Northern Illinois vs Ball State (May 25, 2019)
Box Score
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#5 Northern Illinois vs #2 Ball State
May 25, 2019 at Avon, Ohio (Sprenger Stadium)
Northern Illinois 7 (20-36)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JOYCE, Brendan lf........ 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
SZCZASNY, Tommy 3b....... 2 3 2 1 4 0 1 2 0
LONTEEN, Dylan ss........ 6 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0
DUNHAM, Jake c........... 6 0 3 1 0 0 12 1 4
DROBUSHEVICH, Nick rf.... 4 0 1 2 1 1 6 0 0
SMITH, Kam dh............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
LARSON, Jordan 1b........ 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
MUTTER, Josh cf.......... 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1
PETERS, Malik 2b......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2
MCKERMITT, Paddy 2b..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
JANDROWSKI, Ty p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MICHAELS, Tristan p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WALKER, Blake p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
THOMAS, Nate p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KIRKPATRICK, Parker p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEEBACH, Kyle p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 39 7 11 7 8 8 31 7 12
Ball State 8 (38-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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SIMPSON, Aaron cf........ 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
BAKER, William 2b........ 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 2 2
MESSINA, Ross rf/3b...... 6 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
RICOTTA, John 1b......... 4 1 3 3 2 1 9 2 3
SEBBY, Chase c........... 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 3 0
JAMESON, Drey pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOLTON, Erek c.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
HULECKI, Griffin lf...... 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
MURPHY, Mack pr/lf...... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
ORSELLI, Andre dh........ 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
BLANKENBERGER, Tim ph/dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
GINDER, Langston pr/dh.. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
POWELL, Noah ss.......... 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
POWELL, Nick ph/rf...... 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0
PELTIER, Ryan 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
CONANT, Justin 3b/ss.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
NICOLAS, Kyle p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BURNS, Brendan p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLOYD, Nick p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 42 8 12 8 7 12 33 13 14
Score by Innings R H E
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Northern Illinois... 201 300 010 00 - 7 11 1
Ball State.......... 301 012 000 01 - 8 12 1
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - LONTEEN(16); SEBBY(4). LOB - NIU 12; BSU 14. 2B - JOYCE(9); SZCZASNY(8);
MUTTER(8); W. BAKER(14); MESSINA 2(22); MURPHY(6). HR - SIMPSON(6);
RICOTTA(10). HBP - MCKERMITT; W. BAKER; SEBBY; NOAH POWELL. SH - JOYCE(7);
SMITH(1); LARSON(2); CONANT(4). SF - DROBUSHEVICH(4). SB - SZCZASNY(11);
LONTEEN(9). CS - JAMESON(1).
Northern Illinois IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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JANDROWSKI, Ty...... 4.2 6 5 4 2 5 21 24 86
MICHAELS, Tristan... 1.1 1 2 2 0 1 5 6 19
WALKER, Blake....... 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 5 8 23
THOMAS, Nate........ 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 23
KIRKPATRICK, Parker. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
SEEBACH, Kyle....... 2.0 3 1 1 3 4 9 12 45
Ball State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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NICOLAS, Kyle....... 3.2 6 6 6 4 4 16 21 68
BURNS, Brendan...... 3.1 1 1 1 3 3 10 14 65
FLOYD, Nick......... 4.0 4 0 0 1 1 13 17 61
Win - FLOYD (8-0). Loss - SEEBACH (2-3). Save - None.
WP - NICOLAS 3(11); BURNS(4). HBP - by JANDROWSKI (SEBBY); by MICHAELS (NOAH
POWELL); by WALKER (W. BAKER); by FLOYD (MCKERMITT). PB - DUNHAM(7). Inherited
runners/scored: MICHAELS 2/0; THOMAS 3/0; KIRKPATRICK 1/0; BURNS 1/0; FLOYD 1/1.
Pitches/strikes: JANDROWSKI 86/50; MICHAELS 19/14; WALKER 23/13; THOMAS 23/13;
SEEBACH 45/28; NICOLAS 68/39; BURNS 65/38; FLOYD 61/39.
Umpires - HP: Stephen Linton 1B: Sal Giacomantonio 2B: James Muhleck 3B:
Steve Miller Start: 12:37 pm Time: 4:25 Attendance:
Weather: 85; Sunny; WSW 20-29
Game notes:
2019 Mid-American Conference Tournament Game #9
Winner advances to play #1 Central Michigan in the MAC Championship game
BURNS faced 1 batter in the 8th.
THOMAS faced 1 batter in the 9th.
