
Baseball Suffers 14-5 Loss at Louisville
March 17, 2012 | Baseball
Ball State's baseball team suffered a 14-5 loss at Louisville in the second game of a three game series Saturday afternoon. The third game of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.
Ball State falls to 3-11 on the season, all of which has been played on the road to this point. Louisville improved to 13-6, and is ranked 21st in the country.
T.J. Weir started the game on the mound for Ball State and lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing nine hits and nine runs while striking out one and walking two. With the loss, Weir falls to 0-4 on the season.
Elbert Devarie and Kirby Campbell led Ball State with two hits apiece, while Campbell managed two runs-batted-in. Billy Wellman was 1-for-2 from the plate with one RBI, while Devarie and Weir added an RBI apiece. Campbell added his first triple of the year.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thompson (4-0)
L: Weir, T.J. (0-4)

Batting:
2B: Weir, T.J. 1
3B: Campbell, Kirby 1
RBI: Wellman, Billy 1 ; Devarie, Elbert 1 ; Weir, T.J. 1 ; Campbell, Kirby 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Beemer, Blake 1 ; Issler, Tim 1 ; Godfrey, Sean 1 ; Campbell, Kirby 1 ; Overley, Mitch 1
SB: Godfrey, Sean 1
CS: Godfrey, Sean 1

Batting:
2B: Ratajczak 2 ; Ijames 1 ; Sturgeon 1
HR: Ijames 1
RBI: Engel 1 ; Whiting 1 ; Gardner 1 ; Ijames 5 ; Young 1 ; Lucas 1 ; O'Brien 1 ; Sturgeon 1
SF: Ijames 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Engel 2 ; Ratajczak 3 ; Gardner 1 ; Ijames 2 ; Young 2 ; Lucas 2 ; O'Brien 1 ; Sturgeon 1
SB: Engel 2 ; Young 2 ; Lucas 1
HBP: Engel 1 ; O'Brien 1