illinois St. Top of 7th Inning

Ava Smithson to lf.

Paige Peterson to cf for Peyton Johnson.

Ella Boyer singled to left field (2-1 BKB).

Taylor Liebelt pinch hit for Bailah Bognar.

Taylor Liebelt lined out to 3b (1-0 B). (1 out)

Lauren Flowers singled to second base (1-0 B); Ella Boyer advanced to second.

Anna Wischnowski to p for Morgan Vertz.

Bella Atkinson struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). (2 out)

Morgan Calhoun reached first on an error by ss (0-2 FFF); Lauren Flowers advanced to second; Ella Boyer advanced to third.

Tatum Wolford homered to left field, unearned, 4 RBI (2-2 FBKB); Morgan Calhoun scored, unearned; Lauren Flowers scored, unearned; Ella Boyer scored, unearned.

Julia Larson singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (1-2 SBK).

Hannah Meeks singled to center field, RBI (1-2 FBF); Julia Larson scored, unearned.

Ava Boyer grounded out to ss (0-0). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 5 Runs , 5 Hits , 2 Errors , 1 LOB

Northern Iowa Bottom of 7th Inning

Alexis Brinkman to c for Taylor Liebelt.

Finley Netten homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).

Skylar Benesh flied out to lf (0-2 KF). (1 out)

Brynn Acton grounded out to 2b (0-1 F). (2 out)

Kate Lappe homered to center field, RBI (0-0).

Katelyn Callahan singled to left field (1-2 KKB).

Adalyn Reynolds pinch ran for Katelyn Callahan.

Hannah Meshnick to p for Paige McLeod.

Ava Smithson fouled out to 3b (1-0 B). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

May 6, 2026 Illinois St. at Northern Iowa

Box Score

Illinois St. Batters

Northern Iowa Batters

Illinois St. Pitchers

Northern Iowa Pitchers

Scoring Summary

Other Information

Play By Play

Scoring Summary

All Plays

Illinois St. Top of 1st Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 1st Inning

Illinois St. Top of 2nd Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 2nd Inning

Illinois St. Top of 3rd Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 3rd Inning

Illinois St. Top of 4th Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 4th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 5th Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 5th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 6th Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 6th Inning

Illinois St. Top of 7th Inning

Northern Iowa Bottom of 7th Inning