Middle Tennessee vs Sam Houston (Apr 26, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston
Apr 26, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

Middle Tennessee 4 (22-22,9-12 CUSA)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Owen Nowak cf 
Tyler Minnick c 
Cooper Clapp 2b 
Dean O'Neill 1b  11 
Nathan Brewer lf 
Brett Rogers rf 
Layne Akers dh 
Brett Vondohlen 3b 
Clay Badylak ss 
Cole Torbett p 
   Landen Burch p 
   John Michael Pickens p 
   Abel Albarran p 
Totals  32  24  14 
  

Sam Houston 9 (20-24,9-12 CUSA)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ryan Franden 3b 
Jeric Curtis cf 
Cade Corcoran 1b  13 
Nathan Fink dh 
Sean Bazmore rf 
Hunter Alvord ss 
Ty Marthiljohni c 
Kirby Orth lf 
Jace Martinez 2b 
Tate Hickman p 
   Collin Aloisio p 
Totals  33  12  27  19 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Middle Tennessee.... 200 100 001 -  4  7  1
Sam Houston......... 020 060 01X -  9 12  1
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E - Nathan Brewe; Martinez, J.. DP - Blue Raiders 1; Bearkats 1. LOB - Blue Raiders 4; Bearkats 7. 2B - Nathan Brewe; Franden, R.; Curtis, J.. 3B - Orth, K.; Martinez, J.. HR - Owen Nowak; Layne Akers; Curtis, J.. SH - Curtis, J.; Bazmore, S..

Middle Tennessee   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Cole Torbett L,1-1  4.0  16  21  71 
Landen Burch   0.2  26 
John Michael Pickens   3.0  11  12  40 
Abel Albarran   0.1 
  
Sam Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tate Hickman W,1-1  6.0  21  24  11  79 
Collin Aloisio S,1  3.0  11  11  46 

Win - Hickman, T. (1-1). Loss - Cole Torbett (1-1). Save - Aloisio, C. (1). WP - Hickman, T.. Pitches/strikes: Cole Torbett 71/35; Landen Burch 26/16; John Michael 40/24; Abel Albarra 3/2; Hickman, T. 79/45; Aloisio, C. 46/30.

Umpires - HP: Jereal Proctor 1B: Matthew Herrera 3B: Archer Florez-Poreda
Start: 12:02 pm Time: 2:30 Attendance: 650
Weather: 83 deg, muggy, S 9-12 mph
Cole Torbett faced 3 batters in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston
Apr 26, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

Middle Tennessee starters: 9/cf Owen Nowak; 3/c Tyler Minnic; 4/2b Cooper Clapp; 12/1b Dean O'Neill; 8/lf Nathan Brewe; 13/rf Brett Rogers; 7/dh Layne Akers; 18/3b Brett Vondoh; 11/ss Clay Badylak; 35/p Cole Torbett;

Sam Houston starters: 7/3b Franden, R.; 13/cf Curtis, J.; 14/1b Corcoran, C.; 25/dh Fink, N.; 19/rf Bazmore, S.; 9/ss Alvord, H.; 12/c Marthilj, T.; 15/lf Orth, K.; 8/2b Martinez, J.; 32/p Hickman, T.;

