Saint John's Univ. vs Buena Vista Univ. (Feb 27, 2026)

 
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2026 Saint John's University Baseball
Saint John's Univ. vs Buena Vista Univ. (Game 1)
Feb 27, 2026 at Shawnee, Kan. (Mid-America Complex)

Saint John's Univ. 8 (0-1)

Player  ab  rbi 
Will Koeppen ss 
Mason McCurdy c 
Reed Marquardt 3b 
Zach Helfmann dh 
   Joseph Larson pr 
Alex Matchey 2b 
Brendan Hemr rf 
Collin Kray 1b 
   Tanner Hoemann 1b 
Owen Amrhein lf 
   Justin Brooks lf 
Riley Schwellenbach cf 
Carter Theisen p 
   Vinny Schleper p 
Totals   37 

Buena Vista Univ. 13 (2-2)

Player  ab  rbi 
J. Eddie ss 
D. Johnson c 
Sobeck lf 
   Busch lf 
Struck 3b 
Duong 1b 
Jenkins rf 
Watters dh 
Kasel 2b 
   Schneider ph 
   Breese 2b 
Byington cf 
McDaniel p 
   Brinkman p 
   Ripple p 
Totals   38  13  13  12 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Saint John's Univ... 021 010 004 -  8  8  4
Buena Vista Univ.... 032 260 00X - 13 13  5
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E - W. Koeppen 2; C. Kray; O. Amrhein; D. Johnson; Sobeck; Struck; Jenkins; McDaniel. LOB - Saint John's 11; Buena Vista 7. 2B - M. McCurdy(1); C. Kray(1); RSchwellenba(1); Jenkins; Kasel. 3B - RSchwellenba(1); Sobeck; Struck. SF - Duong. SB - B. Hemr(1); Byington.

Saint John's Univ.   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Carter Theisen L,0-1  4.0  11  11  23  27 
Vinny Schleper   4.0  15  17 
 
Buena Vista Univ.   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
McDaniel W,1-0  5.0  21  25 
Brinkman   3.0  10  13 
Ripple   1.0 

Strikeouts - W. Koeppen; M. McCurdy; R. Marquardt; Z. Helfmann; A. Matchey 2; C. Kray; T. Hoemann; J. Eddie; D. Johnson 2; Jenkins; Watters; Kasel. Walks - W. Koeppen 2; R. Marquardt 2; B. Hemr 2; C. Kray; O. Amrhein; J. Brooks; Sobeck; Jenkins 2; Watters; Byington.

Umpires -
Start: 1 p.m. Time: 2:45 Attendance: 80

C. Theisen faced 4 batters in the 5th.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Saint John's University Baseball
Saint John's Univ. vs Buena Vista Univ. (Game 1)
Feb 27, 2026 at Shawnee, Kan. (Mid-America Complex)

Saint John's Univ. 8 (0-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Will Koeppen ss 
Mason McCurdy c 
Reed Marquardt 3b 
Zach Helfmann dh 
   Joseph Larson pr 
Alex Matchey 2b 
Brendan Hemr rf 
Collin Kray 1b 
   Tanner Hoemann 1b 
Owen Amrhein lf 
   Justin Brooks lf 
Riley Schwellenbach cf 
Carter Theisen p 
   Vinny Schleper p 
Totals  37  24  11 
  

Buena Vista Univ. 13 (2-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
J. Eddie ss 
D. Johnson c 
Sobeck lf 
   Busch lf 
Struck 3b 
Duong 1b  10 
Jenkins rf 
Watters dh 
Kasel 2b 
   Schneider ph 
   Breese 2b 
Byington cf 
McDaniel p 
   Brinkman p 
   Ripple p 
Totals  38  13  13  12  27  11 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Saint John's Univ... 021 010 004 -  8  8  4
Buena Vista Univ.... 032 260 00X - 13 13  5
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E - W. Koeppen 2; C. Kray; O. Amrhein; D. Johnson; Sobeck; Struck; Jenkins; McDaniel. LOB - Saint John's 11; Buena Vista 7. 2B - M. McCurdy(1); C. Kray(1); RSchwellenba(1); Jenkins; Kasel. 3B - RSchwellenba(1); Sobeck; Struck. SF - Duong. SB - B. Hemr(1); Byington.

Saint John's Univ.   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Carter Theisen L,0-1  4.0  11  11  23  27 
Vinny Schleper   4.0  15  17 
  
Buena Vista Univ.   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
McDaniel W,1-0  5.0  21  25 
Brinkman   3.0  10  13 
Ripple   1.0 

Win - McDaniel (1-0). Loss - C. Theisen (0-1). Save - None.

