Slippery Rock vs Kutztown (Feb 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Slippery Rock Baseball
Slippery Rock vs Kutztown (Game 1)
Feb 20, 2026 at Cary, N.C. (USA Baseball NTC)

Slippery Rock 10 (1-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Gage Gillott lf 
Jake Robinson ss 
Brandon Butler 3b 
Treston Nemeth c 
Stone Powell 1b  12 
Michael Kitko dh 
   Luke Anderton ph 
Darryn Callahan rf 
Morgen Billotte cf 
Max Bernadowski 2b 
Nate Malak p 
   Joey Vanzin p 
Totals  27  10  21  12 
  

Kutztown 3 (0-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Bo Barthol lf 
   Aiden Soumas ph 
Michael Burns c 
   Preston Warne ph 
Jared Ferguson dh 
Nick Varda ss 
Bryce Schafer 1b  11 
Dalton Furst rf 
Drew Wheeler 3b 
Cam Burr 2b 
Zach Tropiano cf 
Abel Saft p 
   Zack Wertman p 
Totals  27  21  13 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Slippery Rock....... 100 600 3 - 10  5  0
Kutztown............ 120 000 0 -  3  8  3
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E - M. Burns(1); Nick Varda(1); Drew Wheeler(1). DP - SRU 1; Kutztown 1. LOB - SRU 7; Kutztown 5. HR - Bo Barthol(1). HBP - Gage Gillott; Stone Powell; Bernadowski. SH - Cam Burr(1). SF - J. Robinson(1). SB - Gage Gillott(1); M. Billotte(1); M. Burns(1).

Slippery Rock   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Nate Malak W,1-0  5.0  20  22  10  73 
Joey Vanzin   2.0  19 
  
Kutztown   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Abel Saft L,0-1  4.0  17  24  90 
Zack Wertman   3.0  10  14  53 

Win - Nate Malak (1-0). Loss - Abel Saft (0-1). Save - None. WP - Abel Saft(1); Zack Wertman(1). HBP - by Abel Saft (Gage Gillott); by Abel Saft (Stone Powell); by Zack Wertman (Bernadowski). PB - M. Burns 2(2). Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Nate Malak 73/50; Joey Vanzin 19/16; Abel Saft 90/46; Zack Wertman 53/30.

Umpires -
Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: 45
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 Slippery Rock Baseball
Slippery Rock vs Kutztown (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Feb 20, 2026 at Cary, N.C. (USA Baseball NTC)

Slippery Rock   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Gage Gillott lf 
J. Robinson ss 
B. Butler 3b 
T. Nemeth c 
Stone Powell 1b  12 
M. Kitko dh 
L. Anderton ph 
D. Callahan rf 
M. Billotte cf 
Bernadowski 2b 
Nate Malak p 
Joey Vanzin p 
Totals   27  10  21  12 

Kutztown   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Bo Barthol lf 
Aiden Soumas ph 
M. Burns c 
P. Warne ph 
J. Ferguson dh 
Nick Varda ss 
B. Schafer 1b  11 
Dalton Furst rf 
Drew Wheeler 3b 
Cam Burr 2b 
Z. Tropiano cf 
Abel Saft p 
Zack Wertman p 
Totals   27  21  13 

Slippery Rock   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Nate Malak W,1-0  5.0  20  22  10  73 
Joey Vanzin   2.0  19 
 
Kutztown   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Abel Saft L,0-1  4.0  17  24  90 
Zack Wertman   3.0  10  14  53 

Umpires -
Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: 45
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Slippery Rock Baseball
Slippery Rock vs Kutztown (Game 1)
Feb 20, 2026 at Cary, N.C. (USA Baseball NTC)

Slippery Rock starters: 18/lf Gage Gillott; 5/ss J. Robinson; 12/3b B. Butler; 35/c T. Nemeth; 30/1b Stone Powell; 27/dh M. Kitko; 28/rf D. Callahan; 13/cf M. Billotte; 32/2b Bernadowski; 15/p Nate Malak;

Kutztown starters: 1/lf Bo Barthol; 19/c M. Burns; 12/dh J. Ferguson; 9/ss Nick Varda; 23/1b B. Schafer; 17/rf Dalton Furst; 15/3b Drew Wheeler; 24/2b Cam Burr; 5/cf Z. Tropiano; 36/p Abel Saft;

Slippery Rock 1st - Gage Gillott hit by pitch (1-2 KSB). J. Robinson singled to right field (2-1 FBB); Gage Gillott advanced to third. B. Butler popped up to 1b (2-1 BFB). T. Nemeth reached on a fielding error by 3b, RBI (2-0 BB); J. Robinson advanced to second; Gage Gillott scored, unearned. Stone Powell reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 BBKKFF); T. Nemeth out at second 3b to 2b; J. Robinson advanced to third. M. Kitko flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Kutztown 1st - Bo Barthol fouled out to lf (1-2 BKKF). M. Burns walked (3-2 FFBBBB). J. Ferguson singled to left field (3-2 KBBBFF); M. Burns advanced to second. Nick Varda singled through the left side, RBI (0-1 K); J. Ferguson advanced to second; M. Burns scored. B. Schafer reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 S); Nick Varda advanced to second; J. Ferguson out at third 3b unassisted. Dalton Furst struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Slippery Rock 2nd - D. Callahan struck out looking (2-2 SFBBK). M. Billotte reached on a fielding error by ss (0-1 F). M. Billotte stole second. Bernadowski grounded out to p (3-2 KBFBB); M. Billotte advanced to third. Gage Gillott grounded out to 3b (1-2 KFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Kutztown 2nd - Drew Wheeler singled up the middle (0-0). Cam Burr grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); Drew Wheeler advanced to second. Z. Tropiano struck out swinging (1-2 SBKS). Bo Barthol homered, 2 RBI (0-0); Drew Wheeler scored. M. Burns singled to right center (2-2 BKBKF). M. Burns stole second. J. Ferguson grounded out to ss (2-1 KBB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Slippery Rock 3rd - J. Robinson grounded out to ss (3-2 BKBKB). B. Butler lined out to ss (0-0). T. Nemeth grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kutztown 3rd - Nick Varda struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKS). B. Schafer singled to center field (1-1 BF). Dalton Furst reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); B. Schafer out at second 3b to 2b. Drew Wheeler flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Slippery Rock 4th - Stone Powell singled to left field (0-0). M. Kitko singled through the right side (2-2 KFBB); Stone Powell advanced to second. Stone Powell advanced to third on a wild pitch. M. Kitko advanced to second; Stone Powell scored on a passed ball, unearned. D. Callahan walked (3-2 BKFBBB). M. Billotte reached on a throwing error by c, bunt (0-0); D. Callahan advanced to second; M. Kitko scored, unearned. Bernadowski walked (3-1 BBBKB); M. Billotte advanced to second; D. Callahan advanced to third. Gage Gillott singled to left center, 2 RBI (0-1 S); Bernadowski advanced to third; M. Billotte scored, unearned; D. Callahan scored. J. Robinson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); Bernadowski scored. Gage Gillott stole second. B. Butler walked (3-2 BKSBBFB). T. Nemeth walked (3-2 FSBBBB); B. Butler advanced to second; Gage Gillott advanced to third. Stone Powell hit by pitch, RBI (0-0); T. Nemeth advanced to second; B. Butler advanced to third; Gage Gillott scored. M. Kitko grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-0 B); Stone Powell out on the play. 6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Kutztown 4th - Cam Burr grounded out to ss (0-0). Z. Tropiano grounded out to ss (2-0 BB). Bo Barthol grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 FKBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Slippery Rock 5th - Zack Wertman to p for Abel Saft. D. Callahan grounded out to 2b (0-0). M. Billotte grounded out to 2b (1-1 FB). Bernadowski flied out to rf (3-2 BBFBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kutztown 5th - M. Burns grounded out to 2b (0-0). J. Ferguson grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Nick Varda grounded out to ss (2-2 KKBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Slippery Rock 6th - Gage Gillott grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). J. Robinson grounded out to 2b (0-0). B. Butler flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kutztown 6th - Joey Vanzin to p for Nate Malak. B. Schafer struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Dalton Furst singled to right field (1-2 FKBF). Drew Wheeler grounded out to 2b (2-2 BFKB); Dalton Furst advanced to second. Cam Burr grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Slippery Rock 7th - T. Nemeth grounded out to ss (0-1 F). Stone Powell walked (3-2 KKBBBB). L. Anderton pinch hit for M. Kitko. L. Anderton reached on a fielder's choice (1-0 B); Stone Powell out at second ss to 2b. D. Callahan singled through the right side (1-0 B); L. Anderton advanced to third. M. Billotte walked (3-2 KBBBFFB); D. Callahan advanced to second. Bernadowski hit by pitch, RBI (2-2 BBKFFF); M. Billotte advanced to second; D. Callahan advanced to third; L. Anderton scored. Bernadowski advanced to second; M. Billotte advanced to third; D. Callahan scored on a passed ball, unearned. Bernadowski advanced to third; M. Billotte scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Gage Gillott walked (3-2 KBBSFFBFB). J. Robinson flied out to lf (1-1 KB). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Kutztown 7th - Z. Tropiano singled to left field (0-1 K). Aiden Soumas pinch hit for Bo Barthol. Aiden Soumas grounded into double play 2b to 1b (0-0); Z. Tropiano out on the play. P. Warne pinch hit for M. Burns. P. Warne grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Slippery Rock Baseball
Slippery Rock vs Kutztown (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Feb 20, 2026 at Cary, N.C. (USA Baseball NTC)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Slippery Rock   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Gage Gillott lf  0-0  1-3  1-2  1-2  1-2  0-1  1-2  1-1  1-1 
J. Robinson ss  0-0  1-4  0-1  1-2  2-3  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
B. Butler 3b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
T. Nemeth c  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Stone Powell 1b  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1 
M. Kitko dh  0-0  1-3  0-2  1-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1 
L. Anderton ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Callahan rf  0-0  1-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
M. Billotte cf  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bernadowski 2b  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  3-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Nate Malak p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Joey Vanzin p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  38  27  0-0  5-27  1-10  4-14  14-20  1-7  2-7  1-2  4-6  12 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Slippery Rock   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Nate Malak  22  20  3-8  3-12  3-9  2-7  1-5  10  73 
Joey Vanzin  0-1  2-6  0-3  0-2  1-2  19 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Kutztown   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Bo Barthol lf  0-0  1-3  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Aiden Soumas ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Burns c  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
P. Warne ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Ferguson dh  0-0  1-3  0-1  1-2  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Nick Varda ss  0-0  1-3  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
B. Schafer 1b  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Dalton Furst rf  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Drew Wheeler 3b  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-2  1-2  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Cam Burr 2b  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Z. Tropiano cf  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Abel Saft p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Zack Wertman p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  29  27  0-0  8-27  2-7  3-12  6-13  2-9  2-7  0-0  0-0  14 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Kutztown   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Abel Saft  24  17  1-5  3-12  3-11  0-3  2-4  90 
Zack Wertman  14  10  1-6  0-4  1-3  1-4  0-3  53 

 
Howe report
 



Game number BB26_01

Slippery Rock 10, Kutztown 3 (Feb 20, 2026 at Cary, N.C.)

Time: 2:11      Attendance: 45  DH number: 1



Visitor batting - Slippery Rock

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

Gage Gillott  lf -  3  2  1  1              2           1    1          1          2
J. Robinson   ss -  4     1  1              1        1                                4
B. Butler     3b -  3                                        1                     1  3
T. Nemeth     c  -  3                       1                1                     4                  1
Stone Powell  1b -  2  1  1  1              1           1    1                    12        1
M. Kitko      dh -  3  1  1  1                                                1
 L. Anderton  ph -  1  1
D. Callahan   rf -  3  2  1  1                               1     1
M. Billotte   cf -  3  2                                     1          1
Bernadowski   2b -  2  1                    1           1    1                     2  4     1
Nate Malak    p  -  0                                                                 1               1
 Joey Vanzin  p  -  0
Totals......     - 27 10  5  5  0  0  0     6  0  0  1  3    7  0  1    2  0  1   21 12  0  1     0   1   0  0


Visitor pitching - Slippery Rock

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

Nate Malak   W    5.0  6 20 22  3  3  1       1          1     3             1
Joey Vanzin       2.0  2  7  7                                 1                 1
Totals......      7.0  8 27 29  3  3  1    0  1  0  0    1  0  4    0  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy

Home batting - Kutztown AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC Bo Barthol lf - 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 Aiden Soumas ph - 1 1 M. Burns c - 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 P. Warne ph - 1 J. Ferguson dh - 3 1 1 Nick Varda ss - 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 B. Schafer 1b - 3 1 1 1 11 1 Dalton Furst rf - 3 1 1 1 2 Drew Wheeler 3b - 3 1 1 1 4 1 Cam Burr 2b - 2 1 3 4 1 Z. Tropiano cf - 3 1 1 1 2 Abel Saft p - 0 1 2 Zack Wertman p - 0 Totals...... - 27 3 8 11 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 21 13 3 1 2 2 0 0 Home pitching - Kutztown IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO Abel Saft L 4.0 4 17 24 7 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 Zack Wertman 3.0 1 10 14 3 1 1 3 1 1 Totals...... 7.0 5 27 38 10 4 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Slippery Rock Box Proof - Kutztown R 10 AB 27 R 3 AB 27 LOB 7 BB 7 LOB 5 BB 1 PO 21 SH 0 DP: 1 PO 21 SH 1 DP: 1 SF 1 SF 0 HBP 3 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 38 38 29 29

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Slippery Rock....... 100 600 3 - 10  5  0
Kutztown............ 120 000 0 -  3  8  3
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Line score
 


Slippery Rock 10, Kutztown 3 (Feb 20, 2026 at Cary, N.C.) (Game 1)
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Slippery Rock....... 100 600 3 - 10  5  0      (1-0)
Kutztown............ 120 000 0 -  3  8  3      (0-1)
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Pitchers: Slippery Rock - Nate Malak; Joey Vanzin(6) and Treston Nemeth. Kutztown - Abel Saft;
Zack Wertman(5) and Michael Burns.
Win-Nate Malak(1-0)  Loss-Abel Saft(0-1)  T-2:11  A-45
HR KUTZ-B - Bo Barthol (1).
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy