Baseball vs Northwestern on 4/3/2026 - Box Score - Michigan State University Athletics

4/3/2026

Rocky Miller Park

3:02 pm

Michigan State

10-17, 0

Final

Northwestern

10-15-1, 0

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	5	11	0
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0

Win: Donovan, Aidan (2-2)Loss: Rifenburg, Jake (2-2)Save: Chambers, Brady (2)

Scoring Summary

Team	MSU	NU
6th Sturgess,I singled up the middle, 2 RBI (3-1); Murphy,D scored; Thomas,K scored.	2	0
7th Williams,N doubled to right center, RBI (2-2); Deckinga,C scored.	3	0
7th Rice,T singled to third base, RBI (2-0); Williams,N scored.	4	0
8th McKay,R doubled to left center, RBI (1-1); Seymour,R scored.	5	0
8th MCELFATRICK doubled to right field, RBI (2-2); SLATER scored.	5	1

Michigan State


Rice, Trent	RF	5	0	1	1	0	1	0
Thomas, Khamaree	DH	3	1	2	0	1	1	0
Murphy, Dayton	SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	3
Sturgess, Isaac	CF	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
Seymour, Randy	1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
McKay, Ryan	2B	4	0	2	1	0	1	2
Deckinga, Cj	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Williams, Nick	LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Broski, Adam	C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Donovan, Aidan	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chambers, Brady	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		37	5	11	5	1	7	7

Batting

2B: Murphy, Dayton (1); McKay, Ryan (2); Williams, Nick (1)

Baserunning

SB: Rice, Trent (1)

CS: Sturgess, Isaac (1)

HBP: Thomas, Khamaree (1)

PO: Sturgess, Isaac (1)

Northwestern


McElfatrick, Owen	3B	4	0	2	1	0	0
Freeman, Jackson	RF	4	0	0	0	1	1
Kucherak, Ryan	SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Barron, Nick	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ruiz, Noah	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lausch, Jack	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0
de Groot, Logan	LF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Slater, Jay	C	3	1	1	0	0	1
Counsell, Jack	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rifenburg, Jake	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant, Alex	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hliboki, Sam	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		32	1	5	1	2	4

Batting

2B: McElfatrick, Owen (1); Lausch, Jack (1)

Michigan State


Donovan, Aidan	8.0	5	1	1	2	29	29	14	8	102
Chambers, Brady	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	9
Totals		5	1	1	2	32	32	17	8	111

Northwestern


Rifenburg, Jake	5.1	4	2	2	0	5	0	1	20	21	7	4	68
Grant, Alex	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	4	1	0	19
Hliboki, Sam	2.2	5	2	2	1	1	1	0	13	14	4	3	48
Totals		11	5	5	1	7	1	1	37	39	12	7	135

Win: Donovan, Aidan (2-2)

Loss: Rifenburg, Jake (2-2)

HBP: Rifenburg, Jake (1)

Save: Chambers, Brady (2) ;

Michigan State

Final

Northwestern

Michigan State - Top of 1st

Plays	MSU	NU
Rice,T grounded out to ss (0-1).	0	0
Thomas,K struck out swinging (1-2).	0	0
Murphy,D flied out to rf (3-2).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 1st

Plays	MSU	NU
MCELFATRICK grounded out to 2b (1-0).	0	0
FREEMAN grounded out to 2b (1-0).	0	0
KUCHERAK flied out to lf (1-2).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 2nd

Plays	MSU	NU
Sturgess,I flied out to lf (2-2).	0	0
Seymour,R struck out swinging (0-2).	0	0
McKay,R doubled to right center (0-0).	0	0
Deckinga,C lined out to p (1-0).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	MSU	NU
BARRON grounded out to ss (1-1).	0	0
RUIZ grounded out to 2b (0-0).	0	0
LAUSCH doubled to right center (2-1).	0	0
DE GROOT struck out swinging (1-2).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 3rd

Plays	MSU	NU
Williams,N grounded out to 3b (2-1).	0	0
Broski,A struck out swinging (3-2).	0	0
Rice,T flied out to cf (1-1).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	MSU	NU
SLATER popped up to 2b (2-1).	0	0
COUNSELL flied out to cf (0-0).	0	0
MCELFATRICK popped up to 2b (2-1).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 4th

