February 13, 2026 IU Columbus (Ind.) at Carolina (N.C.)

(3-4)
14

(0-5)
11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU Columbus (Ind.) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Carolina (N.C.) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Box Score
IU Columbus (Ind.)
Carolina (N.C.)
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus Robinson 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentcy Perry cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garrett Thurman ph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey VanMeter rf | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Borkhardt dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Lewis pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Lash 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carson McNulty lf | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brevin Barker lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex McComb c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes McNeff ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Jenkins pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Sutton ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grayson Roll 2b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Mertl p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weston Hanks p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayne Smith p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Haltom p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Batting
2B:
Blake Borkhardt
, Carson McNulty
HR:
Trey VanMeter (2)
, Carson McNulty
, Grayson Roll
RBI:
Trey VanMeter (3)
, Gavin Lash
, Carson McNulty (4)
, Alex McComb (2)
, Wyatt Sutton
, Grayson Roll (2)
Sac:
Cyrus Robinson
, Alex McComb
Sac Fly:
Gavin Lash
, Alex McComb
Baserunning
SB:
Cyrus Robinson
Fielding
E:
Wyatt Sutton
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Smithart ss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Gambrell lf | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanan White pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gonzalez 1b | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexis Fontanez dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Wesley 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ty Vespe rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leland Brown ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Ananias c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dj Biggers pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Daniels cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peyton Banks 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Horn 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kolden Hunter p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Gribble p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Kelley p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calister Presnell p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
Batting
2B:
Ben Gambrell
, Alexis Fontanez
HR:
Danny Gonzalez (3)
RBI:
Ben Gambrell
, Danny Gonzalez (7)
, Alexis Fontanez
, Jacob Ananias
Sac:
Jacob Ananias
, Luke Daniels
Fielding
E:
Nathan Wesley
, Peyton Banks (3)
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Mertl | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Weston Hanks | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayne Smith (W, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin Haltom (Sv, 2) | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Pitching
Batters faced:
Riley Mertl (23)
, Weston Hanks (8)
, Zayne Smith (2)
, Gavin Haltom (11)
WP:
Riley Mertl
, Zayne Smith
HBP:
Riley Mertl (2)
IBB:
Weston Hanks
Pitches-Strikes: Riley Mertl (79-45), Weston Hanks (23-16), Zayne Smith (16-9), Gavin Haltom (41-27)
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolden Hunter | 1.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron Gribble | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Kelley (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Calister Presnell | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching
Batters faced:
Kolden Hunter (12)
, Cameron Gribble (18)
, Matthew Kelley (8)
, Calister Presnell (4)
, Landon Johnson (2)
WP:
Kolden Hunter
HBP:
Matthew Kelley
Pitches-Strikes: Kolden Hunter (51-27), Cameron Gribble (52-34), Matthew Kelley (32-20), Calister Presnell (20-13), Landon Johnson (7-5)
| Innings | Play | V - H |
|---|---|---|
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T. VanMeter homered to center field, RBI. | 1 - 0 |
| 1st | D. Gonzalez homered to left center, 3 RBI; B. Gambrell scored; C. Smithart scored. | 1 - 3 |
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W. Sutton singled up the middle, RBI; C. McNulty scored. | 2 - 3 |
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G. Roll homered to left field, 2 RBI; W. Sutton scored. | 4 - 3 |
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T. VanMeter homered to left field, 2 RBI; C. Robinson scored. | 6 - 3 |
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C. McNulty singled to left field, RBI; B. Borkhardt advanced to third; T. VanMeter scored, unearned. | 7 - 3 |
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A. McComb flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; B. Borkhardt scored, unearned. | 8 - 3 |
| 4th | D. Gonzalez homered to center field, 2 RBI; B. Gambrell scored. | 8 - 5 |
| 5th | B. Gambrell singled to shortstop, RBI; C. Smithart advanced to second; P. Horn scored, unearned. | 8 - 6 |
| 5th | A. Fontanez singled to left field, RBI; D. Gonzalez advanced to second; B. Gambrell advanced to third; C. Smithart scored, unearned. | 8 - 7 |
| 5th | A. Fontanez advanced to second; D. Gonzalez advanced to third; B. Gambrell scored on a wild pitch, unearned. | 8 - 8 |
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C. McNulty homered to right center, RBI. | 9 - 8 |
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T. VanMeter reached first on a fielding error by 3b; G. Thurman advanced to second; C. Robinson scored. | 10 - 8 |
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G. Lash flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; G. Thurman scored, unearned. | 11 - 8 |
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C. McNulty doubled to left center, 2 RBI; W. Lewis scored, unearned; T. VanMeter scored, unearned. | 13 - 8 |
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A. McComb singled to center field, RBI; C. McNulty scored, unearned. | 14 - 8 |
| 7th | D. Gonzalez homered to right field, 2 RBI; K. White scored. | 14 - 10 |
| 7th | J. Ananias singled down the lf line, RBI; N. Wesley advanced to second; A. Fontanez scored. | 14 - 11 |
Other Information
| Location: | Mando Field |
| Attendance: | 126 |
| Duration: | 3:01 |
| Umpires: | Home plate - Joseph Vilagos , First base - Steve Moncus |
Play By Play
| Innings | Play | V - H |
|---|---|---|
IU Columbus (Ind.)
