UMASS starters:

7/ss/Tirado; 3/cf/Fox; 28/dh/Briggs; 8/3b/McCarthy; 16/lf/O'Brien; 2/2b/Sullivan; 11/1b/Beverly; 1/rf/Gobeil; 9/c/Kolben; 40/p/Powers;

Western Michigan starters:

2/cf/MALLY, T.; 3/2b/HOWARD, D.; 12/ss/MALONEY, Mi.; 20/dh/MENNECKE, M.; 31/1b/THIELMAN, A.; 7/rf/OSTRANDER, C; 10/3b/PILARSKI, M.; 27/c/ZAJAC, N.; 11/lf/HUMS, C.; 32/p/VRIESENGA, Z;

1st Inning

Top of 1st - UMASS batting

Tirado grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBSBF).

Fox flied out to rf (0-0).

Briggs struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS).

Bottom of 1st - WMU batting

MALLY, T. flied out to cf (0-1 S).

HOWARD, D. singled to third base (1-1 KB).

HOWARD, D. out at second p to 2b, caught stealing.

MALONEY, Mi. struck out swinging (3-2 BBFBKS).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	0	0	0
WMU	0	1	0	0

2nd Inning

Top of 2nd - UMASS batting

McCarthy flied out to lf (2-2 KBFB).

O'Brien doubled to left field (3-2 KBFBFB).

Sullivan grounded out to 3b (3-1 KBBB).

Beverly grounded out to ss (2-1 KBB).

Bottom of 2nd - WMU batting

MENNECKE, M. grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 KB).

THIELMAN, A. flied out to rf (1-0 B).

OSTRANDER, C popped up to 2b (1-1 BF).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	1	0	1
WMU	0	0	0	0

3rd Inning

Top of 3rd - UMASS batting

Gobeil popped up to 2b (0-0).

Kolben flied out to cf (0-0).

Tirado flied out to cf (2-2 FBKB).

Bottom of 3rd - WMU batting

PILARSKI, M. popped up to ss (1-2 BFKF).

ZAJAC, N. struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS).

HUMS, C. singled, bunt (0-0).

HUMS, C. out at second p to 2b, caught stealing.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	0	0	0
WMU	0	1	0	0

4th Inning

Top of 4th - UMASS batting

Fox grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).

Briggs hit by pitch (0-1 S).

Briggs stole second.

McCarthy walked (3-0 BBBB).

O'Brien hit by pitch (2-0 BB); McCarthy advanced to second; Briggs advanced to third.

Sullivan walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); O'Brien advanced to second; McCarthy advanced to third; Briggs scored.

Beverly struck out swinging (3-2 BBKKFBS).

Gobeil struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).

Bottom of 4th - WMU batting

MALLY, T. flied out to cf (2-1 KBB).

HOWARD, D. grounded out to 2b (2-2 KKBB).

MALONEY, Mi. flied out to rf (0-2 KK).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	1	0	0	3
WMU	0	0	0	0

5th Inning

Top of 5th - UMASS batting

Kolben flied out to rf (0-0).

Tirado struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).

Fox lined out to lf (0-2 KK).

Bottom of 5th - WMU batting

MENNECKE, M. singled to second base (0-1 K).

THIELMAN, A. walked (3-1 KBBBB); MENNECKE, M. advanced to second.

OSTRANDER, C hit by pitch (0-2 KK); THIELMAN, A. advanced to second; MENNECKE, M. advanced to third.

PILARSKI, M. flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (3-2 SSBFFBFB); THIELMAN, A. advanced to third; MENNECKE, M. scored.

ZAJAC, N. struck out swinging (1-2 FBFFS).

HUMS, C. lined out to rf (1-1 KB).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	0	0	0
WMU	1	1	0	2

6th Inning

Top of 6th - UMASS batting

Briggs popped up to ss (3-2 KBFBFBF).

McCarthy grounded out to 2b (0-0).

O'Brien doubled to right center (2-2 BKKB).

Sullivan flied out to cf (2-2 KBKB).

Bottom of 6th - WMU batting

MALLY, T. popped up to ss (0-0).

HOWARD, D. singled to center field (0-2 KKFF).

MALONEY, Mi. singled to second base (1-2 KKB); HOWARD, D. advanced to second.

MENNECKE, M. doubled, advanced to third, 2 RBI (1-2 BKF); MALONEY, Mi. scored; HOWARD, D. scored.

THIELMAN, A. grounded out to 3b (1-2 KSFFB).

OSTRANDER, C popped up to 3b (0-0).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	1	0	1
WMU	2	3	0	1

7th Inning

Top of 7th - UMASS batting

LEHMANN, A. to p for VRIESENGA, Z.

Beverly walked (3-1 KBBBB).

May pinch ran for Beverly.

May out at second c to ss, caught stealing.

Gobeil struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS).

Kolben struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS).

Bottom of 7th - WMU batting

Willi to 1b for May.

PILARSKI, M. popped up to 3b (1-2 FKB).

