The University of Akron Athletics
Akron vs Eastern Michigan
3/22/2026
Oestrike Stadium
12 p.m.
Akron
10-12, 0

2
Final
6

Eastern Michigan
6-17, 0
| Team | 1st innning 1 | 2nd innning 2 | 3rd innning 3 | 4th innning 4 | 5th innning 5 | 6th innning 6 | 7th innning 7 | 8th innning 8 | 9th innning 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Win: Rutherford, Cal (1-0)Loss: Matthews, Trieg (2-1)
Scoring Summary
Team | AKR | EMU |
|---|---|---|
3rd Phillips doubled to left field, 2 RBI (0-2 FK); Melchione scored; Lafferty scored. | 2 | 0 |
4th HEIDELBERG doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); KNUPP scored; KRILL scored, unearned. | 2 | 2 |
5th KNUPP singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); KRILL advanced to second; ZIRWAS scored; SYDLOWSKI scored. | 2 | 4 |
7th WEAVER singled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); KNUPP scored; JONES, D scored. | 2 | 6 |
Akron
Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelton Phillips | CF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Mathison | PR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker Biehl | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brody Chrisman | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Morgan | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bowen, Blake | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Hayman | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easton Amundson | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Lafferty | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gio Melchione | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atticus Huffstutler | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jones | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trieg Matthews | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Newman | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd McKenna | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Vandegrift | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Batting
Baserunning
Fielding
Eastern Michigan
Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williams, Tj | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Borchardt, Nathan | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
   Sydlowski, Kriss | PR/DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Zirwas, Devan | LF/1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Krill, Kevin | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Jones, Drew | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knupp, Keegan | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heidelberg, Demir | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Weaver, Nick | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Thigpen, Phillip | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hale, John | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rutherford, Cal | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Egan, Cole | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mueller, Landon | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Batting
2B: Zirwas, Devan (1); Heidelberg, Demir (1)
Baserunning
SB: Borchardt, Nathan (1); Sydlowski, Kriss (1); Zirwas, Devan (1); Jones, Drew (1)
HBP: Weaver, Nick (1); Hale, John (1)
Fielding
DP: Williams, Tj (2); Zirwas, Devan (2); Thigpen, Phillip (2)
Akron
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trieg Matthews | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 89 |
| Jeremiah Newman | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Floyd McKenna | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Landon Vandegrift | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 157 |
Eastern Michigan
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rutherford, Cal | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 90 |
Egan, Cole | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Mueller, Landon | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 126 |
Win: Rutherford, Cal (1-0)
Loss: Matthews, Trieg (2-1)
HBP: Newman , Jeremiah (1); McKenna , Floyd (1)
;
Rutherford, Cal (2); Mueller, Landon (1)
PB:
Weaver, Nick (1)






















