Official Box Score - Final
Butler at Northern Iowa
2/7/2026 at UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa)

Score by Innings1234567RHELOB
Butler3350000 111114
Northern Iowa101823X 151427
Win: M. Vertz (1-0)Loss: R. Dyer (0-1)Save: None.


Butler 11 (1-3 )
#PlayerPosABRHRBIBBKPOAELOB
19 C. LehnerCF4000000000
12 H. CongerLF4111000000
17 M. Alexander1B4234005000
1 K. Preiss2B4111024101
9 A. BoydstonC3121006200
25 R. Hunt (PR)0100000000
29 O. RobardsSS4111001200
13 K. RyanDP3111000001
2 E. Clark (PH)1000000000
4 P. Law (PR)0000000000
21 K. Graves3B3100121101
22 O. RobertsRF4222001001
15 K. PetranP0000000000
16 M. Berger (P)0000000000
14 R. Dyer (P)0000000110
Totals341111111418714
BATTING
2B: Conger (off Enke); Alexander 2 (off Enke) (off Vertz); Preiss (off Enke); Robards (off Enke).
HR: Alexander (2nd, 2 out, RBI off Enke)
TB: Conger 2; Alexander 8; Preiss 2; Robards 2. 2-Out RBI: Alexander 3; Preiss; Boydston; Robards. HBP: Boydston. KL: Preiss.
Team RISP: 5-13.
BASERUNNING
SB: Robards (pVertz/c Hinrichs).
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Alexander, Preiss 2, Robards, Graves).
Northern Iowa 15 (2-1 )
#PlayerPosABRHRBIBBKPOAELOB
3 S. Benesh2B3433200100
4 P. JohnsonLF1210402000
22 A. Reynolds (PR)0000000000
20 K. Lappe3B2223301200
19 D. Hinrichs (C)DP5011022012
18 K. CallahanRF3001010001
1 E. Smithson1B3221119002
11 S. SmithSS4232013200
10 E. Morris (PR)0000000000
24 A. EnkeP0000000200
2 B. Acton (DP)3224100000
6 P. PetersonCF2100112002
21 J. ThurmC0000002000
15 M. Vertz (P)0000000010
Totals2615141512621727
BATTING
2B: Benesh (off Berger); Lappe (off Dyer); Smithson (off Dyer); Acton (off Berger).
HR: Benesh 2 (1st, 0 out, RBI off Petran) (3rd, 0 out, RBI off Petran); Acton (4th, 0 out, RBI off Petran)
TB: Benesh 10; Lappe 3; Smithson 3; Acton 6. 2-Out RBI: Lappe 2; Smithson; Smith; Acton 2. SF: Callahan. KL: Callahan; Smith.
Team RISP: 7-18.
BASERUNNING
SB: Peterson (pBerger/c Boydston). CS: Benesh (pDyer/c Boydston) (pDyer/c Boydston); Morris (pDyer/c Boydston) (pDyer/c Boydston).
FIELDING
DP: 1 (Benesh, Smithson, Smith). PB: Hinrichs.

BUTLERiphrerbbkbfabnpst
15 K. Petran3.04445617127842
16 M. Berger0.246630954927
14 R. Dyer (L)2.1652401495729
Totals6.0141512126402618498
WP: Petran. SFA: Berger.
GO-FO: Petran 2-0; Berger 0-2; Dyer 3-1.
UNIiphrerbbkbfabnpst
24 A. Enke2.07660213135542
15 M. Vertz (W)5.04501223218855
Totals7.01111614363414397
HB: Vertz.
GO-FO: Enke 2-2; Vertz 7-5.

Umpires: HP: ; 1B: ; 2B: ; 3B: .
First Pitch:8:00 PM. Duration:2:36.
Attendance:75



Play By Play (Full) - Final
Butler at Northern Iowa
2/7/2026 at UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa)


Score by Innings1234567RHELOB
Butler3350000 111114
Northern Iowa101823X 151427

Butler starters:
19/cf/C. Lehner; 12/lf/H. Conger; 17/1b/M. Alexander; 1/2b/K. Preiss; 9/c/A. Boydston; 29/ss/O. Robards; 13/dp/K. Ryan; 21/3b/K. Graves; 22/rf/O. Roberts; 15/p/K. Petran;

Northern Iowa starters:
3/2b/S. Benesh; 4/lf/P. Johnson; 20/3b/K. Lappe; 19/dp/D. Hinrichs; 18/rf/K. Callahan; 1/1b/E. Smithson; 11/ss/S. Smith; 24/p/A. Enke; 6/cf/P. Peterson; 21/c/J. Thurm;


1st Inning
Top of 1st - BUTLER batting
C. Lehner grounded out to p.
H. Conger grounded out to p.
M. Alexander doubled through the left side.
K. Preiss doubled down the lf line, RBI; M. Alexander scored.
A. Boydston singled up the middle, RBI; K. Preiss scored.
O. Robards doubled to center field, RBI; A. Boydston scored.
K. Ryan popped up to 3b.