ZAJAC, N. struck out looking (0-2 FSK).

HUMS, C. struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFFS).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	0	0	0
WMU	0	0	0	0

8th Inning

Top of 8th - UMASS batting

Tirado singled to left field (3-2 BKBBK).

Fox grounded out to p (0-2 SK); Tirado advanced to second.

Tirado advanced to third on a balk.

Briggs walked (3-0 BBBB).

THOMPSON, D. to p for LEHMANN, A..

Briggs out at second p to 2b, caught stealing.

McCarthy walked (3-2 BBKBKB).

O'Brien singled to right center, RBI (3-2 BKBBK); McCarthy advanced to third; Tirado scored.

DORAN, T. to p for THOMPSON, D..

Sullivan flied out to lf (0-1 K).

Bottom of 8th - WMU batting

Sitarz to p for Powers.

MALLY, T. hit by pitch (1-1 FB).

HOWARD, D. hit by pitch (1-0 B); MALLY, T. advanced to second.

MALONEY, Mi. reached on an error by p (2-1 BBF); HOWARD, D. advanced to second; MALLY, T. advanced to third.

MENNECKE, M. singled, RBI (1-1 BK); MALONEY, Mi. advanced to second; HOWARD, D. advanced to third; MALLY, T. scored.

Niedringhau to p for Sitarz.

THIELMAN, A. struck out looking (0-2 SSK).

OSTRANDER, C walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); MENNECKE, M. advanced to second; MALONEY, Mi. advanced to third; HOWARD, D. scored.

PILARSKI, M. singled, bunt, RBI (0-0); OSTRANDER, C advanced to second; MENNECKE, M. advanced to third; MALONEY, Mi. scored, unearned.

MENNECKE, M. out at home c unassisted, caught stealing.

ZAJAC, N. struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	1	2	0	2
WMU	3	2	1	2

9th Inning

Top of 9th - UMASS batting

Willi popped up to 3b (2-1 KBB).

Gobeil flied out to cf (1-0 B).

Kolben flied out to cf (3-2 KBBFB).

This Inning	R	H	E	L
UMASS	0	0	0	0

UMASS starters:

7/ss/Tirado; 3/cf/Fox; 28/dh/Briggs; 8/3b/McCarthy; 16/lf/O'Brien; 2/2b/Sullivan; 11/1b/Beverly; 1/rf/Gobeil; 9/c/Kolben; 40/p/Powers;

Western Michigan starters:

2/cf/MALLY, T.; 3/2b/HOWARD, D.; 12/ss/MALONEY, Mi.; 20/dh/MENNECKE, M.; 31/1b/THIELMAN, A.; 7/rf/OSTRANDER, C; 10/3b/PILARSKI, M.; 27/c/ZAJAC, N.; 11/lf/HUMS, C.; 32/p/VRIESENGA, Z;

Top of 4th - UMASS batting

Fox grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).

Briggs hit by pitch (0-1 S).

Briggs stole second.

McCarthy walked (3-0 BBBB).

O'Brien hit by pitch (2-0 BB); McCarthy advanced to second; Briggs advanced to third.

Sullivan walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); O'Brien advanced to second; McCarthy advanced to third; Briggs scored.

Beverly struck out swinging (3-2 BBKKFBS).

Gobeil struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).

1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.

Bottom of 5th - WMU batting

MENNECKE, M. singled to second base (0-1 K).

THIELMAN, A. walked (3-1 KBBBB); MENNECKE, M. advanced to second.

OSTRANDER, C hit by pitch (0-2 KK); THIELMAN, A. advanced to second; MENNECKE, M. advanced to third.

PILARSKI, M. flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (3-2 SSBFFBFB); THIELMAN, A. advanced to third; MENNECKE, M. scored.

ZAJAC, N. struck out swinging (1-2 FBFFS).

HUMS, C. lined out to rf (1-1 KB).

1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 6th - WMU batting

MALLY, T. popped up to ss (0-0).

HOWARD, D. singled to center field (0-2 KKFF).

MALONEY, Mi. singled to second base (1-2 KKB); HOWARD, D. advanced to second.

MENNECKE, M. doubled, advanced to third, 2 RBI (1-2 BKF); MALONEY, Mi. scored; HOWARD, D. scored.

THIELMAN, A. grounded out to 3b (1-2 KSFFB).

OSTRANDER, C popped up to 3b (0-0).

2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Top of 8th - UMASS batting

Tirado singled to left field (3-2 BKBBK).

Fox grounded out to p (0-2 SK); Tirado advanced to second.

Tirado advanced to third on a balk.

Briggs walked (3-0 BBBB).

THOMPSON, D. to p for LEHMANN, A..

Briggs out at second p to 2b, caught stealing.

McCarthy walked (3-2 BBKBKB).

O'Brien singled to right center, RBI (3-2 BKBBK); McCarthy advanced to third; Tirado scored.

DORAN, T. to p for THOMPSON, D..

Sullivan flied out to lf (0-1 K).

