Ball State University
6-6
Old Dominion
11-3
Big Inning Dooms BSU in Game 2 at ODU
March 13, 2021 | Baseball
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The Monarchs piled up six runs in the fifth inning, all with two outs, to blow open a tight contest en route to a 10-5 victory.
"Today was one of those days that each college baseball team experiences over a long 56-game schedule," head coach Rich Maloney said. "We got beat in all facets. This great game can be humbling. We get another shot at a solid Old Dominion team tomorrow."
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ODU (11-3) secured the series victory, while Ball State (6-6) will suffer its first series defeat of the season. The Cardinals will look to salvage one game this weekend in Sunday's series finale. First pitch is set for noon.
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Noah Navarro went 3-for-5 at the plate Saturday, scored twice and drove in two. His triple keyed a three-run ninth inning for the Cardinals, but the deficit was too large to overcome.
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It was a tight, 2-1 game in the fifth inning. BSU starter John Baker had worked around some trouble in the early frames. But an error extended the fifth, and then two home runs and a double later, the Old Dominion lead swelled to 8-1.
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Adam Christianson drove in a BSU run with no outs in the sixth, as the Cardinals looked like they might rally. They forced ODU starter Nick Pantos from the game, but they could get nothing else out of the inning in response to ODU's big number.
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Nick Powell also had a good day offensively for Ball State, reaching in his first three plate appearances and driving in the first run of the day.
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Sunday's series finale at Old Dominion is also the Cardinals' last scheduled non-conference game. BSU is slated to open its MAC schedule at home next weekend with four games against Western Michigan.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PANTOS, Nick (1-0)
L: Baker, John (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Powell, Nick 1
3B: Navarro, Noah 1
RBI: Navarro, Noah 2 ; Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Christianson, Adam 1 ; Powell, Nick 1
SH: Sebby, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Navarro, Noah 2 ; Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
SB: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Powell, Nick 1
HBP: Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: GAGLIARDI 1
HR: GARRIOLA, A. 1 ; BELL, Tommy 1
RBI: TRICE, C. 2 ; GARRIOLA, A. 2 ; GAGLIARDI 1 ; COUTNEY, M. 1 ; BELL, Tommy 2 ; HANCOCK, J. 1
SF: HANCOCK, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BATTLE, Kyle 1 ; WHEELER, T. 1 ; TRICE, C. 1 ; GARRIOLA, A. 1 ; PETRACCI, R. 2 ; TESCHKO, R. 1 ; GAGLIARDI 1 ; COUTNEY, M. 1 ; BELL, Tommy 1
CS: BATTLE, Kyle 1 ; LEVARI, K. 1 ; COLDSNOW 1
HBP: WHEELER, T. 1 ; COUTNEY, M. 1
