Cal (Pa.) vs Wayne State (Mar 14, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Wayne State Baseball
Cal (Pa.) vs #16 Wayne State
Mar 14, 2026 at Davenport, Fla. (NE Regional Park #1)

Cal (Pa.) 2 (9-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Chad Helwich lf 
Peyton Ford 2b/cf 
Cole Fleck 1b 
Connor Evans rf 
Ikon Jones dh 
Brandon McClainBanks ss 
Corey Kuszaj c 
   Kyle Rizzo ph 
Caleb Collins 3b 
Charlie Nigut cf 
   Colin Patterson ph 
   Jason Nuttridge 2b 
Beau Bigam p 
   Ryan Sluk p 
   Evan Stranko p 
Totals  32  24 
  

Wayne State 3 (16-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Nick Sandiha, Jr. 2b 
Bennett Hitzelberger lf/1b 
Owen Tuccinardi 1b 
   Gabe Zeldes lf 
Drew Hill rf 
Rhett Roeser dh 
Tony Hatzigeorgiou 3b 
Ty Garza ss 
Brayden Crowe c 
Caleb Sanders cf 
Keegan Pulford-Tho. p 
   Jack Saputo p 
Totals  31  27  15  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Cal (Pa.)........... 000 100 001 -  2  7  1
Wayne State......... 001 000 20X -  3  9  1
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E - Evans; Garza. DP - Warriors 1. LOB - Vulcans 5; Warriors 10. 2B - Evans. SH - Crowe. SF - Ikon Jones; Hitzelberger. SB - Helwich; Hitzelberger; Sanders. CS - McClainBanks.

Cal (Pa.)   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Beau Bigam   4.1  17  18  70 
Ryan Sluk L,0-1  2.1  11  39 
Evan Stranko   1.1  30 
  
Wayne State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Keegan Pulford-Tho. W,2-0  7.0  24  26  99 
Jack Saputo S,1  2.0  27 

Win - Pulford-T. (2-0). Loss - Sluk (0-1). Save - Saputo (1). Inherited runners/scored: Sluk 1/0; Stranko 2/1. Pitches/strikes: Bigam 70/51; Sluk 39/26; Stranko 30/14; Pulford-T. 99/66; Saputo 27/21.

Umpires -
Start: 9:00 AM Time: 2:15 Attendance:

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Wayne State Baseball
Cal (Pa.) vs #16 Wayne State
Mar 14, 2026 at Davenport, Fla. (NE Regional Park #1)

Cal (Pa.) starters: 21/lf Helwich; 6/2b Ford; 4/1b Fleck; 14/rf Evans; 40/dh Ikon Jones; 8/ss McClainBanks; 25/c Kuszaj; 27/3b Collins; 42/cf Nigut; 39/p Bigam;

Wayne State starters: 14/2b Sandiha, Jr.; 24/lf Hitzelberger; 2/1b Tuccinardi; 13/rf D. Hill; 32/dh Roeser; 9/3b Hatzigeorgio; 7/ss Garza; 23/c Crowe; 6/cf Sanders; 27/p Pulford-T.;

Cal (Pa.) 1st - Helwich struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). Ford grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Fleck out at first 1b to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 1st - Sandiha, Jr. struck out looking (1-2 FKBK). Hitzelberger singled to center field (2-2 BSBKFFF). Hitzelberger stole second. Tuccinardi struck out swinging (1-2 FBSS). D. Hill singled to second base (2-1 BBF); Hitzelberger advanced to third. Roeser lined out to lf (0-1 F). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 2nd - Evans struck out swinging (1-2 FBKFS). Ikon Jones grounded out to 3b (1-2 BFKF). McClainBanks grounded out to 3b (2-2 BSFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 2nd - Hatzigeorgio lined out to 2b (1-2 KFB). Garza grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-0). Crowe fouled out to rf (0-2 KF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 3rd - Kuszaj singled to right field (3-2 FKBBB). Collins walked (3-0 BBBB); Kuszaj advanced to second. Nigut struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Helwich reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-1 S); Collins out at second ss to 2b; Kuszaj advanced to third. Helwich stole second. Ford flied out to rf (1-2 KKBFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Wayne State 3rd - Sanders singled to center field (0-0). Sanders stole second. Sandiha, Jr. flied out to lf (3-2 BKBBK); Sanders advanced to third. Hitzelberger flied out to 2b to center field, SF, RBI (1-2 FFBF); Sanders scored. Tuccinardi struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 4th - Fleck singled to right field (1-2 KSB). Evans doubled to left field (0-0); Fleck advanced to third. Ikon Jones flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-1 KB); Fleck scored. McClainBanks singled to left field (0-0); Evans advanced to third. McClainBanks out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. Kuszaj struck out looking (2-2 FBKBK). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wayne State 4th - D. Hill struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Roeser flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Hatzigeorgio singled to right field (1-2 KFB). Garza popped up to cf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 5th - Collins flied out to cf (1-0 B). Nigut struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKFS). Helwich struck out looking (1-2 BSSK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 5th - Crowe singled to center field (1-0 B). Sanders struck out looking (3-2 BKFFFFFBBK). Sluk to p for Bigam. Sandiha, Jr. singled to left field (0-2 KF); Crowe advanced to second. Hitzelberger singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw (1-2 SFFB); Sandiha, Jr. advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw; Crowe advanced to third, out at home rf to c. Tuccinardi fouled out to rf (2-1 KBB). 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 6th - Ford grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). Fleck singled to center field (2-1 KBB). Evans grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (3-1 BBBK); Fleck out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 6th - D. Hill struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KFS). Roeser flied out to cf (2-2 KKBB). Hatzigeorgio grounded out to 2b (3-1 BKBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 7th - Ikon Jones grounded out to ss (1-2 KKFFB). McClainBanks struck out swinging (3-2 SKBBBS). Kuszaj singled to center field (1-2 KKB). Collins popped up to rf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wayne State 7th - Garza reached on a dropped fly by rf (0-0). Crowe grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (1-1 SB); Garza advanced to second. Sanders grounded out to ss (0-1 S); Garza advanced to third. Sandiha, Jr. walked (3-2 BBKBKFB). Hitzelberger singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Sandiha, Jr. advanced to third; Garza scored, unearned. Stranko to p for Sluk. Tuccinardi singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); Hitzelberger advanced to second; Sandiha, Jr. scored, unearned. D. Hill flied out to rf (1-2 FFB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 8th - Saputo to p for Pulford-T.. Hitzelberger to 1b. Zeldes to lf for Tuccinardi. ColPatterson pinch hit for Nigut. ColPatterson struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Helwich struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KSS). Ford grounded out to ss (2-2 BBSF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 8th - Ford to cf. Nuttridge to 2b for ColPatterson. Roeser flied out to lf (2-2 KKBB). Hatzigeorgio walked (3-2 BBSBSFB). Garza walked (3-1 BKBBB); Hatzigeorgio advanced to second. Crowe fouled out to 1b (0-0). Sanders walked (3-1 BKBBB); Garza advanced to second; Hatzigeorgio advanced to third. Sandiha, Jr. grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Cal (Pa.) 9th - Fleck grounded out to ss (0-0). Evans reached on a fielding error by ss (1-1 SB). Ikon Jones grounded out to 2b (0-2 KKF); Evans advanced to second. McClainBanks singled to right field, RBI (1-2 KFB); Evans scored, unearned. Rizzo pinch hit for Kuszaj. Rizzo grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 FBB). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.