|
T. VanMeter homered to center field, RBI. | 1 - 0 |
| 1st | D. Gonzalez homered to left center, 3 RBI; B. Gambrell scored; C. Smithart scored. | 1 - 3 |
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W. Sutton singled up the middle, RBI; C. McNulty scored. | 2 - 3 |
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G. Roll homered to left field, 2 RBI; W. Sutton scored. | 4 - 3 |
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T. VanMeter homered to left field, 2 RBI; C. Robinson scored. | 6 - 3 |
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C. McNulty singled to left field, RBI; B. Borkhardt advanced to third; T. VanMeter scored, unearned. | 7 - 3 |
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A. McComb flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; B. Borkhardt scored, unearned. | 8 - 3 |
| 4th | D. Gonzalez homered to center field, 2 RBI; B. Gambrell scored. | 8 - 5 |
| 5th | B. Gambrell singled to shortstop, RBI; C. Smithart advanced to second; P. Horn scored, unearned. | 8 - 6 |
| 5th | A. Fontanez singled to left field, RBI; D. Gonzalez advanced to second; B. Gambrell advanced to third; C. Smithart scored, unearned. | 8 - 7 |
| 5th | A. Fontanez advanced to second; D. Gonzalez advanced to third; B. Gambrell scored on a wild pitch, unearned. | 8 - 8 |
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C. McNulty homered to right center, RBI. | 9 - 8 |
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T. VanMeter reached first on a fielding error by 3b; G. Thurman advanced to second; C. Robinson scored. | 10 - 8 |
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G. Lash flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; G. Thurman scored, unearned. | 11 - 8 |
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C. McNulty doubled to left center, 2 RBI; W. Lewis scored, unearned; T. VanMeter scored, unearned. | 13 - 8 |
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A. McComb singled to center field, RBI; C. McNulty scored, unearned. | 14 - 8 |
| 7th | D. Gonzalez homered to right field, 2 RBI; K. White scored. | 14 - 10 |
| 7th | J. Ananias singled down the lf line, RBI; N. Wesley advanced to second; A. Fontanez scored. | 14 - 11 |
All Plays
|
| C. Robinson flied out to lf. (1 out) |
| Q. Perry grounded out to ss. (2 out) |
| T. VanMeter homered to center field, RBI. |
| B. Borkhardt walked. |
| G. Lash grounded out to 2b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| C. Smithart singled through the left side. |
| B. Gambrell hit by pitch; C. Smithart advanced to second. |
| D. Gonzalez homered to left center, 3 RBI; B. Gambrell scored; C. Smithart scored. |
| A. Fontanez flied out to lf. (1 out) |
| N. Wesley struck out swinging. (2 out) |
| T. Vespe grounded out to 3b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| C. McNulty walked. |
| A. McComb grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; C. McNulty advanced to second. (1 out) |
| W. Sutton singled up the middle, RBI; C. McNulty scored. |
| W. Sutton advanced to second on a wild pitch. |
| G. Roll homered to left field, 2 RBI; W. Sutton scored. |
| C. Robinson walked. |
| C. Robinson stole second. |
| Q. Perry grounded out to 3b; C. Robinson advanced to third. (2 out) |
| T. VanMeter homered to left field, 2 RBI; C. Robinson scored. |
| C. Gribble to p for K. Hunter. |
| B. Borkhardt doubled to left center. |
| G. Lash singled through the right side; B. Borkhardt advanced to third. |
| C. McNulty grounded out to 3b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 5 Runs , 5 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| J. Ananias hit by pitch. |
| D. Biggers pinch ran for J. Ananias. |
| L. Daniels grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; D. Biggers advanced to second. (1 out) |
| P. Banks popped up to 3b. (2 out) |
| C. Smithart walked. |
| C. Smithart advanced to second; D. Biggers advanced to third on a passed ball. |
| B. Gambrell walked. |
| D. Gonzalez flied out to cf. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB |
|
| J. Ananias to c for D. Biggers. |
| A. McComb grounded out to ss. (1 out) |
| W. Sutton grounded out to 3b, bunt. (2 out) |
| G. Roll singled to center field. |
| C. Robinson reached first on a fielding error by 2b; G. Roll advanced to second. |
| Q. Perry struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| A. Fontanez struck out swinging. (1 out) |
| N. Wesley singled up the middle. |
| T. Vespe struck out looking. (2 out) |
| J. Ananias walked; N. Wesley advanced to second. |
| D. Biggers pinch ran for J. Ananias. |
