NCAA Baseball

FINAL Friday, May 29, 2026
Northern Illinois Huskies 12
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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 10
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Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium · 3,808 att.

Top Performers

NIU

  • Cole Smith H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Wyatt Wawro H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 3
  • Marcus Romero H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Nolan Sandee H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1

CCU

  • Trace Mazon H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Rex Watson H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Brice Estep H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Dean Mihos H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning End of the 9th inning
  2. · 9th Inning
  3. · 9th Inning R. Watson lined out to first.
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  7. · 9th Inning C. Cox pitches to R. Watson
  8. · 9th Inning

Highlights

01:12 Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:36 Dean Mihos goes deep for a home run vs. Northern Illinois Watch on ESPN

Lineups

CCU

  1. 0Walker Mitchell3B
  2. 0Blake Barthol2B
  3. 0Dean MihosCF
  4. 0Trace MazonDH
  5. 0Rex WatsonRF
  6. 0Domenico TozziC
  7. 0Blagen PadoLF
  8. 0Colby Thorndyke1B
  9. 0Ty BarrangoSS

Substitutes

  1. 0Brayden HortonPH
  2. 0Jordan TaylorLF
  3. 0Brice EstepPH
  4. 0Jackson WinerPH
  5. 0Cruz HarlanSS

NIU

  1. 0Wyatt WawroLF
  2. 0Cole Smith2B
  3. 0Nolan SandeeSS
  4. 0Gavin Baldwin1B
  5. 0Vinny Spotofora3B
  6. 0Marcus RomeroDH
  7. 0Ivan DahlbergC
  8. 0Caden RobertsonRF
  9. 0Charlie ParcellCF

CBASE News

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