Western Caro. starters:

3/2b/L. Bell; 17/c/T. Waitley; 77/lf/S. Dirks; 66/3b/M. McPherson; 21/rf/B. Wonsick; 35/dp/A. Batson; 24/1b/T. Stewman; 4/ss/B. Bunsic; 22/cf/C. Marks; 0/p/A. Fulton;

Southern Ill. starters:

20/lf/M. Blomenkam; 3/rf/M. Coburn; 25/c/S. Potter; 2/dp/E. Williams; 4/3b/A. Knutson; 28/1b/S. Grann; 24/2b/E. Lee; 22/ss/J. Stewart; 1/cf/C. Pursley; 6/p/B. Danielson;

1st Inning

Top of 1st - WESTERN batting

L. Bell flied out to lf.

T. Waitley fouled out to c.

S. Dirks struck out swinging.

Bottom of 1st - SOUTHERN batting

M. Blomenkam struck out swinging.

M. Coburn singled to shortstop.

S. Potter struck out swinging.

E. Williams struck out swinging.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	0	0	0	0
SOUTHERN	0	1	0	1

2nd Inning

Top of 2nd - WESTERN batting

M. McPherson grounded out to ss.

B. Wonsick walked.

A. Batson struck out swinging.

B. Wonsick stole second.

T. Stewman struck out swinging.

Bottom of 2nd - SOUTHERN batting

A. Knutson flied out to cf.

S. Grann singled up the middle.

E. Lee flied out to lf.

S. Grann stole second.

J. Stewart grounded out to 2b.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	0	0	0	1
SOUTHERN	0	1	0	1

3rd Inning

Top of 3rd - WESTERN batting

B. Bunsic struck out swinging.

C. Marks struck out swinging.

L. Bell singled up the middle.

L. Bell stole second.

T. Waitley singled to right field, RBI; L. Bell scored.

S. Dirks fouled out to c.

Bottom of 3rd - SOUTHERN batting

C. Pursley walked.

M. Blomenkam doubled to left field, RBI; C. Pursley scored.

M. Coburn singled to pitcher, bunt; M. Blomenkam advanced to third.

M. Coburn stole second.

S. Potter lined out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; M. Coburn advanced to third on the throw; M. Blomenkam scored.

E. Williams struck out looking.

A. Knutson fouled out to lf.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	1	2	0	1
SOUTHERN	2	2	0	1

4th Inning

Top of 4th - WESTERN batting

M. McPherson grounded out to 3b.

H. Lucas to p for B. Danielson.

B. Wonsick lined out to ss.

A. Batson fouled out to lf.

Bottom of 4th - SOUTHERN batting

S. Grann singled to left field.

E. Lee struck out swinging.

J. Stewart singled to left center; S. Grann advanced to second.

C. Pursley struck out swinging.

M. Blomenkam struck out swinging.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	0	0	0	0
SOUTHERN	0	2	0	2

5th Inning

Top of 5th - WESTERN batting

T. Stewman grounded out to ss.

B. Bunsic struck out looking.

C. Marks singled up the middle.

L. Bell struck out swinging.

Bottom of 5th - SOUTHERN batting

M. Coburn lined out to ss.

S. Potter walked.

H. Kurtz pinch hit for E. Williams.

H. Kurtz homered to left field, 2 RBI; S. Potter scored.

A. Knutson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.

S. Grann doubled to center field.

E. Lee grounded out to 1b unassisted.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	0	1	0	1
SOUTHERN	2	2	0	1

6th Inning

Top of 6th - WESTERN batting

T. Waitley flied out to cf.

S. Dirks walked.

M. McPherson lined out to cf.

B. Wonsick popped up to 1b.

Bottom of 6th - SOUTHERN batting

A. Burce to p for A. Fulton.

J. Stewart grounded out to 2b.

C. Pursley walked.

M. Blomenkam singled to pitcher; C. Pursley advanced to second.

M. Coburn walked; M. Blomenkam advanced to second; C. Pursley advanced to third.

M. Coburn advanced to second; M. Blomenkam advanced to third; C. Pursley scored on a wild pitch.

S. Potter walked.

R. Penningto to p for A. Burce.

H. Kurtz to dp.

H. Kurtz infield fly to 2b.

A. Knutson flied out to cf.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	0	0	0	1
SOUTHERN	1	1	0	3

7th Inning

Top of 7th - WESTERN batting

E. Murphy pinch hit for A. Batson.

E. Murphy walked.

S. Bumgarner pinch hit for T. Stewman.

S. Bumgarner grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; E. Murphy out on the play.

K. Lyda pinch hit for B. Bunsic.

K. Lyda reached first on a fielding error by ss.

E. Kindle pinch hit for C. Marks.

E. Kindle popped up to 3b.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
WESTERN	0	0	1	1

Western Caro. starters:

3/2b/L. Bell; 17/c/T. Waitley; 77/lf/S. Dirks; 66/3b/M. McPherson; 21/rf/B. Wonsick; 35/dp/A. Batson; 24/1b/T. Stewman; 4/ss/B. Bunsic; 22/cf/C. Marks; 0/p/A. Fulton;

Southern Ill. starters:

20/lf/M. Blomenkam; 3/rf/M. Coburn; 25/c/S. Potter; 2/dp/E. Williams; 4/3b/A. Knutson; 28/1b/S. Grann; 24/2b/E. Lee; 22/ss/J. Stewart; 1/cf/C. Pursley; 6/p/B. Danielson;

Top of 3rd - WESTERN batting

B. Bunsic struck out swinging.

C. Marks struck out swinging.

L. Bell singled up the middle.

L. Bell stole second.

T. Waitley singled to right field, RBI; L. Bell scored.

S. Dirks fouled out to c.

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

Bottom of 3rd - SOUTHERN batting

C. Pursley walked.

M. Blomenkam doubled to left field, RBI; C. Pursley scored.

M. Coburn singled to pitcher, bunt; M. Blomenkam advanced to third.

M. Coburn stole second.

S. Potter lined out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; M. Coburn advanced to third on the throw; M. Blomenkam scored.