| L. Daniels reached on a fielder's choice; D. Biggers advanced to second; N. Wesley out at third p to 3b. |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| J. Ananias to c for D. Biggers. |
| T. VanMeter singled up the middle. |
| B. Borkhardt reached first on a fielding error by 2b; T. VanMeter advanced to second. |
| T. VanMeter advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b. |
| G. Lash grounded out to p; B. Borkhardt advanced to second. (1 out) |
| C. McNulty singled to left field, RBI; B. Borkhardt advanced to third; T. VanMeter scored, unearned. |
| A. McComb flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; B. Borkhardt scored, unearned. |
| W. Sutton flied out to cf. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 2 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| P. Horn pinch hit for P. Banks. |
| P. Horn flied out to cf. (1 out) |
| C. Smithart grounded out to 3b. (2 out) |
| B. Gambrell walked. |
| D. Gonzalez homered to center field, 2 RBI; B. Gambrell scored. |
| A. Fontanez doubled to right field. |
| A. Fontanez advanced to third on a wild pitch. |
| N. Wesley walked. |
| W. Hanks to p for R. Mertl. |
| T. Vespe grounded out to 3b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| P. Horn to 2b. |
| G. Roll singled to right field. |
| C. Robinson grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; G. Roll advanced to second. (1 out) |
| Q. Perry grounded out to 1b unassisted; G. Roll advanced to third. (2 out) |
| T. VanMeter walked. |
| M. Kelley to p for C. Gribble. |
| B. Borkhardt flied out to lf. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| J. Ananias grounded out to 3b. (1 out) |
| L. Daniels flied out to cf. (2 out) |
| P. Horn singled through the left side. |
| C. Smithart reached first on a throwing error by ss; P. Horn advanced to third. |
| B. Gambrell singled to shortstop, RBI; C. Smithart advanced to second; P. Horn scored, unearned. |
| D. Gonzalez was intentionally walked; B. Gambrell advanced to second; C. Smithart advanced to third. |
| A. Fontanez singled to left field, RBI; D. Gonzalez advanced to second; B. Gambrell advanced to third; C. Smithart scored, unearned. |
| Z. Smith to p for W. Hanks. |
| A. Fontanez advanced to second; D. Gonzalez advanced to third; B. Gambrell scored on a wild pitch, unearned. |
| N. Wesley struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 3 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| G. Lash struck out looking. (1 out) |
| C. McNulty homered to right center, RBI. |
| W. McNeff pinch hit for A. McComb. |
| W. McNeff grounded out to ss. (2 out) |
| W. Sutton struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| B. Barker to lf for C. McNulty. |
| A. McComb to c for W. McNeff. |
| T. Vespe walked. |
| G. Haltom to p for Z. Smith. |
| J. Ananias grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; T. Vespe advanced to second. (1 out) |
| L. Daniels grounded out to 2b; T. Vespe advanced to third. (2 out) |
| P. Horn struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| G. Roll grounded out to p. (1 out) |
| C. Robinson walked. |
| G. Thurman pinch hit for Q. Perry. |
| G. Thurman hit by pitch; C. Robinson advanced to second. |
| C. Presnell to p for M. Kelley. |
| T. VanMeter reached first on a fielding error by 3b; G. Thurman advanced to second; C. Robinson scored. |
| B. Borkhardt walked; T. VanMeter advanced to second; G. Thurman advanced to third. |
| W. Lewis pinch ran for B. Borkhardt. |
| G. Lash flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; G. Thurman scored, unearned. |
| C. McNulty pinch hit for B. Barker. |
| C. McNulty doubled to left center, 2 RBI; W. Lewis scored, unearned; T. VanMeter scored, unearned. |
| L. Johnson to p for C. Presnell. |
| A. McComb singled to center field, RBI; C. McNulty scored, unearned. |
| C. Jenkins pinch ran for A. McComb. |
| W. Sutton out at first 1b to p. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 5 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| Q. Perry to cf for G. Thurman. |
| C. McNulty to lf. |
| A. McComb to c for C. Jenkins. |
| C. Smithart flied out to rf. (1 out) |
| B. Gambrell doubled down the rf line. |
| K. White pinch ran for B. Gambrell. |
| D. Gonzalez homered to right field, 2 RBI; K. White scored. |
| A. Fontanez walked. |
| N. Wesley walked; A. Fontanez advanced to second. |
| L. Brown pinch hit for T. Vespe. |
| L. Brown struck out looking. (2 out) |
| J. Ananias singled down the lf line, RBI; N. Wesley advanced to second; A. Fontanez scored. |
| D. Biggers pinch ran for J. Ananias. |
| L. Daniels popped up to 2b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |











