# Northwestern vs Illinois DI Baseball Game Summary - May 9th, 2026 | NCAA.com

## DI Baseball

|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
|  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |

## Player Stats

### Northwestern

| # | Name        | Position | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP |
|---|-------------|----------|----|---|---|-----|----|----|-----|-----|
| 1 | RUIZ       | 2B       | 4  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .000| 0.0%|
| 19| YANG       | DH       | 3  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 1  | 0  | .000| 25.0%|
| 17| KUCHERAK   | SS       | 4  | 0 | 1 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .250| 25.0%|
| 5 | MILLS      | PR       | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .000| 0.0%|
| 15| CARUSO     | PR/C     | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .000| 0.0%|
| 12| FREEMAN    | RF       | 3  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .000| 25.0%|
| 13| LAUSCH     | CF       | 4  | 0 | 1 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .250| 25.0%|
| 9 | BARRON     | 1B       | 4  | 0 | 1 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .250| 25.0%|
| 11| HOFSTADLER | 1B       | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .000| 0.0%|
| 33| DE GROOT   | LF       | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 0  | 0  | .000| 0.0%|
| 7 | KAPLAN     | PH/LF    | 2  | 1 | 0 | 0   | 1  | 0  | .000| 33.3%|
| 8 | MCELFATRICK| 3B       | 4  | 1 | 2 | 2   | 0  | 0  | .500| 50.0%|
| 28| SLATER     | C        | 3  | 0 | 1 | 0   | 1  | 0  | .333| 50.0%|
| **Total** |          |          | 32 | 3 | 6 | 2   | 3  | 4  |     |

### Illinois

| # | Name        | Position | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP |
|---|-------------|----------|----|---|---|-----|----|----|-----|-----|
| 39| RIFENBURG   | P        | 2  | 3 | 1 | 1   | 2  | 0  | 11  | 2   |
| 26| KOUSER      | P        | 6  | 6 | 3 | 3   | 1  | 0  | 24  | 6   |
| **Total** |            |        | 8  | 9 | 4 | 4   | 3  | 10 |     |

**Loss:** RIFENBURG

- RIFENBURG 38 (25 strikes)
- KOUSER 93 (58 strikes)

### Game Overview
- Date: May 9th 2026
- Venue: Illinois Field, Champaign, IL
- Final Score: Northwestern 3 - 4 Illinois