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Photo by: Mic Smith
Marquardt’s Strong Outing Keys Rubber Game Win at Toledo
May 13, 2018 | Baseball
TOLEDO, Ohio – Ball State starting pitcher Evan Marquardt equaled his career highs in innings pitched (7.0) and strikeouts (9) in a convincing 9-1 win at Toledo Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Ball State (28-23, 15-9 MAC) locks up one of the six spots in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, which begins on May 23. The Cardinals are currently tied with Miami for the second spot in the league standings with three league games remaining. The top two seeds receive a bye in the first round of the tournament.
The Cardinals gave Marquardt a quick 3-0 lead after their first two at-bats and that proved to be more than enough for the righty. After Toledo responded with a two-out run in the bottom of the second, Marquardt retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced.
"The guys played a solid game today behind outstanding pitching from Evan Marquardt," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "We had a lot of guys contribute."
Ball State was able to break open the game with two runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Sophomore Noah Powell had an RBI double in the fifth and a two-run single in the sixth.
Powell finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored out of the leadoff spot. Junior John Ricotta walked four times while junior Chase Sebby reached base safely for the 30th consecutive game thanks to a walk in the sixth inning.
The Cardinals wrap up the regular season this week with four home games. First up is a non-conference tilt against Fort Wayne on Tuesday, May 15.
For the most up-to-date information on the Ball State baseball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateBB and @CoachMaloney.
With the win, Ball State (28-23, 15-9 MAC) locks up one of the six spots in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, which begins on May 23. The Cardinals are currently tied with Miami for the second spot in the league standings with three league games remaining. The top two seeds receive a bye in the first round of the tournament.
The Cardinals gave Marquardt a quick 3-0 lead after their first two at-bats and that proved to be more than enough for the righty. After Toledo responded with a two-out run in the bottom of the second, Marquardt retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced.
"The guys played a solid game today behind outstanding pitching from Evan Marquardt," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "We had a lot of guys contribute."
Ball State was able to break open the game with two runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Sophomore Noah Powell had an RBI double in the fifth and a two-run single in the sixth.
Powell finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored out of the leadoff spot. Junior John Ricotta walked four times while junior Chase Sebby reached base safely for the 30th consecutive game thanks to a walk in the sixth inning.
The Cardinals wrap up the regular season this week with four home games. First up is a non-conference tilt against Fort Wayne on Tuesday, May 15.
For the most up-to-date information on the Ball State baseball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateBB and @CoachMaloney.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Marquardt, Evan (3-2)
L: JACOB, Michael (0-8)
Batting:
2B: Powell, Noah 1
RBI: Powell, Noah 3 ; Riedel, Jeff 1 ; Hulecki, Griffin 1
SF: Hulecki, Griffin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Powell, Noah 3 ; Sebby, Chase 1 ; Freed, Seth 1 ; Ricotta, John 1 ; Kirkpatrick, Justin 1 ; Baker, William 1 ; Blankenberger, Tim 1
CS: Kirkpatrick, Justin 1
HBP: Brockhouse, Colin 2
Batting:
RBI: MEYERS, Chris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MONTOYA, AJ 1
CS: MEYERS, Chris 1
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