Game: MAC-09
Play-by-Play
The Automated ScoreBook
#5 Northern Illinois vs #2 Ball State - Play-by-Play
May 25, 2019 at Avon, Ohio (Sprenger Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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Northern Illinois... 201 300 010 00 - 7 11 1
Ball State.......... 301 012 000 01 - 8 12 1
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Northern Illinois starters: 1/lf JOYCE; 20/3b SZCZASNY; 6/ss LONTEEN; 4/c
DUNHAM; 9/rf DROBUSHEVICH; 14/dh SMITH; 24/1b LARSON; 2/cf MUTTER; 31/2b
PETERS; 28/p JANDROWSKI;
Ball State starters: 1/cf SIMPSON; 32/2b W. BAKER; 23/rf MESSINA; 31/1b
RICOTTA; 20/c SEBBY; 13/lf HULECKI; 33/dh ORSELLI; 3/ss NOAH POWELL; 7/3b
PELTIER; 19/p NICOLAS;
Northern Illinois 1st - JOYCE walked (3-0 BBBB). JOYCE advanced to
second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. SZCZASNY
walked (3-0 BBBB). LONTEEN popped up to 2b (0-1 K). SZCZASNY advanced to second
on a wild pitch. DUNHAM singled through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); SZCZASNY
advanced to third; JOYCE scored. DROBUSHEVICH out at first 1b to c, RBI (0-1
F); DUNHAM advanced to second; SZCZASNY scored. SMITH grounded out to 3b (2-2
BFBSF). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Ball State 1st - SIMPSON flied out to rf (1-2 KKB). W. BAKER singled up
the middle (2-1 KBB). MESSINA doubled to left field (3-2 BFBFB); W. BAKER
advanced to third. RICOTTA homered to left field, 3 RBI (0-0); MESSINA scored;
W. BAKER scored. SEBBY lined out to rf (0-0). HULECKI struck out looking (2-2
BKKBFK). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Illinois 2nd - LARSON struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). MUTTER
doubled to left field (2-2 SBSB). PETERS struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). JOYCE
flied out to rf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 2nd - ORSELLI walked (3-1 KBBBB). NOAH POWELL singled to
center field (0-0); ORSELLI advanced to second. PELTIER reached on a fielder's
choice (0-1 S); NOAH POWELL advanced to second; ORSELLI out at third 3b
unassisted. SIMPSON struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBBS). W. BAKER fouled out to 1b
(1-2 SFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 3rd - SZCZASNY walked (3-1 BBKBB). LONTEEN struck out
looking (0-2 KKK). DUNHAM singled to right field (1-2 KBK); SZCZASNY advanced
to third. DROBUSHEVICH flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); DUNHAM advanced to
second; SZCZASNY scored. SMITH grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 3rd - MESSINA reached on a throwing error by ss (2-2 FFBB).
RICOTTA singled to center field (2-2 KFBB); MESSINA advanced to third. SEBBY
grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-0 B); RICOTTA advanced to second; MESSINA scored,
unearned. HULECKI struck out looking (2-2 KFBBK). ORSELLI grounded out to 3b
(0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Northern Illinois 4th - LARSON fouled out to 3b (0-0). MUTTER walked
(3-0 BBBB). MUTTER advanced to second on a wild pitch. PETERS struck out
swinging (3-2 BBBKKS). JOYCE doubled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); MUTTER
scored. SZCZASNY doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-2 KF); JOYCE scored. LONTEEN
singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); SZCZASNY scored. BURNS to p for NICOLAS.
LONTEEN stole second. DUNHAM grounded out to 2b (1-2 FKB). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 4th - NOAH POWELL struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). PELTIER
flied out to cf (2-0 BB). SIMPSON flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Illinois 5th - DROBUSHEVICH walked (3-2 BKKBBB). SMITH singled
to right field (2-2 BBKF); DROBUSHEVICH advanced to second. LARSON grounded out
to c, SAC, bunt (1-1 BS); SMITH advanced to second; DROBUSHEVICH advanced to
third. MUTTER popped up to 2b (3-2 BBFBS). PETERS struck out swinging (1-2
KBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ball State 5th - W. BAKER struck out swinging (2-2 KFBBS). MESSINA
doubled to right center (1-0 B). RICOTTA walked (3-1 BBFBB). SEBBY hit by pitch
(1-2 FBS); RICOTTA advanced to second; MESSINA advanced to third. HULECKI
reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (2-2 BBKK); SEBBY out at second ss to 2b;
RICOTTA advanced to third; MESSINA scored. MURPHY pinch ran for HULECKI.
