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Photo by: Maeve Bradfield/Ball State Athletics
BG Edges Cards In Finale, BSU Wins Series
May 02, 2021 | Baseball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - After winning the first three games of the series, the Ball State baseball team dropped Sunday's finale at Bowling Green 8-5. Ball State had won eight games in a row before falling on Sunday.Â
The Cardinals trailed 1-0 when Ryan Peltier hit a 3-run homer in the top of the 5th inning to give BSU the lead. Moments later, Bowling Green (12-22, 10-14) scored six runs in the pivotal inning to take control of the game. The two teams traded runs late to provide the final margin.
BOMBS AWAY: Peltier's blast, his third of the season, gave the Cardinals a brief lead. Decker Scheffler hit a solo home run late in the game, his second of the year.
PAIR OF EIGHTS: Sunday's loss ended Ball State's win streak at eight games. It was the team's second streak of eight straight wins this year.
BIG PICTURE: Central Michigan and Ball State have emerged as the top two teams in the MAC. Central swept four games from Miami over the weekend and now have a game edge on the Cardinals with 16 games remaining in the season.
UP NEXT: That sets up a high-leverage series next weekend when Ball State travels to Central Michigan for four games. BSU is 19-5 in MAC play and CMU is 20-4. The series begins Friday, May 7 at 3 p.m. Start times for Saturday and Sunday are set for 1 p.m.
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The Cardinals trailed 1-0 when Ryan Peltier hit a 3-run homer in the top of the 5th inning to give BSU the lead. Moments later, Bowling Green (12-22, 10-14) scored six runs in the pivotal inning to take control of the game. The two teams traded runs late to provide the final margin.
BOMBS AWAY: Peltier's blast, his third of the season, gave the Cardinals a brief lead. Decker Scheffler hit a solo home run late in the game, his second of the year.
PAIR OF EIGHTS: Sunday's loss ended Ball State's win streak at eight games. It was the team's second streak of eight straight wins this year.
BIG PICTURE: Central Michigan and Ball State have emerged as the top two teams in the MAC. Central swept four games from Miami over the weekend and now have a game edge on the Cardinals with 16 games remaining in the season.
UP NEXT: That sets up a high-leverage series next weekend when Ball State travels to Central Michigan for four games. BSU is 19-5 in MAC play and CMU is 20-4. The series begins Friday, May 7 at 3 p.m. Start times for Saturday and Sunday are set for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SCHENK (5-1)
L: O'Donnell, Trennor (1-1)
S: SPEZIA (1)
Batting:
2B: Messina, Ross 1 ; Powell, Nick 1 ; Simpson, Aaron 1 ; Christianson, Adam 1
HR: Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1
RBI: Peltier, Ryan 3 ; Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Messina, Ross 2 ; Powell, Nick 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1
HBP: Peltier, Ryan 1
Batting:
2B: FALLON 1
HR: JOHNSON 1
RBI: DOHANOS 1 ; GAYTAN 1 ; HAAS, Tyler 1 ; KRAUSE 1 ; ROSE, Nathan 2 ; JOHNSON 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DOHANOS 1 ; GAYTAN 1 ; GURNEY 1 ; HAAS, Tyler 1 ; FALLON 2 ; JOHNSON 2
SB: FALLON 2
CS: ROSE, Nathan 1
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