Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, February 17
Nashville, Tenn.
5:30 p.m.
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Photo by: Brody Hall/Walt Middleton Photography
Baseball Falls in Midweek Contest at Vanderbilt
2/17/2026 8:19:00 PM | Baseball
Commodores jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, won the game in seven innings, 13-2
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team dropped a 13-2 decision in seven innings at Vanderbilt University in the first game of a midweek series at Hawkins Field, Tuesday, Feb. 17.
The Commodores scored three runs in the first inning and led the remainder of the contest.
How it Happened
Vanderbilt took an early lead with a three-run home run to right-center field in the bottom of the first inning. The Commodores added three more runs l by the bottom of the third for a 6-0 edge.
Tristan Crane (Berkley, Mich./Brother Rice/Texas A&M Corpus Christi) drove in Eastern's first run in the top of the fourth, sending Kevin Krill (White Lake, Mich./Lakeland/Kalamazoo Valley C.C.) home. Nathan Borchardt (Stanley, N.C./East Lincoln/King) kept the momentum going, singling down the right-field line to score Ty Stecko (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin/Mount St. Mary's) and cut the Vanderbilt lead to four, 6-2.
The Commodores scored for the fourth consecutive inning with their second three-run shot of the contest to go up seven, 9-2.
Vanderbilt added two runs in both the sixth and seventh frames to end the game in a 13-2 decision in seven innings.
Game Notes
» Eastern's record shifted to 1-3 (0-0 MAC) and Vanderbilt's went to 2-2 (0-0 SEC).
» Tristan Crane drove in his first run as an Eagle with a base hit up the middle in the fourth inning. Nathan Borchardt joined him, recording his first hit and RBI on a single down the right-field line in the next at-bat.
» Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley), Ty Stecko, and Kevin Krill each reached base for the third consecutive game.
» Greg Kennedy (Ravenna, Ohio/Jonathan Adler/Lake Erie College), Brian Henson (Huntsville, Ala./Buckhorn/Northwest-Shoals C.C.), and Aidan Norris (Platte City, Mo./Platte County/Iowa Western C.C.) made their EMU debuts.
» Ethan Davis (Brownstown, Ind./Brownstown Central/Marian C.C.) made the first start of his NCAA career.
Historical Notes
» Eastern and Vanderbilt met for the fifth time in program history. Eastern is now 1-4 all-time against the Commodores.
Up Next
Eastern and Vanderbilt complete the midweek series Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Follow Us
Keep up with all things Eastern baseball by following the team on X @EMU_Baseball, and on Instagram @emu_baseball.
The Commodores scored three runs in the first inning and led the remainder of the contest.
How it Happened
Vanderbilt took an early lead with a three-run home run to right-center field in the bottom of the first inning. The Commodores added three more runs l by the bottom of the third for a 6-0 edge.
Tristan Crane (Berkley, Mich./Brother Rice/Texas A&M Corpus Christi) drove in Eastern's first run in the top of the fourth, sending Kevin Krill (White Lake, Mich./Lakeland/Kalamazoo Valley C.C.) home. Nathan Borchardt (Stanley, N.C./East Lincoln/King) kept the momentum going, singling down the right-field line to score Ty Stecko (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin/Mount St. Mary's) and cut the Vanderbilt lead to four, 6-2.
The Commodores scored for the fourth consecutive inning with their second three-run shot of the contest to go up seven, 9-2.
Vanderbilt added two runs in both the sixth and seventh frames to end the game in a 13-2 decision in seven innings.
Game Notes
» Eastern's record shifted to 1-3 (0-0 MAC) and Vanderbilt's went to 2-2 (0-0 SEC).
» Tristan Crane drove in his first run as an Eagle with a base hit up the middle in the fourth inning. Nathan Borchardt joined him, recording his first hit and RBI on a single down the right-field line in the next at-bat.
» Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley), Ty Stecko, and Kevin Krill each reached base for the third consecutive game.
» Greg Kennedy (Ravenna, Ohio/Jonathan Adler/Lake Erie College), Brian Henson (Huntsville, Ala./Buckhorn/Northwest-Shoals C.C.), and Aidan Norris (Platte City, Mo./Platte County/Iowa Western C.C.) made their EMU debuts.
» Ethan Davis (Brownstown, Ind./Brownstown Central/Marian C.C.) made the first start of his NCAA career.
Historical Notes
» Eastern and Vanderbilt met for the fifth time in program history. Eastern is now 1-4 all-time against the Commodores.
Up Next
Eastern and Vanderbilt complete the midweek series Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Follow Us
Keep up with all things Eastern baseball by following the team on X @EMU_Baseball, and on Instagram @emu_baseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Luke Guth (1-1)
L: Davis, Ethan (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Crane, Tristan 1 ; Borchardt, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Krill, Kevin 1 ; Stecko, Ty 1
HBP: Krill, Kevin 1
Batting:
2B: Ryker Waite 1
HR: Brodie Johnston 2 ; Tommy Goodin 1 ; Braden Holcomb 1
RBI: Logan Johnstone 1 ; Brodie Johnston 3 ; Tommy Goodin 3 ; Braden Holcomb 3 ; Ryker Waite 1 ; Korbin Reynolds 2
SF: Korbin Reynolds 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Logan Johnstone 2 ; Colin Barczi 1 ; Brodie Johnston 3 ; Tommy Goodin 3 ; Braden Holcomb 2 ; Rustan Rigdon 1 ; Ryker Waite 1
CS: Rustan Rigdon 1
HBP: Colin Barczi 2
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