1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 8th - WMU batting

Sitarz to p for Powers.

MALLY, T. hit by pitch (1-1 FB).

HOWARD, D. hit by pitch (1-0 B); MALLY, T. advanced to second.

MALONEY, Mi. reached on an error by p (2-1 BBF); HOWARD, D. advanced to second; MALLY, T. advanced to third.

MENNECKE, M. singled, RBI (1-1 BK); MALONEY, Mi. advanced to second; HOWARD, D. advanced to third; MALLY, T. scored.

Niedringhau to p for Sitarz.

THIELMAN, A. struck out looking (0-2 SSK).

OSTRANDER, C walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); MENNECKE, M. advanced to second; MALONEY, Mi. advanced to third; HOWARD, D. scored.

PILARSKI, M. singled, bunt, RBI (0-0); OSTRANDER, C advanced to second; MENNECKE, M. advanced to third; MALONEY, Mi. scored, unearned.

MENNECKE, M. out at home c unassisted, caught stealing.

ZAJAC, N. struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).

3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.

UMASS at Western Michigan
3/27/2026 at Robert J. Bobb (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
UMASS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	4	1	7
Western Michigan	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	X		6	8	0	5

UMASS Scorecard

#	Player	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	AB	R	H	RBI
1	#7 Anthony Tirado	ss	* G4		* F8		* K			1B 7		4	1	1	0
2	#3 Ty Fox	cf	* F9			* G4	* L7			* G1		4	0	0	0
3	#28 Will Briggs	dh	* K			HBP SB2		* P6		* BB OUT		2	1	0	0
4	#8 Reece McCarthy	3b		* F7		BB		* G4		BB		2	0	0	0
5	#16 Gavin O'Brien	lf		2B 7		HBP		2B 9		1B 9 1RBI		3	0	3	1
6	#2 Braden Sullivan	2b		* G5		BB 1RBI		* F8		* F7		3	0	0	1
7	#15 Marc Willi #11 Jack Beverly #29 Randen May	1b		* G6		* K			BB		* P5	1 2 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0
8	#1 Dean Gobeil	rf			* P4	* K			* K		* F8	4	0	0	0
9	#9 Ryan Kolben	c			* F8		* F9		* K		* F8	4	0	0	0
Totals												29	2	4	2
Runs			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0				2
Hits			0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0				4
Errors			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0
LOB			0	1	0	3	0	1	0	2	0				7

UMASS	ip	h	r	er	bb	k	bf	ab	np	st
40 Powers (L)	7.0	6	3	3	1	5	27	24	102	73
23 Sitarz	0.0	1	3	2	0	0	4	2	12	5
5 Niedringhau	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	4	3	12	8
Totals	8.0	8	6	5	2	7	35	29	126	86

HB: Powers; Sitarz 2. SFA: Powers. Inher. Rnrs: Niedringhau 2/3.

GO-FO: Powers 3-11; Sitarz 0-0; Niedringhau 0-0.

UMASS at Western Michigan
3/27/2026 at Robert J. Bobb (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
UMASS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	4	1	7
Western Michigan	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	X		6	8	0	5

Western Michigan Scorecard

#	Player	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AB	R	H	RBI
1	#2 MALLY, Tanner	cf	* F8			* F8		* P6		HBP E	3	1	0	0
2	#3 HOWARD, Drew	2b	* 1B 5 OUT			* G4		1B 8		HBP E	3	2	2	0
3	#12 MALONEY, Michael	ss	* K			* F9		1B		E1	4	2	1	0
4	#20 MENNECKE, Mark	dh		* G3U			1B 4	2B 2RBI		* 1B 1RBI OUT	4	1	3	3
5	#31 THIELMAN, Avery	1b		* F9			BB	* G5		* KL	3	0	0	0
6	#7 OSTRANDER, Connor	rf		* P4			HBP	* P5		BB 1RBI	2	0	0	1
7	#10 PILARSKI, Mason	3b			* P6		* F9 SH 1RBI		* P5	1B 1RBI	3	0	1	2
8	#27 ZAJAC, Nolan	c			* K		* K		* KL	* K	4	0	0	0
9	#11 HUMS, Cooper	lf			* 1B OUT		* L9		* K		3	0	1	0
Totals											29	6	8	6
Runs			0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3			6
Hits			1	0	1	0	1	3	0	2			8
Errors			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
LOB			0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2			5

WMU	ip	h	r	er	bb	k	bf	ab	np	st
32 VRIESENGA, Z (W)	6.0	2	1	1	2	4	24	20	93	52
21 LEHMANN, A.	1.1	1	1	1	2	2	6	4	26	13
4 THOMPSON, D.	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	12	5
37 DORAN, T. (S)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	14	8
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	5	6	36	29	145	78

HB: VRIESENGA 2 [6]. BK: LEHMANN [1]. Inher. Rnrs: THOMPSON 1/2; DORAN 0/2.

GO-FO: VRIESENGA 5-9; LEHMANN 1-0; THOMPSON 0-0; DORAN 0-4.