Plays	MSU	NU
Thomas,K hit by pitch (1-1).	0	0
Murphy,D flied out to rf (1-2).	0	0
Sturgess,I singled to left field (2-1); Thomas,K advanced to second.	0	0
Seymour,R struck out swinging (2-2).	0	0
McKay,R grounded out to 2b (0-0).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 4th

Plays	MSU	NU
FREEMAN grounded out to 2b (0-0).	0	0
KUCHERAK flied out to lf (3-1).	0	0
BARRON grounded out to 2b (0-1).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 5th

Plays	MSU	NU
Deckinga,C flied out to lf (0-0).	0	0
Williams,N struck out swinging (1-2).	0	0
Broski,A flied out to lf (1-1).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 5th

Plays	MSU	NU
RUIZ flied out to cf (2-2).	0	0
LAUSCH popped up to 3b (0-0).	0	0
DE GROOT singled to third base (2-2).	0	0
SLATER lined out to ss (2-0).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 6th

Plays	MSU	NU
Rice,T grounded out to ss (0-1).	0	0
Thomas,K singled to second base (0-0).	0	0
Murphy,D doubled to left field (0-0); Thomas,K advanced to third.	0	0
GRANT to p for RIFENBURG.	0	0
Sturgess,I singled up the middle, 2 RBI (3-1); Murphy,D scored; Thomas,K scored.	2	0
Seymour,R flied out to rf (2-2).	2	0
Sturgess,I out at first p to 1b to ss to 1b, picked off, caught stealing.	2	0
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 6th

Plays	MSU	NU
COUNSELL flied out to lf (0-0).	2	0
MCELFATRICK singled to left center (2-1).	2	0
FREEMAN struck out swinging (0-2).	2	0
KUCHERAK flied out to cf (3-2).	2	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 7th

Plays	MSU	NU
McKay,R struck out swinging (1-2).	2	0
Deckinga,C singled to left field (0-0).	2	0
HLIBOKI to p for GRANT.	2	0
Williams,N doubled to right center, RBI (2-2); Deckinga,C scored.	3	0
Broski,A flied out to lf (1-1); Williams,N advanced to third.	3	0
Rice,T singled to third base, RBI (2-0); Williams,N scored.	4	0
Rice,T stole second.	4	0
Thomas,K walked (3-1).	4	0
Murphy,D grounded out to p (1-0).	4	0
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 7th

Plays	MSU	NU
BARRON grounded out to 2b (0-0).	4	0
RUIZ flied out to lf (1-0).	4	0
LAUSCH lined out to 3b (2-2).	4	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 8th

Plays	MSU	NU
Sturgess,I flied out to rf (2-0).	4	0
Seymour,R singled to center field (3-2).	4	0
McKay,R doubled to left center, RBI (1-1); Seymour,R scored.	5	0
Deckinga,C reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); McKay,R out at third ss to 3b.	5	0
Williams,N popped up to 2b (0-1).	5	0
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 8th

Plays	MSU	NU
DE GROOT grounded out to ss (1-2).	5	0
SLATER singled through the left side (3-2).	5	0
COUNSELL flied out to cf (2-1).	5	0
MCELFATRICK doubled to right field, RBI (2-2); SLATER scored.	5	1
FREEMAN flied out to lf (3-2).	5	1
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Michigan State - Top of 9th

Plays	MSU	NU
Broski,A grounded out to 2b (0-0).	5	1
Rice,T struck out looking (2-2).	5	1
Thomas,K singled up the middle (0-2).	5	1
Thomas,K advanced to second on a wild pitch.	5	1
Murphy,D flied out to rf (2-2).	5	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northwestern - Bottom of 9th

Plays	MSU	NU
Chambers,B to p for Donovan,A.	5	1
KUCHERAK flied out to rf (0-0).	5	1
BARRON flied out to lf (0-2).	5	1
RUIZ flied out to cf (2-2).	5	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
37	At Bats	32
5	Runs	1
11	Hits	5
4	Doubles	2
0	Triples	0
0	Home Runs	0
5	RBI's	1
1	Walks (BB)	0
7	Strikeouts	2
Pitching
5	Hits	11
1	Runs	5
1	Earned Runs	5
0	Walks	1
2	Strikeouts	7
32	Batters Faced	39
0	Errors	0
Fielding
27	Putouts	27
8	Assists	10
1.000	Fielding %	1.000
0	Double Plays	0

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Scoring Summary

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