Catholic Central vs Mattawan (Jun 12, 2026)



Box score (NCAA)

                           2026 MHSAA Baseball Finals
                          Catholic Central vs Mattawan
              Jun 12, 2026 at East Lansing, Mich. (McLane Stadium)

Catholic Central 6 (28-12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Bennett Thompson dh......  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Dylan Fairchild ss.......  3  1  2  0   1  1  1  1   0
Cam Swearingen c.........  4  0  1  0   0  1 14  1   3
 Logan Rozum pr..........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Nicholas Garnick 1b......  4  2  3  1   0  0  3  0   0
Luke Fairchild lf........  3  0  2  2   0  0  2  0   0
Tommy Maxwell rf.........  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Lincoln Thompson pr/rf..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Owen Geisler 3b..........  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  1   1
Jaxon Gatt cf............  3  1  1  0   1  2  1  0   4
Kyle Davis 2b............  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
Andrew Mahoney p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 29  6 11  4   3  7 21  5   8

Mattawan 1 (29-9)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Patrick Dougherty cf.....  2  0  0  0   1  2  3  1   0
Nolan Jominy ss..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   4
Coleton Strong 2b........  3  0  0  0   0  3  1  2   0
Liam Walsh rf/p..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
Colby Grover c...........  2  0  0  0   1  2  7  0   0
Ethan Bouma 1b...........  3  1  1  0   0  2  5  2   1
Jackson Reiter 3b........  3  0  1  0   0  2  0  1   0
Maxx VanAntwerp dh/p.....  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
John Pelak lf............  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Kaden Jominy p/rf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
Totals................... 23  1  3  0   3 15 21  9   5

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Catholic Central.... 010 050 0 -  6 11  0
Mattawan............ 000 010 0 -  1  3  1
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E - N. Jominy. DP - Mattawan 2. LOB - DCC 8; Mattawan 5. 2B - D. Fairchild;
L. Fairchild. 3B - VanAntwerp. HBP - L. Thompson 2; VanAntwerp. SH - L.
Fairchild. SB - L. Fairchild; L. Thompson; Gatt.

Catholic Central       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Andrew Mahoney......  7.0  3  1  1  3 15 23 27  97

Mattawan               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Kaden Jominy........  4.0  5  3  3  3  3 14 18  68
Liam Walsh..........  2.0  5  3  3  0  2 11 12  35
Maxx VanAntwerp.....  1.0  1  0  0  0  2  4  5  18

Win - Mahoney (9-1).  Loss - K. Jominy ().  Save - None.
WP - Mahoney; K. Jominy. HBP - by Walsh (L. Thompson); by Mahoney (VanAntwerp);
by VanAntwerp (L. Thompson). BK - Walsh 2. Pitches/strikes: Mahoney 97/68; K.
Jominy 68/36; Walsh 35/22; VanAntwerp 18/13.
Umpires - HP: Doug Ripley  1B: Joe Heneger  2B: Chris Calkins  3B: Robert Conway
 Start: 2:32 p.m   Time: 2:00   Attendance:
Game notes:
Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 Baseball semifinal #1
Weather: Mostly Sunny; 74*; Wind: LF to RF at 16 mph
K. Jominy faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: BD1SEMI1


Play-by-Play

                           2026 MHSAA Baseball Finals
                  Catholic Central vs Mattawan - Play-by-Play
              Jun 12, 2026 at East Lansing, Mich. (McLane Stadium)


Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Catholic Central.... 010 050 0 -  6 11  0
Mattawan............ 000 010 0 -  1  3  1
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Catholic Central starters: 2/dh B. Thompson; 3/ss D. Fairchild; 4/c Swearingen;
6/1b Garnick; 18/lf L. Fairchild; 9/rf Maxwell; 1/3b Geisler; 8/cf Gatt; 19/2b
Davis; 20/p Mahoney;
Mattawan starters: 1/cf Dougherty; 2/ss N. Jominy; 8/2b Strong; 27/rf Walsh;
23/c Grover; 34/1b Bouma; 25/3b Reiter; 7/dh VanAntwerp; 10/lf Pelak; 20/p K.
Jominy;

