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Photo by: Grant Lee
Cape Roommate Of Former Card Nicolas Dooms BSU
March 06, 2021 | Baseball
LEXINGTON, Ky. - An early two-run homer by Kentucky's Oraj Anu gave the home team momentum as the Ball State baseball team lost 6-0 on Saturday afternoon. BSU got strong outings from a group of relievers and Ross Messina had two of the team's four hits, and now each team has won once heading into Sunday's finale.Â
"We ran up against a strong pitching performance today," head coach Rich Maloney said. "We have a great opportunity tomorrow for a series win."
With two outs in the 1st inning, Anu hit a 1-2 pitch out to center to give Kentucky (7-1) a 2-0 lead against starter Tyler Ruetschle. Anu also walked and scored in the 7th inning and Kentucky's pitching did the rest. Ball State (5-4) couldn't get much going at the plate after winning 3-2 on Friday, and did not place a runner as far as 3rd base in the game.Â
Anu did the damage against his former Cape Cod roommate's team. Anu lived with Kyle Nicolas in the summer of 2019 while they played for the Cotuit Kettleers and won the Cape championship. Nicolas is now in the Marlins system and Anu is still with Kentucky after being drafted in 2017 and 2019.Â
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Ty Weatherly took the ball for BSU in the bottom of the 4th in a tough spot. The score was 4-0 and Kentucky had two runners on. Weatherly walked a batter then struck out the next three to limit the damage. The right-hander, who started the season opener at Arizona, struck out six and retired nine of the 12 batters he faced. Zach Losey threw a clean 8th inning for the Cardinals, striking out two.Â
Maloney said he was "encouraged by Weatherly's performance."Â
Messina singled in the 4th and in the 6th and Adam Tellier single, walked and stole a base.
The two teams will play Sunday at 1 p.m. Following this weekend at Kentucky, Ball State is scheduled to play at Old Dominion next weekend.Â
"We ran up against a strong pitching performance today," head coach Rich Maloney said. "We have a great opportunity tomorrow for a series win."
With two outs in the 1st inning, Anu hit a 1-2 pitch out to center to give Kentucky (7-1) a 2-0 lead against starter Tyler Ruetschle. Anu also walked and scored in the 7th inning and Kentucky's pitching did the rest. Ball State (5-4) couldn't get much going at the plate after winning 3-2 on Friday, and did not place a runner as far as 3rd base in the game.Â
Anu did the damage against his former Cape Cod roommate's team. Anu lived with Kyle Nicolas in the summer of 2019 while they played for the Cotuit Kettleers and won the Cape championship. Nicolas is now in the Marlins system and Anu is still with Kentucky after being drafted in 2017 and 2019.Â
RELATED: Summer In The Cape
Ty Weatherly took the ball for BSU in the bottom of the 4th in a tough spot. The score was 4-0 and Kentucky had two runners on. Weatherly walked a batter then struck out the next three to limit the damage. The right-hander, who started the season opener at Arizona, struck out six and retired nine of the 12 batters he faced. Zach Losey threw a clean 8th inning for the Cardinals, striking out two.Â
Maloney said he was "encouraged by Weatherly's performance."Â
Messina singled in the 4th and in the 6th and Adam Tellier single, walked and stole a base.
The two teams will play Sunday at 1 p.m. Following this weekend at Kentucky, Ball State is scheduled to play at Old Dominion next weekend.Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mason Hazelwood (2-0)
L: Ruetschle, Tyler (1-1)
S: Seth Logue (1)
Base Running:
SB: Tellier, Adam 1
Batting:
2B: Austin Schultz 1
HR: Oraj Anu 1 ; Ryan Ritter 1
RBI: John Rhodes 1 ; Oraj Anu 2 ; Cam Hill 1 ; Ryan Ritter 1
SH: Cam Hill 1 ; Zeke Lewis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Schultz 2 ; Oraj Anu 2 ; Cam Hill 1 ; Ryan Ritter 1
SB: Austin Schultz 3 ; Cam Hill 1
CS: Chase Bryan 1
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