Bottom of 1st - UNI batting
S. Benesh homered to center field, RBI.
P. Johnson walked.
K. Lappe walked; P. Johnson advanced to second.
D. Hinrichs struck out swinging.
K. Callahan reached on a fielder's choice; K. Lappe out on the play; P. Johnson out on double play 3b to 2b.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER3401
UNI1101
2nd Inning
Top of 2nd - BUTLER batting
K. Graves struck out swinging.
O. Roberts singled down the lf line.
C. Lehner flied out to lf.
H. Conger doubled to right center, ground-rule; O. Roberts advanced to third.
M. Alexander homered to center field, 3 RBI; H. Conger scored; O. Roberts scored.
K. Preiss struck out swinging.

Bottom of 2nd - UNI batting
E. Smithson walked.
E. Smithson advanced to second on a wild pitch.
S. Smith struck out looking.
B. Acton pinch hit for A. Enke.
B. Acton grounded out to 1b unassisted; E. Smithson advanced to third.
P. Peterson struck out swinging.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER3300
UNI0001
3rd Inning
Top of 3rd - BUTLER batting
D. Hinrichs to c.
B. Acton to dp.
M. Vertz to p for J. Thurm.
A. Boydston singled to shortstop.
R. Hunt pinch ran for A. Boydston.
R. Hunt advanced to second on a passed ball.
O. Robards reached first on a fielding error by c; R. Hunt advanced to third.
O. Robards stole second.
K. Ryan reached on a fielder's choice, RBI, advanced to second; O. Robards advanced to third; R. Hunt scored on a throwing error by p, unearned.
K. Graves walked.
O. Roberts singled to right center, advanced to second, 2 RBI; K. Graves advanced to third; K. Ryan scored, unearned; O. Robards scored, unearned.
C. Lehner grounded out to 3b.
H. Conger grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; O. Roberts advanced to third; K. Graves scored, unearned.
M. Alexander doubled to right center, ground-rule, RBI; O. Roberts scored, unearned.
K. Preiss struck out looking.

Bottom of 3rd - UNI batting
A. Boydston to c for R. Hunt.
S. Benesh homered to center field, RBI.
P. Johnson walked.
K. Lappe walked; P. Johnson advanced to second.
D. Hinrichs struck out swinging.
K. Callahan struck out looking.
E. Smithson struck out swinging.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER5321
UNI1102
4th Inning
Top of 4th - BUTLER batting
A. Boydston hit by pitch.
O. Robards grounded out to 1b unassisted; A. Boydston advanced to second.
E. Clark pinch hit for K. Ryan.
E. Clark reached on a fielder's choice; A. Boydston advanced to third.
K. Ryan to dp for E. Clark.
K. Graves grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; K. Ryan out on the play.

Bottom of 4th - UNI batting
S. Smith singled up the middle.
B. Acton homered to center field, 2 RBI; S. Smith scored.
M. Berger to p for K. Petran.
P. Peterson walked.
P. Peterson stole second.
S. Benesh doubled to right center, RBI; P. Peterson scored.
P. Johnson walked.
K. Lappe walked; P. Johnson advanced to second; S. Benesh advanced to third.
D. Hinrichs fouled out to 1b.
K. Callahan flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; P. Johnson advanced to third; S. Benesh scored.
E. Smithson singled to right center, RBI; K. Lappe advanced to second; P. Johnson scored.
S. Smith singled to right center, advanced to second, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third; K. Lappe scored.
B. Acton doubled to left center, 2 RBI; S. Smith scored; E. Smithson scored.
R. Dyer to p for M. Berger.
P. Peterson popped up to ss.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER0001
UNI8601
5th Inning
Top of 5th - BUTLER batting
O. Roberts grounded out to ss.
C. Lehner grounded out to 3b.
H. Conger lined out to cf.

Bottom of 5th - UNI batting
S. Benesh walked.
S. Benesh out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
P. Johnson singled up the middle.
K. Lappe doubled to right center, RBI; P. Johnson scored.
D. Hinrichs singled to center field, RBI; K. Lappe scored.
K. Callahan grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; D. Hinrichs out on the play.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER0000
UNI2300
6th Inning
Top of 6th - BUTLER batting
M. Alexander popped up to ss.
K. Preiss lined out to cf.
A. Boydston grounded out to 1b unassisted.

