Grand Valley State vs Wayne State (Apr 03, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Wayne State Baseball
#6 Grand Valley State at #22 Wayne State (Game 1)
Apr 03, 2026 at Detroit, Mich. (Harwell Field)

Grand Valley State 1 (25-5,5-1 GLIAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Evan Morrison ss  4  0  2  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Kaden Howard dh  3  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  4 
Jovan Gill 1b  3  0  1  0  0  0  5  0  1 
Caleb Estrada 3b  3  0  1  0  0  1  0  3  1 
Jake Skaggs cf  3  0  1  0  0  2  3  0  0 
Ryan Stimac rf  3  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Caden Thelen lf  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Noah Brandt c  3  0  2  0  0  0  3  0  1 
   Nolan Alvord pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Ayden VanEnkevort 2b  2  0  0  0  0  1  4  2  0 
   Josh Fleming ph  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 
   Zach Warren pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
JJ Manion p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ethan Houghtaling p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  26  1  8  0  2  6  18  5  7 
  

Wayne State 3 (22-6,6-4 GLIAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Caleb Sanders lf  4  0  2  0  0  1  2  1  0 
Brady Blakita dh  3  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Drew Hill rf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2 
Bennett Hitzelberger 1b  2  0  0  0  1  0  7  0  1 
Rhett Roeser 3b  3  0  1  0  0  0  3  3  2 
Nick Sandiha, Jr. 2b  3  0  1  0  0  0  1  2  0 
Alfredo Velazquez cf  2  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  1 
Ty Garza ss  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Brayden Crowe c  3  1  1  3  0  0  7  2  1 
Gavin Nash p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Rocco Cardinale p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Philip Miller p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  24  3  7  3  2  1  21  10  7  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Grand Valley State.. 000 000 1 -  1  8  0
Wayne State......... 000 300 X -  3  7  0
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LOB - Lakers 7; Warriors 7. 2B - E. Morrison 2; C. Estrada; N. Brandt; Roeser. HR - Crowe. HBP - C. Thelen; Garza 2. SB - Velazquez. CS - J. Skaggs.

Grand Valley State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
JJ Manion L,3-1  3.2  5  3  3  2  0  0  0  2  0  15  19  9  1  67 
Ethan Houghtaling   2.1  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  9  9  2  4  38 
  
Wayne State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Gavin Nash W,3-3  6.1  8  1  1  1  5  1  0  1  0  24  26  6  5  98 
Rocco Cardinale   0.0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  4 
Philip Miller S,1  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1  8 

Win - Nash (3-3). Loss - JJ Manion (3-1). Save - P. Miller (1). WP - Nash; Cardinale. HBP - by JJ Manion (Garza); by JJ Manion (Garza); by Nash (C. Thelen). Inherited runners/scored: Houghtaling 1/0; Cardinale 2/1; P. Miller 2/0. Pitches/strikes: JJ Manion 67/40; Houghtaling 38/22; Nash 98/60; Cardinale 4/0; P. Miller 8/5.

Umpires - HP: Cory Ray 1B: Gary Wagenschutz
Start: 1:01 PM Time: 2:07 Attendance: 195
Weather: Mid to Upper 60s, Mostly Sunny
Cardinale faced 1 batter in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Wayne State Baseball
#6 Grand Valley State at #22 Wayne State (Game 1)
Apr 03, 2026 at Detroit, Mich. (Harwell Field)

Grand Valley State starters: 1/ss E. Morrison; 23/dh K. Howard; 32/1b J. Gill; 6/3b C. Estrada; 3/cf J. Skaggs; 17/rf R. Stimac; 8/lf C. Thelen; 39/c N. Brandt; 7/2b VanEnkevort; 21/p JJ Manion;

Wayne State starters: 6/lf Sanders; 5/dh Blakita; 13/rf D. Hill; 24/1b Hitzelberger; 32/3b Roeser; 14/2b Sandiha, Jr.; 31/cf Velazquez; 7/ss Garza; 23/c Crowe; 21/p Nash;

Grand Valley State 1st - E. Morrison lined out to cf (1-0 B). K. Howard walked (3-1 BBKBB). K. Howard advanced to second on a wild pitch. J. Gill singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw (2-2 BSKB); K. Howard advanced to third, out at home lf to c. C. Estrada struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wayne State 1st - Sanders singled to third base (2-2 SBFFB). Blakita popped up to 2b (2-2 KKBB). D. Hill flied out to cf (1-2 SKB). Hitzelberger walked (3-1 BBBKB); Sanders advanced to second. Roeser popped up to 2b (2-2 BSBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Grand Valley State 2nd - J. Skaggs struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKFS). R. Stimac singled to shortstop (0-0). C. Thelen popped up to 3b (3-1 BBFB). N. Brandt popped up to 3b (3-2 BBBKKFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wayne State 2nd - Sandiha, Jr. lined out to cf (1-0 B). Velazquez popped up to ss (0-1 F). Garza hit by pitch (0-0). Crowe lined out to cf (0-2 SK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Grand Valley State 3rd - VanEnkevort struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). E. Morrison doubled to left field (3-2 BFBBK). K. Howard grounded out to 2b (3-1 BBBK); E. Morrison advanced to third. J. Gill grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wayne State 3rd - Sanders grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). Blakita singled to catcher (1-0 B). D. Hill fouled out to c (0-1 K). Hitzelberger popped up to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Grand Valley State 4th - C. Estrada flied out to lf (0-0). J. Skaggs singled through the left side (2-2 BBFKFF). J. Skaggs out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. R. Stimac struck out swinging (3-2 SBBFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 4th - Roeser doubled to center field (1-0 B). Sandiha, Jr. flied out to lf to left center (3-2 KBBKBF); Roeser advanced to third. Velazquez walked (3-1 BSBBB). Velazquez stole second; Roeser out at home 2b to c. Garza hit by pitch (1-2 KKBFF). Crowe homered to center field, 3 RBI (1-2 KBF); Garza scored; Velazquez scored. Sanders singled to center field (1-1 SB). Houghtaling to p for JJ Manion. Blakita singled to right field (1-0 B); Sanders advanced to second. D. Hill fouled out to 2b (0-0). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Grand Valley State 5th - C. Thelen flied out to lf to left center (1-1 BK). N. Brandt doubled to left center (1-0 B). VanEnkevort grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). E. Morrison doubled to third base (1-1 BK); N. Brandt advanced to third. K. Howard grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Wayne State 5th - Hitzelberger grounded out to 2b (3-1 KBBB). Roeser popped up to 2b (3-2 KBBKBF). Sandiha, Jr. singled to left center (1-2 BKK). Velazquez grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1 BBFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Grand Valley State 6th - J. Gill lined out to 1b (0-1 K). C. Estrada doubled to left field (1-0 B). J. Skaggs struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS); C. Estrada out at third c to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wayne State 6th - Garza grounded out to 3b (1-2 FFB). Crowe grounded out to 3b (2-2 KFBB). Sanders struck out swinging (2-2 BFKBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Grand Valley State 7th - R. Stimac grounded out to ss (0-2 KS). C. Thelen hit by pitch (1-2 KFB). N. Brandt singled to right center (3-1 BBBK); C. Thelen advanced to third. N. Alvord pinch ran for N. Brandt. J. Fleming pinch hit for VanEnkevort. Cardinale to p for Nash. J. Fleming walked (3-0 BBBB); N. Alvord advanced to second; C. Thelen scored on a wild pitch. P. Miller to p for Cardinale. Z. Warren pinch ran for J. Fleming. E. Morrison out at first p to 3b to 1b (0-1 F); Z. Warren advanced to second; N. Alvord advanced to third. K. Howard struck out looking (3-2 KKBBBK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.