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Northwestern Wildcats 20-27-1

3

Illinois Fighting Illini 26-23

4

Final

Venue: Illinois Field, Champaign, Illinois
TV: BTN
Date: May 9, 2026 · 10:30 PM

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NU	3	3
ILL	—	4

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Player Stats

Northwestern Wildcats

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Owen Mcelfatrick UN	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	.362	.455	.745
Jack Lausch UN	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.472	.867
Ryan Kucherak UN	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.409	.500	.727
Noah Ruiz UN	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271	.308	.479
Jay Slater UN	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.208	.333	.417
Charlie Caruso UN	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.571
Nick Barron UN	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.292	.405
Jake Yang UN	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.375	.273
Jackson Freeman UN	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.333	.289
Logan De Groot UN	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.194	.342	.194
Marty Kaplan UN	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.500	.000

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Matthew Kouser UN	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	93-58	4.24	93
Jake Rifenburg UN	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	36-24	1.46	36

Illinois Fighting Illini

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nick Groves UN	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.531	.381
Michael Farina UN	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.367
Jack Zebig UN	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.545	.500
Brayden Mazzacano UN	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Aj Putty UN	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.379	.407
Kyle Schupmann UN	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.120	.241	.120
Collin Jennings UN	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.269	.345	.577
Daniel Contreras UN	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240
Will Johannes UN	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.300	.333	.400
J.R. Nelson UN	2-3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.364	.294

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Aidan Flinn UN	5.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	80-47	1.26	80
Mitch Dye UN	3.0	3	2	2	1	4	1	52-36	7.50	52
Reed Gannon UN	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00	7

Northwestern Wildcats

Starters

3B Owen Mcelfatrick
CF Jack Lausch
SS Ryan Kucherak
2B Noah Ruiz
C Jay Slater
1B Nick Barron
DH Jake Yang
RF Jackson Freeman
LF Logan De Groot

Bench (2)

PR Charlie Caruso
LF Marty Kaplan

Illinois Fighting Illini

Starters

LF Nick Groves
2B Michael Farina
LF Jack Zebig
1B Aj Putty
3B Kyle Schupmann
RF Collin Jennings
DH Daniel Contreras
C Will Johannes
SS J.R. Nelson

Bench (1)

CF Brayden Mazzacano