E. Williams struck out looking.

A. Knutson fouled out to lf.

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

Bottom of 5th - SOUTHERN batting

M. Coburn lined out to ss.

S. Potter walked.

H. Kurtz pinch hit for E. Williams.

H. Kurtz homered to left field, 2 RBI; S. Potter scored.

A. Knutson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.

S. Grann doubled to center field.

E. Lee grounded out to 1b unassisted.

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

Bottom of 6th - SOUTHERN batting

A. Burce to p for A. Fulton.

J. Stewart grounded out to 2b.

C. Pursley walked.

M. Blomenkam singled to pitcher; C. Pursley advanced to second.

M. Coburn walked; M. Blomenkam advanced to second; C. Pursley advanced to third.

M. Coburn advanced to second; M. Blomenkam advanced to third; C. Pursley scored on a wild pitch.

S. Potter walked.

R. Penningto to p for A. Burce.

H. Kurtz to dp.

H. Kurtz infield fly to 2b.

A. Knutson flied out to cf.

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

Western Caro. at Southern Ill.
2/28/2026 at (Nashville)

Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E	LOB
Western Caro.	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	3	0	5
Southern Ill.	0	0	2	0	2	1	X		5	9	1	9

Western Caro. Scorecard

#	Player	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	AB	R	H	RBI
1	#3 L. Bell	2b	* F7		1B MI SB2		* K			3	1	1	0
2	#17 T. Waitley	c	* FF2		1B 9 1RBI			* F8		3	0	1	1
3	#77 S. Dirks	lf	* K		* FF2			BB		2	0	0	0
4	#66 M. McPherson	3b		* G6		* G5		* L8		3	0	0	0
5	#21 B. Wonsick	rf		BB SB2		* L6		* P3		2	0	0	0
6	#35 A. Batson #8 E. Murphy			* K		* FF7			* BB DP	2 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
7	#24 T. Stewman #7 S. Bumgarner			* K			* G6		* DP5-4-3	2 1	0 0	0 0	0 0
8	#4 B. Bunsic #9 K. Lyda				* K		* KL		* E6	2 1	0 0	0 0	0 0
9	#22 C. Marks #33 E. Kindle	ph			* K		1B MI		* P5	2 1	0 0	1 0	0 0
Totals										24	1	3	1
Runs			0	0	1	0	0	0	0				1
Hits			0	0	2	0	1	0	0				3
Errors			0	0	0	0	0	0	1				1
LOB			0	1	1	0	1	1	1				5

WESTERN	ip	h	r	er	bb	k	bf	ab	np	st
0 A. Fulton (L)	5.0	8	4	4	2	8	25	22	93	60
1 A. Burce	0.1	1	1	1	3	0	5	2	21	8
13 R. Penningto	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	6
Totals	6.0	9	5	5	5	8	32	26	123	74

WP: Burce [0]. SFA: Fulton.

GO-FO: Fulton 2-5; Burce 1-0; Penningto 0-2.

Western Caro. at Southern Ill.
2/28/2026 at (Nashville)

Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E	LOB
Western Caro.	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	3	0	5
Southern Ill.	0	0	2	0	2	1	X		5	9	1	9

Southern Ill. Scorecard

#	Player	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	AB	R	H	RBI
1	#20 M. Blomenkam	lf	* K		2B 7 1RBI	* K		1B 1 WP	4	1	2	1
2	#3 M. Coburn	rf	1B 6		1B 1 SB2		* L6	BB WP	3	0	2	0
3	#25 S. Potter	c	* K		* L7 1RBI		BB	BB	1	1	0	1
4	#14 H. Kurtz #2 E. Williams	dp	* K		* KL		HR 7 2RBI	* P4 IF	2 2	1 0	1 0	2 0
5	#4 A. Knutson	3b		* F8	* FF7		* K	* F8	4	0	0	0
6	#28 S. Grann	1b		1B MI SB2		1B 7	2B 8		3	0	3	0
7	#24 E. Lee	2b		* F7		* K	* G3U		3	0	0	0
8	#22 J. Stewart	ss		* G4		1B 7		* G4	3	0	1	0
9	#1 C. Pursley	cf			BB	* K		BB	1	2	0	0
Totals									26	5	9	4
Runs			0	0	2	0	2	1			5
Hits			1	1	2	2	2	1			9
Errors			0	0	0	0	0	0			0
LOB			1	1	1	2	1	3			9

SOUTHERN	ip	h	r	er	bb	k	bf	ab	np	st
6 B. Danielson	3.1	2	1	1	1	5	13	12	45	34
5 H. Lucas (W)	3.2	1	0	0	2	2	14	12	59	34
Totals	7.0	3	1	1	3	7	27	24	104	68

GO-FO: Danielson 2-3; Lucas 2-6.