Ball State University
8-8
Oregon State
14-1
No. 4 Oregon State Takes Finale Against Ball State, 8-4
March 11, 2017 | Baseball
Oregon State never trailed as the home team notched single runs in the first and third innings to grab an early 2-0 lead.
Ball State (8-8) got on the board in the fifth inning when sophomore Roman Baisa pushed across fellow sophomore Griffin Hulecki with a squeeze bunt.
However, the Beavers responded with six runs in their next four at-bats to pull away. Trevor Larnach, Michael Gretler and Nick Madrigal combined to go 7-for-11 at the plate with three RBIs.
Oregon State starting pitcher Jake Thompson improved to 4-0 by tossing 7.1 innings, striking out eight batters and allowing just one run.
Baisa, junior Jeff Riedel and freshman Joe Gunn tallied RBIs for the Cardinals. Meanwhile, junior Seth Freed went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored a run.
Ball State is back in action next weekend with a home-and-home series against Dayton. The two teams will meet in Dayton on Friday, March 17 before playing a doubleheader in Muncie on Saturday, March 18.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thompson, Jake (4-0)
L: Marnon, Kevin (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Freed, Seth 1
RBI: Baisa, Roman 1 ; Riedel, Jeff 1 ; Gunn, Joe 1
SH: Baisa, Roman 1
SF: Riedel, Jeff 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Eppers, Matt 1 ; Masotto, Alex 1 ; Freed, Seth 1 ; Hulecki, Griffin 1
PO: Kirkpatrick, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: Donahue, Christian 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1
3B: Gretler, Michael 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1
HR: Harrison, KJ 1
RBI: Donahue, Christian 2 ; Harrison, KJ 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Gretler, Michael 2 ; Rutschman, Adley 1
SH: Kwan, Steven 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Madrigal, Nick 2 ; Donahue, Christian 2 ; Harrison, KJ 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Armstrong, Andy 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1
SB: Madrigal, Nick 1 ; Grenier, Cadyn 1