MICHAELS to p for JANDROWSKI. ORSELLI struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 1 run,
1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 6th - MURPHY to lf. JOYCE grounded out to c, bunt,
interference (0-1 K). SZCZASNY walked (3-1 BFBBB). LONTEEN flied out to cf to
right center (1-1 BK). SZCZASNY stole second. SZCZASNY advanced to third on a
wild pitch. DUNHAM grounded out to 3b (2-2 KSBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Ball State 6th - NOAH POWELL hit by pitch (0-0). PELTIER flied out to cf
to right center (1-2 FBKF). SIMPSON homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 BBKF);
NOAH POWELL scored. W. BAKER flied out to rf (0-0). MESSINA grounded out to 1b
unassisted (1-2 KBF). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Illinois 7th - CONANT to 3b for PELTIER. DROBUSHEVICH struck
out swinging (2-2 KBSBS). SMITH struck out swinging (2-2 BSKBFS). LARSON
grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ball State 7th - WALKER to p for MICHAELS. RICOTTA singled to left field
(0-0). RICOTTA advanced to second on a passed ball. SEBBY grounded out to p
(2-2 KSBB). MURPHY lined out to rf (1-2 BFSF). BLANKENBERGE pinch hit for
ORSELLI. BLANKENBERGE flied out to lf down the lf line (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Illinois 8th - MUTTER walked (3-2 KBBKFBFB). FLOYD to p for
BURNS. PETERS fouled out to 1b, bunt (1-2 BFF). JOYCE struck out swinging (1-2
FKBS). SZCZASNY singled through the right side (2-2 BKKB); MUTTER advanced to
second. LONTEEN singled to center field, RBI (2-2 BSSB); SZCZASNY advanced to
second; MUTTER. DUNHAM singled to left field (1-1 BK); LONTEEN advanced to
second; SZCZASNY advanced to third, out at home lf to c. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Ball State 8th - NOAH POWELL singled up the middle (0-0). MCKERMITT to
2b for PETERS. CONANT out at first p to 2b to 1b, SAC, bunt; NOAH POWELL
advanced to second. SIMPSON walked (3-2 BKBKBFB). W. BAKER hit by pitch (2-0
BB); SIMPSON advanced to second; NOAH POWELL advanced to third. THOMAS to p for
WALKER. MESSINA struck out swinging (3-2 KBBFFBFFFFFS). RICOTTA struck out
swinging (3-2 BSBSBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Northern Illinois 9th - DROBUSHEVICH singled to shortstop (1-1 BK).
SMITH out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); DROBUSHEVICH advanced to second.
LARSON flied out to lf (0-0); DROBUSHEVICH advanced to third. MUTTER out at
first 1b to p (3-1 KBBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 9th - SEBBY walked (3-1 BBBKB). JAMESON pinch ran for SEBBY.
KIRKPATRICK to p for THOMAS. JAMESON out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
SEEBACH to p for KIRKPATRICK. MURPHY struck out swinging (3-2 BBKKBS).
BLANKENBERGE to dh. BLANKENBERGE walked (3-2 KSBBBB). NICK POWELL pinch hit for
NOAH POWELL. NICK POWELL walked (3-2 BBBKKB); BLANKENBERGE advanced to second.
GINDER pinch ran for BLANKENBERGE. CONANT flied out to rf (0-2 KSF). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 10th - MESSINA to 3b. BOLTON to c for JAMESON. NICK
POWELL to rf. CONANT to ss. MCKERMITT hit by pitch (1-1 SB). JOYCE out at first
c to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); MCKERMITT advanced to second. SZCZASNY walked (3-2
KBBBKB). LONTEEN flied out to rf down the rf line (0-1 F). DUNHAM lined out to
rf (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ball State 10th - SIMPSON flied out to rf (0-0). W. BAKER doubled down
the lf line (2-2 BBKK). Previous play was reviewed - call stands. MESSINA
struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). RICOTTA intentionally walked. BOLTON struck out
swinging (0-2 FFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 11th - DROBUSHEVICH grounded out to 2b (1-2 KKB).
Previous play was reviewed - confirmed. SMITH flied out to rf (2-2 KKBB).
LARSON flied out to rf (1-2 KFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ball State 11th - MURPHY doubled down the rf line (2-2 BKKB). GINDER to
dh. GINDER struck out swinging, bunt (2-2 BBKKS). NICK POWELL singled to right
center, RBI (0-0); MURPHY scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Line score
Ball State 8, Northern Illinois 7 (May 25, 2019 at Avon, Ohio)
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Northern Illinois... 201 300 010 00 - 7 11 1 (20-36)
Ball State.......... 301 012 000 01 - 8 12 1 (38-18)
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Pitchers: Northern Illinois - JANDROWSKI, Ty; MICHAELS, Tristan(5); WALKER, Blake(7);
THOMAS, Nate(8); KIRKPATRICK, Parker(9); SEEBACH, Kyle(9) and DUNHAM, Jake. Ball State -
NICOLAS, Kyle; BURNS, Brendan(4); FLOYD, Nick(8) and SEBBY, Chase; BOLTON, Erek.
Win-FLOYD, Nick(8-0) Loss-SEEBACH, Kyle(2-3) T-4:25 A-0
HR BALL - SIMPSON, Aaron (6); RICOTTA, John (10).
Weather: 85; Sunny; WSW 20-29
Game notes:
2019 Mid-American Conference Tournament Game #9
Winner advances to play #1 Central Michigan in the MAC Championship game
BURNS faced 1 batter in the 8th.
THOMAS faced 1 batter in the 9th.
Game: MAC-09