Umpires -
Start: 1 p.m. Time: 2:45 Attendance: 80

C. Theisen faced 4 batters in the 5th.

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 Saint John's University Baseball
Saint John's Univ. vs Buena Vista Univ. (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Feb 27, 2026 at Shawnee, Kan. (Mid-America Complex)

Saint John's Univ.   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
W. Koeppen ss 
M. McCurdy c 
R. Marquardt 3b 
Z. Helfmann dh 
J. Larson pr 
A. Matchey 2b 
B. Hemr rf 
C. Kray 1b 
T. Hoemann 1b 
O. Amrhein lf 
J. Brooks lf 
RSchwellenba cf 
C. Theisen p 
V. Schleper p 
Totals   37  24 

Buena Vista Univ.   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
J. Eddie ss 
D. Johnson c 
Sobeck lf 
Busch lf 
Struck 3b 
Duong 1b  10 
Jenkins rf 
Watters dh 
Kasel 2b 
Schneider ph 
Breese 2b 
Byington cf 
McDaniel p 
Brinkman p 
Ripple p 
Totals   38  13  13  12  27  11 

Saint John's Univ.   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Carter Theisen L,0-1  4.0  11  11  23  27 
Vinny Schleper   4.0  15  17 
 
Buena Vista Univ.   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
McDaniel W,1-0  5.0  21  25 
Brinkman   3.0  10  13 
Ripple   1.0 

Umpires -
Start: 1 p.m. Time: 2:45 Attendance: 80

C. Theisen faced 4 batters in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Saint John's University Baseball
Saint John's Univ. vs Buena Vista Univ. (Game 1)
Feb 27, 2026 at Shawnee, Kan. (Mid-America Complex)

Saint John's Univ. starters: 24/ss W. Koeppen; 10/c M. McCurdy; 9/3b R. Marquardt; 18/dh Z. Helfmann; 2/2b A. Matchey; 3/rf B. Hemr; 33/1b C. Kray; 13/lf O. Amrhein; 1/cf RSchwellenba; 23/p C. Theisen;

Buena Vista Univ. starters: 7/ss J. Eddie; 6/c D. Johnson; 4/lf Sobeck; 5/3b Struck; 13/1b Duong; 2/rf Jenkins; 34/dh Watters; 17/2b Kasel; 3/cf Byington; 15/p McDaniel;

Saint John's Univ. 1st - W. Koeppen walked. M. McCurdy popped up to rf. W. Koeppen failed pickoff attempt. R. Marquardt walked; W. Koeppen advanced to second. Z. Helfmann struck out looking. A. Matchey struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 1st - J. Eddie grounded out to 2b. D. Johnson singled. Sobeck popped up to rf. Struck grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 2nd - B. Hemr popped up to rf. C. Kray walked. O. Amrhein fouled out to ss. RSchwellenba doubled; C. Kray advanced to third. W. Koeppen singled, 2 RBI; RSchwellenba scored; C. Kray scored. M. McCurdy doubled; W. Koeppen advanced to third. R. Marquardt struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 2nd - Duong flied out to cf. Jenkins walked. Watters walked; Jenkins advanced to second. Kasel singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Watters advanced to third; Jenkins scored. Byington singled, 2 RBI; Kasel scored; Watters scored. J. Eddie grounded out to 1b unassisted; Byington stole second. D. Johnson struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 3rd - Z. Helfmann grounded out to ss. A. Matchey struck out looking. B. Hemr singled. B. Hemr stole second. Dropped foul ball, E1. C. Kray doubled, RBI; B. Hemr scored, unearned. O. Amrhein popped up to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 3rd - Sobeck walked. Struck singled, advanced to second on the throw; Sobeck advanced to third. Duong flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Struck advanced to third; Sobeck scored. Jenkins singled, advanced to second on an error by 1b; Struck scored, unearned. Watters grounded out to 1b unassisted; Jenkins advanced to third. Kasel struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 4th - RSchwellenba flied out to rf. W. Koeppen flied out to cf. M. McCurdy struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 4th - Byington grounded out to 2b. J. Eddie grounded out to ss. D. Johnson reached on an error by lf, advanced to second. Sobeck tripled, RBI; D. Johnson scored, unearned. Struck singled, RBI; Sobeck scored, unearned. Duong popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 5th - R. Marquardt walked. Z. Helfmann reached on an error by lf; R. Marquardt advanced to second. A. Matchey singled, RBI; Z. Helfmann advanced to second; R. Marquardt scored, unearned. B. Hemr reached on a fielder's choice; A. Matchey out at first 3b to 1b; Z. Helfmann advanced to third. B. Hemr picked off. B. Hemr picked off. B. Hemr picked off, out at first p to 1b. C. Kray struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 5th - Jenkins doubled. Jenkins failed pickoff attempt. Watters singled, RBI; Jenkins scored. Kasel doubled; Watters advanced to third. Byington singled, advanced to second on an error by ss, RBI; Kasel advanced to third; Watters scored, unearned. V. Schleper to p for C. Theisen. J. Eddie struck out swinging. D. Johnson reached on an error by ss, 2 RBI; Byington scored, unearned; Kasel scored, unearned. Sobeck lined out to 3b. Struck tripled, RBI; D. Johnson scored, unearned. Duong singled, RBI; Struck scored, unearned. Jenkins struck out swinging. 6 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 6th - Brinkman to p for McDaniel. O. Amrhein walked. RSchwellenba out at first 1b to 2b; O. Amrhein advanced to second. W. Koeppen walked. M. McCurdy flied out to cf. R. Marquardt grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 6th - Watters flied out to 2b. Kasel flied out to rf. Byington walked. Byington failed pickoff attempt. J. Eddie reached on a fielder's choice; Byington out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 7th - Z. Helfmann lined out to lf. A. Matchey grounded out to 3b. B. Hemr walked. C. Kray singled; B. Hemr advanced to third. O. Amrhein grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 7th - D. Johnson struck out looking. Sobeck grounded out to ss. Struck flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 8th - RSchwellenba grounded out to 3b. W. Koeppen struck out swinging. M. McCurdy flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Buena Vista Univ. 8th - T. Hoemann to 1b for C. Kray. Duong lined out to 2b. Jenkins walked. Watters struck out looking. Schneider pinch hit for Kasel. Schneider flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Saint John's Univ. 9th - Busch to lf for Sobeck. Breese to 2b for Schneider. Ripple to p for Brinkman. R. Marquardt reached on an error by rf, advanced to second. Z. Helfmann reached on an error by 3b; R. Marquardt advanced to third. J. Larson pinch ran for Z. Helfmann. A. Matchey fouled out to 3b. R. Marquardt scored on an error by c, unearned. B. Hemr walked; J. Larson advanced to second. T. Hoemann struck out swinging. J. Brooks to lf for O. Amrhein. J. Brooks walked; B. Hemr advanced to second; J. Larson advanced to third. RSchwellenba tripled, 3 RBI; J. Brooks scored, unearned; B. Hemr scored, unearned; J. Larson scored, unearned. W. Koeppen grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Saint John's University Baseball
Saint John's Univ. vs Buena Vista Univ. (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Feb 27, 2026 at Shawnee, Kan. (Mid-America Complex)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Saint John's Univ.   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
W. Koeppen ss  0-1  1-3  1-2  1-2  1-2  1-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
M. McCurdy c  0-2  1-3  0-1  1-3  1-3  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Marquardt 3b  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  1-3  0-2  2-2  0-0  0-0 
Z. Helfmann dh  0-1  0-4  0-2  0-3  2-3  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
J. Larson pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
A. Matchey 2b  0-1  1-4  1-3  1-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
B. Hemr rf  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  2-2  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Kray 1b  1-1  1-2  1-2  2-3  2-3  2-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
T. Hoemann 1b  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
O. Amrhein lf  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-3  0-3  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
J. Brooks lf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
RSchwellenba cf  0-2  2-3  1-1  2-3  3-3  2-2  0-2  1-1  0-0 
C. Theisen p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
V. Schleper p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  46  37  1-10  7-27  4-17  7-24  14-27  7-16  4-9  1-1  0-1  11  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Saint John's Univ.   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
C. Theisen  27  23  11  2-3  9-20  9-16  2-7  2-5 
V. Schleper  17  15  1-2  1-13  2-9  2-6  0-3 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Buena Vista Univ.   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
J. Eddie ss  0-0  0-5  0-1  0-3  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1 
D. Johnson c  0-0  1-5  0-2  0-2  1-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Sobeck lf  0-0  1-4  1-1  1-3  1-3  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Busch lf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Struck 3b  0-0  3-5  1-1  3-4  3-4  2-4  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Duong 1b  0-0  1-4  1-1  1-2  2-3  1-2  0-2  0-0  1-1 
Jenkins rf  0-0  2-3  1-1  1-2  1-2  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-1 
Watters dh  0-0  1-4  1-2  1-3  3-4  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Kasel 2b  0-0  2-4  1-2  2-3  2-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Schneider ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Breese 2b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Byington cf  0-0  2-3  2-2  2-2  2-2  0-0  0-1  0-0  2-2 
McDaniel p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Brinkman p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Ripple p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  44  38  13  0-0  13-38  8-13  11-25  16-27  4-13  2-8  0-0  4-6  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Buena Vista Univ.   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
McDaniel  25  21  1-3  5-18  5-14  5-10  2-5 
Brinkman  13  10  0-2  1-8  1-5  1-4  1-3 
Ripple  0-2  1-4  1-5  1-2  1-1 

 
Line score
 


Buena Vista Univ. 13, Saint John's Univ. 8 (Feb 27, 2026 at Shawnee, Kan.) (Game 1)
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Saint John's Univ... 021 010 004  -  8  8  4      (0-1)
Buena Vista Univ.... 032 260 00X  - 13 13  5      (2-2)
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Pitchers: Saint John's Univ. - Carter Theisen; Vinny Schleper(5) and Mason McCurdy.
Buena Vista Univ. - McDaniel; Brinkman(6); Ripple(9) and D. Johnson.
Win-McDaniel(1-0)  Loss-Carter Theisen(0-1)  T-2:45  A-80

C. Theisen faced 4 batters in the 5th.