Catholic Central 1st - B. Thompson out at first 1b to p (1-1). D.
Fairchild walked (3-1). Swearingen flied into double play cf to 1b (0-0); D.
Fairchild out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mattawan 1st - Dougherty struck out swinging (3-2). N. Jominy struck out
swinging (2-2). Strong struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Catholic Central 2nd - Garnick singled through the left side (2-0). L.
Fairchild out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1); Garnick advanced to second.
Maxwell grounded out to p (1-0). Garnick advanced to third on a wild pitch,
scored. Geisler struck out swinging (3-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Mattawan 2nd - Walsh grounded out to ss (1-2). Grover struck out looking
(1-2). Bouma struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catholic Central 3rd - Gatt singled through the left side (3-1). Davis
struck out looking (2-2). B. Thompson singled to right field (0-0); Gatt
advanced to third. D. Fairchild struck out swinging (1-2). Swearingen lined out
to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mattawan 3rd - Reiter struck out swinging (0-2). VanAntwerp tripled to
right field (1-2). Pelak struck out swinging (0-2). Dougherty walked (3-2). N.
Jominy flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Catholic Central 4th - Garnick singled up the middle (3-1). L. Fairchild
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-2); Garnick out on the play.
Maxwell walked (3-0). L. Thompson pinch ran for Maxwell. Geisler flied out to
cf (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mattawan 4th - L. Thompson to rf. Strong struck out swinging, out at
first c to 1b (1-2). Walsh grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). Grover struck out
looking (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catholic Central 5th - Gatt walked (3-2). Gatt stole second. Davis
singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (0-2); Gatt
scored. Walsh to p. K. Jominy to rf. B. Thompson out at first 1b to 2b to p
(1-1); Davis advanced to third. Davis scored on a balk. D. Fairchild singled to
left field (2-0). D. Fairchild advanced to second on a balk. Swearingen singled
to third base (2-1); D. Fairchild advanced to third. Rozum pinch ran for
Swearingen. Garnick singled through the left side, RBI (1-2); Rozum advanced to
second; D. Fairchild scored. L. Fairchild doubled to center field, advanced to
third on a throwing error by ss, 2 RBI (1-0); Garnick scored; Rozum scored. L.
Thompson hit by pitch (0-0). L. Thompson stole second. Geisler lined out to 1b
(0-2). Gatt struck out swinging (0-2). 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Mattawan 5th - Swearingen to c for Rozum. Bouma singled to left field
(1-2). Reiter singled to left field (0-0); Bouma advanced to second. VanAntwerp
hit by pitch (0-0); Reiter advanced to second; Bouma advanced to third.
VanAntwerp advanced to second; Reiter advanced to third; Bouma scored on a wild
pitch. Pelak walked. VanAntwerp out at second p to 3b to ss. Dougherty struck
out swinging (1-2). N. Jominy flied out to lf (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Catholic Central 6th - Davis grounded out to 3b (1-0). B. Thompson flied
out to rf (2-1). D. Fairchild doubled to center field (0-0). Swearingen struck
out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mattawan 6th - Strong struck out looking (1-2). Walsh struck out
swinging (0-2). Grover walked (3-2). Bouma struck out swinging (1-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Catholic Central 7th - Walsh to rf. VanAntwerp to p. /  for K. Jominy.
Garnick flied out to rf (2-2). L. Fairchild singled to right field (0-0). L.
Thompson hit by pitch (0-1); L. Fairchild advanced to second. Geisler struck
out looking (1-2); L. Fairchild stole third. Gatt struck out swinging (1-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mattawan 7th - Reiter struck out swinging (0-2). VanAntwerp struck out
swinging (1-2). Pelak flied out to lf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.