Bottom of 6th - UNI batting
E. Smithson doubled to left center.
S. Smith singled, bunt, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by p, unearned.
E. Morris pinch ran for S. Smith.
E. Morris out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
B. Acton walked.
P. Peterson grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; B. Acton advanced to second.
S. Benesh was intentionally walked.
P. Johnson walked; S. Benesh advanced to second; B. Acton advanced to third.
K. Lappe singled through the left side, 2 RBI; P. Johnson advanced to second; S. Benesh scored, unearned; B. Acton scored, unearned.
A. Reynolds pinch ran for P. Johnson.
D. Hinrichs grounded out to ss.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER0000
UNI3312
7th Inning
Top of 7th - BUTLER batting
P. Johnson to lf for A. Reynolds.
S. Smith to ss for E. Morris.
O. Robards popped up to ss.
K. Ryan singled up the middle.
P. Law pinch ran for K. Ryan.
K. Graves struck out swinging.
O. Roberts flied out to lf.

This InningRHEL
BUTLER0101


Scoring Innings - Final
Butler at Northern Iowa
2/7/2026 at UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa)


Score by Innings1234567RHELOB
Butler3350000 111114
Northern Iowa101823X 151427

Butler starters:
19/cf/C. Lehner; 12/lf/H. Conger; 17/1b/M. Alexander; 1/2b/K. Preiss; 9/c/A. Boydston; 29/ss/O. Robards; 13/dp/K. Ryan; 21/3b/K. Graves; 22/rf/O. Roberts; 15/p/K. Petran;

Northern Iowa starters:
3/2b/S. Benesh; 4/lf/P. Johnson; 20/3b/K. Lappe; 19/dp/D. Hinrichs; 18/rf/K. Callahan; 1/1b/E. Smithson; 11/ss/S. Smith; 24/p/A. Enke; 6/cf/P. Peterson; 21/c/J. Thurm;


Top of 1st - BUTLER batting
C. Lehner grounded out to p.
H. Conger grounded out to p.
M. Alexander doubled through the left side.
K. Preiss doubled down the lf line, RBI; M. Alexander scored.
A. Boydston singled up the middle, RBI; K. Preiss scored.
O. Robards doubled to center field, RBI; A. Boydston scored.
K. Ryan popped up to 3b.
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Bottom of 1st - UNI batting
S. Benesh homered to center field, RBI.
P. Johnson walked.
K. Lappe walked; P. Johnson advanced to second.
D. Hinrichs struck out swinging.
K. Callahan reached on a fielder's choice; K. Lappe out on the play; P. Johnson out on double play 3b to 2b.
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Top of 2nd - BUTLER batting
K. Graves struck out swinging.
O. Roberts singled down the lf line.
C. Lehner flied out to lf.
H. Conger doubled to right center, ground-rule; O. Roberts advanced to third.
M. Alexander homered to center field, 3 RBI; H. Conger scored; O. Roberts scored.
K. Preiss struck out swinging.
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

Top of 3rd - BUTLER batting
D. Hinrichs to c.
B. Acton to dp.
M. Vertz to p for J. Thurm.
A. Boydston singled to shortstop.
R. Hunt pinch ran for A. Boydston.
R. Hunt advanced to second on a passed ball.
O. Robards reached first on a fielding error by c; R. Hunt advanced to third.
O. Robards stole second.
K. Ryan reached on a fielder's choice, RBI, advanced to second; O. Robards advanced to third; R. Hunt scored on a throwing error by p, unearned.
K. Graves walked.
O. Roberts singled to right center, advanced to second, 2 RBI; K. Graves advanced to third; K. Ryan scored, unearned; O. Robards scored, unearned.
C. Lehner grounded out to 3b.
H. Conger grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; O. Roberts advanced to third; K. Graves scored, unearned.
M. Alexander doubled to right center, ground-rule, RBI; O. Roberts scored, unearned.
K. Preiss struck out looking.
5 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.

Bottom of 3rd - UNI batting
A. Boydston to c for R. Hunt.
S. Benesh homered to center field, RBI.
P. Johnson walked.
K. Lappe walked; P. Johnson advanced to second.
D. Hinrichs struck out swinging.
K. Callahan struck out looking.
E. Smithson struck out swinging.
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 4th - UNI batting
S. Smith singled up the middle.
B. Acton homered to center field, 2 RBI; S. Smith scored.
M. Berger to p for K. Petran.
P. Peterson walked.
P. Peterson stole second.
S. Benesh doubled to right center, RBI; P. Peterson scored.
P. Johnson walked.
K. Lappe walked; P. Johnson advanced to second; S. Benesh advanced to third.
D. Hinrichs fouled out to 1b.
K. Callahan flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; P. Johnson advanced to third; S. Benesh scored.
E. Smithson singled to right center, RBI; K. Lappe advanced to second; P. Johnson scored.
S. Smith singled to right center, advanced to second, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third; K. Lappe scored.
B. Acton doubled to left center, 2 RBI; S. Smith scored; E. Smithson scored.
R. Dyer to p for M. Berger.
P. Peterson popped up to ss.
8 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Bottom of 5th - UNI batting
S. Benesh walked.
S. Benesh out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
P. Johnson singled up the middle.
K. Lappe doubled to right center, RBI; P. Johnson scored.
D. Hinrichs singled to center field, RBI; K. Lappe scored.
K. Callahan grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; D. Hinrichs out on the play.
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

Bottom of 6th - UNI batting
E. Smithson doubled to left center.
S. Smith singled, bunt, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by p, unearned.
E. Morris pinch ran for S. Smith.
E. Morris out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
B. Acton walked.
P. Peterson grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; B. Acton advanced to second.
S. Benesh was intentionally walked.
P. Johnson walked; S. Benesh advanced to second; B. Acton advanced to third.
K. Lappe singled through the left side, 2 RBI; P. Johnson advanced to second; S. Benesh scored, unearned; B. Acton scored, unearned.
A. Reynolds pinch ran for P. Johnson.
D. Hinrichs grounded out to ss.
3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.



Butler at Northern Iowa
2/7/2026 at UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Score by Innings1234567RHELOB
Butler3350000 111114
Northern Iowa101823X 151427
Butler Scorecard
#PlayerPos1234567ABRHRBI
1
#19 C. Lehner
cf
*
G1
*
F7
*
G5
*
G5
4
0
0
0
2
#12 H. Conger
lf
*
G1
2B
9
*
G3U
1RBI
*
L8
4
1
1
1
3
#17 M. Alexander
1b
2B
LS
HR
8
3RBI
2B
9
1RBI
*
P6
4
2
3
4
4
#1 K. Preiss
2b
2B
LL
1RBI
*
K
*
KL
*
L8
4
1
1
1
5
#9 A. Boydston
#25 R. Hunt
c
1B
MI
1RBI
1B
6
HBP
*
G3U
3
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
6
#29 O. Robards
ss
2B
8
1RBI
E2
SB2
E
*
G3U
*
P6
4
1
1
1
7
#13 K. Ryan
#2 E. Clark
#4 P. Law
pr
*
P5
FC1
1RBI
FC
1B
MI
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
8
#21 K. Graves
3b
*
K
BB
*
DP4-6-3
*
K
3
1
0
0
9
#22 O. Roberts
rf
1B
LL
1B
9
2RBI
*
G6
*
F7
4
2
2
2
Totals34111111
Runs335000011
Hits433000111
Errors00200002
LOB10110014
BUTLERiphrerbbkbfabnpst
15 K. Petran3.04445617127842
16 M. Berger0.246630954927
14 R. Dyer (L)2.1652401495729
Totals6.0141512126402618498
WP: Petran. SFA: Berger.
GO-FO: Petran 2-0; Berger 0-2; Dyer 3-1.


Butler at Northern Iowa
2/7/2026 at UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Score by Innings1234567RHELOB
Butler3350000 111114
Northern Iowa101823X 151427
Northern Iowa Scorecard
#PlayerPos1234567ABRHRBI
1
#3 S. Benesh
2b
HR
8
1RBI
HR
8
1RBI
2B
9
1RBI
*
BB
OUT
BB
3
4
3
3
2
#4 P. Johnson
#22 A. Reynolds
lf
BB
BB
BB
1B
MI
BB
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
#20 K. Lappe
3b
*
BB
DP
BB
BB
2B
9
1RBI
1B
LS
2RBI
2
2
2
3
4
#19 D. Hinrichs
c
*
K
*
K
*
FF3
*
1B
8
1RBI
DP
*
G6
5
0
1
1
5
#18 K. Callahan
rf
FC5-4
*
KL
*
F9
SH 1RBI
*
DP6-4-3
3
0
0
1
6
#1 E. Smithson
1b
BB
WP
*
K
1B
9
1RBI
2B
7
E
3
2
2
1
7
#11 S. Smith
#10 E. Morris
ss
*
KL
1B
MI
1B
9
1RBI
1B
1
1RBI
4
0
2
0
3
0
2
0
8
#24 A. Enke
#2 B. Acton
dp
*
G3U
HR
8
2RBI
2B
7
2RBI
BB
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
4
9
#6 P. Peterson
cf
*
K
BB
SB2
*
P6
*
G1
SH
2
1
0
0
Totals26151415
Runs10182315
Hits10163314
Errors0000011
LOB1121027
UNIiphrerbbkbfabnpst
24 A. Enke2.07660213135542
15 M. Vertz (W)5.04501223218855
Totals7.01111614363414397
HB: Vertz.
GO-FO: Enke 2-2; Vertz 7-5.