Middle Tennessee 1st - Owen Nowak homered to right field, RBI (1-1 BK). Distance:386 Exit velo:97 mph. Tyler Minnic singled up the middle (0-0). Cooper Clapp struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKKS). Tyler Minnic advanced to second on a wild pitch. Minnick advances on WP on 0-0 pitch. Dean O'Neill walked (3-2 BKBBKFB). Nathan Brewe reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, out at second 1b to 2b; Dean O'Neill out at second ss to 2b; Tyler Minnic advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 1st - Franden, R. walked (3-1 BBKBB). Pitch clock called on Curtis before 0-0 pitch. Curtis, J. grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-2 KF); Franden, R. advanced to second. Corcoran, C. walked (3-0 BBBB). MTSU mound visit - catcher (1). Fink, N. flied out to lf (1-1 BK). Bazmore, S. grounded out to ss (2-1 FBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 2nd - Brett Rogers grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). Layne Akers grounded out to ss (2-2 BBSS). Brett Vondoh grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 2nd - Alvord, H. lined out to lf (1-1 KB). Marthilj, T. grounded out to 3b (1-2 KFB). Orth, K. walked (3-1 KBBBB). Martinez, J. singled up the middle (2-1 BKB); Orth, K. advanced to second. Franden, R. doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-2 KBF); Martinez, J. scored; Orth, K. scored. Curtis, J. grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 3rd - Clay Badylak flied out to lf (1-1 BK). Owen Nowak out at first 1b to p (1-1 KB). Tyler Minnic grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 3rd - Corcoran, C. singled to right center (1-2 BFS). Fink, N. lined out to 3b (1-0 B). Bazmore, S. grounded out to p (1-0 B); Corcoran, C. advanced to second. Alvord, H. flied out to lf (2-1 BBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 4th - Cooper Clapp walked (3-1 BKBBB). Dean O'Neill reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (0-2 SK); Cooper Clapp out at second p to 2b. Nathan Brewe doubled down the lf line, ground-rule (0-1 F); Dean O'Neill advanced to third. Brett Rogers grounded out to p, RBI (0-0); Nathan Brewe advanced to third; Dean O'Neill scored. Layne Akers struck out swinging (3-2 KBBFFBFS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 4th - Marthilj, T. grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBBK). Orth, K. singled to right field (1-0 B). Martinez, J. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-1 KBB); Orth, K. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 5th - Brett Vondoh popped up to 3b (1-1 FB). Clay Badylak singled to center field (3-2 BBBKK). Owen Nowak reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-0); Clay Badylak out at second 2b to ss. Tyler Minnic reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-0 B); Owen Nowak out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 5th - Franden, R. walked (3-1 BBBKB). Curtis, J. doubled to left field, ground-rule (0-0); Franden, R. advanced to third. Corcoran, C. singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Curtis, J. scored; Franden, R. scored. MTSU mound visit - catcher (2). Landen Burch to p for Cole Torbett. Fink, N. singled to left field (1-2 BFS); Corcoran, C. advanced to second. SHSU offensive timeout after 1-1 pitch. Bazmore, S. out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC (1-1 BF); Fink, N. advanced to second; Corcoran, C. advanced to third. Alvord, H. singled down the lf line, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (2-2 BBKS); Fink, N. scored; Corcoran, C. scored. Marthilj, T. singled through the left side, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (2-2 BKFB); Alvord, H. scored. Orth, K. flied out to lf (1-2 BKF). Martinez, J. tripled to center field, RBI (3-1 BBKB); Marthilj, T. scored. John Michael to p for Landen Burch. Franden, R. grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 6th - Cooper Clapp grounded out to p (3-2 BKFBB). Dean O'Neill singled up the middle (1-0 B). SHSU mound visit - third base (1). Nathan Brewe walked (3-1 BBBKB); Dean O'Neill advanced to second. Brett Rogers lined into double play ss to 1b (0-0); Nathan Brewe out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 6th - Curtis, J. flied out to rf (3-2 FBFFBB). Corcoran, C. walked (3-1 BKBBB). Fink, N. flied out to rf (1-0 B). Bazmore, S. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); Corcoran, C. out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 7th - Aloisio, C. to p for Hickman, T.. Layne Akers grounded out to p (0-2 SK). Brett Vondoh singled through the left side (2-0 BB). Clay Badylak flied out to rf (1-2 BKS). Owen Nowak grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 7th - Alvord, H. flied out to rf (1-0 B). Marthilj, T. grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Orth, K. tripled to right field (2-2 BBKK). Martinez, J. grounded out to 3b (1-2 KBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 8th - Tyler Minnic grounded out to ss (3-2 BBKKB). Cooper Clapp grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Dean O'Neill struck out looking (2-2 KKBBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 8th - Franden, R. flied out to lf (2-2 BFKB). Curtis, J. homered to left center, RBI (0-0). Distance:406 Exit velo:106 mph. Corcoran, C. struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). Abel Albarra to p for John Michael. Fink, N. grounded out to 3b (1-1 BK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Middle Tennessee 9th - Nathan Brewe grounded out to p (3-2 KSBFFBFBF). Brett Rogers grounded out to ss (0-0). Layne Akers homered to left center, RBI (3-1 KBBB). Distance:393 Exit velo:105 mph. Brett Vondoh struck out swinging (1-2 BKFFS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Sam Houston 9, Middle Tennessee 4 (Apr 26, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas)
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Middle Tennessee.... 200 100 001  -  4  7  1      (22-22, 9-12 CUSA)
Sam Houston......... 020 060 01X  -  9 12  1      (20-24, 9-12 CUSA)
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Pitchers: Middle Tennessee - Cole Torbett; Landen Burch(5); John Michael Pickens(5);
Abel Albarran(8) and Tyler Minnick. Sam Houston - Tate Hickman; Collin Aloisio(7) and
Ty Marthiljohni.
Win-Tate Hickman(1-1)  Save-Collin Aloisio(1)  Loss-Cole Torbett(1-1)  T-2:30  A-650
HR MTSU - Owen Nowak; Layne Akers.
HR SHSU - Jeric Curtis.
Weather: 83 deg, muggy, S 9-12 mph

Cole Torbett faced 3 batters in the 5th.