Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
0-2
Middle Tennessee
2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | X | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Baseball Suffers 11-6 Loss; Completes Series Sunday
February 16, 2013 | Baseball
Ball State's baseball team suffered an 11-6 loss at Middle Tennessee State Saturday in its opening series of the season.
With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 0-2 on the season, while Middle Tennessee State improved to 2-0. The two teams will complete the three-game series with a Sunday 1 p.m. (CT) game at MTSU.
Middle Tennessee jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after two innings, and added two in the bottom of the sixth to maintain a 5-0 advantage. The Cardinals rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh to tie the contest at 5-5, but the Blue Raiders managed a sixth run seventh to seal the victory.
Clay Manering suffered the loss after pitching only 2/3 of an inning and allowing one earned run. Nestor Bautista started the game and pitched five innings, allowing eight hits and five earned runs. Ball State used a total of six pitchers in the game, and allowed 11 hits, while striking out three.
Ryan Spaulding led the Cardinals with three hits and two runs-batted-in in four at-bats. Sean Godfrey and Cody Campbell tallied two hits apiece, while Brandon Estep managed a two RBI single in a pitch hitter appearance. Billy Wellman and Campbell drove in Ball State's other runs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McClung (1-0)
L: Manering, Clay (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Godfrey, Sean 1 ; Campbell, Cody 2 ; Spaulding, Ryan 2
RBI: Campbell, Cody 1 ; Wellman, Billy 1 ; Estep, Brandon 2 ; Spaulding, Ryan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Godfrey, Sean 2 ; Campbell, Cody 1 ; Weir, T.J. 1 ; Wellman, Billy 1 ; Schooley, Cameron 1
HBP: Beemer, Blake 1 ; Wellman, Billy 1
Batting:
2B: Ford 1 ; Ellison 1
RBI: Rorex 1 ; Ford 1 ; Miller, T. 1 ; Thomas, J. 2 ; Lawrence 2 ; Adkins, M. 2
SF: Lawrence 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ford 2 ; LaRue 1 ; Miller, T. 2 ; Thomas, J. 2 ; Ellison 2 ; Lawrence 1 ; Adkins, M. 1
SB: Rorex 1 ; Ford 2
PO: Thomas, J. 1
