Southwest Minnesota vs Truman State (Feb 27, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Southwest Minnesota State Baseball
Southwest Minnesota at Truman State (Game 1)
Feb 27, 2026 at Kirksville, Mo. (Bulldog Park)

Southwest Minnesota 5 (4-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Lampert, Levi lf  4  1  2  0  0  1  3  1  0 
Cortez, Jared c  4  0  1  0  0  0  5  0  0 
Behn, Evan 1b  1  0  0  0  2  0  7  0  0 
Davis, Connor rf  2  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0 
   Thorsen, Noah rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Lang, Carter 3b  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  2  0 
   Berreth, Josh pr/2b  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Froland, Tyler dh  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2 
   Merrill, Jacob pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Wheeler, Nathan 2b/3b  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0 
Woitalla, Brock ss  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  0 
Hammrich, Henry cf  3  1  1  4  0  1  2  0  0 
Nesheim, Tyler p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Dent, Austin p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  21  5  4  5  3  5  21  8  3 
  

Truman State 2 (4-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Colin Mueth cf  3  1  1  0  1  1  3  0  0 
Oliver Degenhardt ss  3  0  1  0  0  1  1  1  0 
Nick Steurer 2b/p  2  1  2  1  0  0  1  2  0 
Tyler Tieman 1b  3  0  1  1  0  0  5  1  1 
Joey Fentress lf  3  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
Evan Davis 3b  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1 
Max Burke dh  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ian Thornton ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3 
   Charlie Berry 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ian Junkin p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Shodai Nishihara c  3  0  1  0  0  0  6  0  0 
Tyler Towe rf  3  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  0 
Isaac Epp p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0 
Totals  25  2  6  2  2  4  21  6  5  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Southwest Minnesota. 000 100 4 -  5  4  0
Truman State........ 200 000 0 -  2  6  0
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DP - SMSU 1; TRUMANB 1. LOB - SMSU 3; TRUMANB 5. 2B - Cortez, J.; Nick Steurer. 3B - Tyler Tieman. HR - Hammrich, H.. HBP - Froland, T.; Woitalla, B.. SH - Lang, C.; Wheeler, N.; Nick Steurer. SF - Davis, C.. SB - Colin Mueth 3; Shodai Nishi. CS - Cortez, J..

Southwest Minnesota   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Nesheim, Tyler   5.1  6  2  2  1  3  0  0  0  0  20  22  6  6    
Dent, Austin W,1-1  1.2  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  5  6  3  1    
  
Truman State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Isaac Epp   6.0  3  1  1  2  4  0  0  0  0  18  22  9  3    
Nick Steurer L,0-1  0.1  0  3  3  1  0  0  0  2  0  0  4  0  1    
Ian Junkin   0.2  1  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3  1  0    

Win - Dent, A. (1-1). Loss - Nick Steurer (0-1). Save - None. HBP - by Nick Steurer (Froland, T.); by Nick Steurer (Woitalla, B.). PB - Cortez, J.; Shodai Nishi. Inherited runners/scored: Dent, A. 2/0; Ian Junkin 3/3. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Keith Mundt 1B: Bret Miell 3B: Leo Bounds
Start: 12:00 pm Time: 1:52 Attendance:
Weather: Sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Southwest Minnesota State Baseball
Southwest Minnesota at Truman State (Game 1)
Feb 27, 2026 at Kirksville, Mo. (Bulldog Park)

Southwest Minnesota starters: 7/lf Lampert, L.; 2/c Cortez, J.; 34/1b Behn, E.; 10/rf Davis, C.; 21/3b Lang, C.; 27/dh Froland, T.; 3/2b Wheeler, N.; 8/ss Woitalla, B.; 4/cf Hammrich, H.; 17/p Nesheim, T.;

Truman State starters: 6/cf Colin Mueth; 9/ss Oliver Degen; 27/2b Nick Steurer; 1/1b Tyler Tieman; 2/lf Joey Fentres; 28/3b Evan Davis; 3/dh Max Burke; 31/c Shodai Nishi; 5/rf Tyler Towe; 8/p Isaac Epp;

Southwest Minnesota 1st - Lampert, L. singled up the middle. Cortez, J. grounded into double play ss to 1b; Lampert, L. out on the play. Behn, E. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Truman State 1st - Colin Mueth singled to left center. Colin Mueth stole second. Oliver Degen grounded out to 3b; Colin Mueth stole third. Nick Steurer singled up the middle, RBI; Colin Mueth scored. Tyler Tieman tripled to right center, RBI; Nick Steurer scored. Joey Fentres struck out looking. Evan Davis grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Southwest Minnesota 2nd - Davis, C. flied out to rf. Lang, C. flied out to cf. Froland, T. popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Truman State 2nd - Max Burke lined out to 1b. Shodai Nishi lined out to lf. Tyler Towe grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southwest Minnesota 3rd - Wheeler, N. flied out to cf. Woitalla, B. flied out to lf. Hammrich, H. popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Truman State 3rd - Colin Mueth walked. Oliver Degen struck out swinging. Colin Mueth stole second. Nick Steurer grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Colin Mueth advanced to third. Tyler Tieman grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Southwest Minnesota 4th - Lampert, L. singled to center field. Lampert, L. advanced to second on a passed ball. Cortez, J. reached on a fielder's choice. Behn, E. walked; Cortez, J. advanced to second; Lampert, L. advanced to third. Davis, C. flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Cortez, J. advanced to third; Lampert, L. scored. Lang, C. grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Behn, E. advanced to second. Froland, T. struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Truman State 4th - Joey Fentres flied out to cf. Evan Davis flied out to rf. Max Burke popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southwest Minnesota 5th - Wheeler, N. struck out swinging. Woitalla, B. struck out looking. Hammrich, H. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Truman State 5th - Shodai Nishi singled through the left side. Tyler Towe struck out looking. Shodai Nishi stole second. Colin Mueth flied into double play lf to 2b; Shodai Nishi out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southwest Minnesota 6th - Lampert, L. flied out to lf. Cortez, J. doubled to left field. Behn, E. walked. Davis, C. flied out to rf; Cortez, J. advanced to third. Cortez, J. out at home p to 1b to c, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Truman State 6th - Oliver Degen singled to shortstop. Nick Steurer doubled to left field; Oliver Degen advanced to third. Tyler Tieman reached on a fielder's choice; Oliver Degen out at home ss to c. Dent, A. to p for Nesheim, T.. Joey Fentres flied out to cf; Nick Steurer advanced to third. Tyler Tieman advanced to second on a passed ball. Evan Davis walked. Ian Thornton pinch hit for Max Burke. Ian Thornton popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Southwest Minnesota 7th - Nick Steurer to p. Charlie Berr to 2b for Ian Thornton. / for Isaac Epp. Lang, C. walked. Froland, T. hit by pitch; Lang, C. advanced to second. Berreth, J. pinch ran for Lang, C.. Merrill, J. pinch ran for Froland, T.. Wheeler, N. grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Merrill, J. advanced to second; Berreth, J. advanced to third. Woitalla, B. hit by pitch. Nick Steurer to 2b. Ian Junkin to p for Charlie Berr. Hammrich, H. homered to left field, 4 RBI; Woitalla, B. scored; Merrill, J. scored; Berreth, J. scored. Lampert, L. struck out swinging. Cortez, J. flied out to rf. 4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Truman State 7th - Thorsen, N. to rf for Davis, C.. Berreth, J. to 2b. Wheeler, N. to 3b. Shodai Nishi grounded out to ss. Tyler Towe flied out to lf. Colin Mueth struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
  


Southwest Minnesota 5, Truman State 2 (Feb 27, 2026 at Kirksville, Mo.) (Game 1)
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Southwest Minnesota. 000 100 4 -  5  4  0      (4-4)
Truman State........ 200 000 0 -  2  6  0      (4-5)
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Pitchers: Southwest Minnesota - Nesheim, Tyler; Dent, Austin(6) and Cortez, Jared.
Truman State - Isaac Epp; Nick Steurer(7); Ian Junkin(7) and Shodai Nishihara.
Win-Dent, Austin(1-1)  Loss-Nick Steurer(0-1)  T-1:52  A-0
HR SMSU - Hammrich, Henry.
Weather: Sunny