NCAA Baseball
FINAL
Friday, May 8, 2026
Northwestern Wildcats
0
Illinois Fighting Illini
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Illinois Field
Top Performers
NU
- Jack Lausch H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
- Ryan Kucherak H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
- Owen Mcelfatrick H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
- Noah Ruiz H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
ILL
- Collin Jennings H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 3
- Jack Zebig H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 2
- Nick Groves H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
- Aj Putty H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
Recent Plays
- · 7th Inning Bottom of the 7th inning
- · 7th Inning Middle of the 7th inning
- · 7th Inning
- · 7th Inning Jack Lausch struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
- · 7th Inning O. Martel pitches to J. Lausch
- · 7th Inning
- · 7th Inning Owen Mcelfatrick singled up the middle (2-2 KBBFFFF); Marty Kaplan advanced to second.
- · 7th Inning O. Martel pitches to O. Mcelfatrick
Lineups
ILL
- 0Nick GrovesCF
- 0Michael Farina2B
- 0Jack ZebigLF
- 0Aj Putty1B
- 0Kyle Schupmann3B
- 0Collin JenningsRF
- 0Daniel ContrerasDH
- 0Will JohannesC
- 0J.R. NelsonSS
Substitutes
- 0Luke LandrusPH
NU
- 0Owen Mcelfatrick3B
- 0Jack LauschCF
- 0Ryan KucherakSS
- 0Noah Ruiz2B
- 0Jay SlaterC
- 0Nick Barron1B
- 0Jake YangDH
- 0Jackson FreemanRF
- 0Logan De GrootLF
Substitutes
- 0Noah BrocklebankPH
- 0Marty KaplanPH
- 0Masai MarshallPH
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