# Western Mich. vs Northern Ill. DI Baseball Game Summary - May 20th, 2026

## DI Baseball

|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|  | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 |

### Player Statistics

**Western Mich.**
| Player | Position | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 31 | A. THIELMAN | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 20 | M. MENNECKE | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 10 | M. PILARSKI | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 50 | L. RICK | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 2 | T. MALLY | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 66.7% |
| 3 | D. HOWARD | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 7 | C OSTRANDER | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 27 | N. ZAJAC | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 18 | D. PENA | PH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Mi. MALONEY | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 33.3% |
| **Total** | | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | |

**NIU**
| Player | Position | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 32 | Z VRIESENGA | P | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | M. HOOVER | P | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | D. THOMPSON | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| **Total** | | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | |

### Loss:

- **Pitcher:** VRIESENGA
  - VRIESENGA: 77 (45 strikes)
  - HOOVER: 42 (22 strikes)
  - THOMPSON: 8 (5 strikes)