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Cards Split Saturday Doubleheader
May 22, 2021 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ohio - The Ball State baseball team routed Ohio 9-2 early but lost late in a Saturday road split. The home team rallied for a 5-1 win against the Cardinals, who are now a game out of 1st place with five games to play.
For the day, Aaron Simpson and Decker Scheffler each went 4-for-7 with two runs and they combined for four RBIs. Nick Powell and Adam Tellier also scored two runs each and Chayce McDermott pitched a complete-game win with 13 strikeouts in the early game.
BALL STATE 9, OHIO 2 (BOX SCORE)
McDermott dominated and the Cardinals turned a close game into a rout in the late innings for a 9-2 early in the day.
Ohio managed just three hits off McDermott, who matched his career-high with 13 strikeouts. After allowing multiple baserunners in the 1st inning and a 2-run homer in the 2nd, McDermott was basically unhittable. He struck out six batters between innings 3-5 and faced two above the minimum the rest of the way. McDermott is now 8-2 with 114 strikeouts on the year.
Ball State never trailed and led 3-2 before breaking out for six runs in the final two innings. A 4-spot in the 6th featured a 2-run single from Ross Messina, an RBI double from Scheffler and an RBI single by Ryan Peltier. Powell also homered in the 5th. In the 7th, Ball State wasn't done. Trenton Quartermaine had a sac fly and Scheffler put the exclamation point on an impressive day with a homer.
Scheffler finished the game 4-for-4 with three doubles and a homer, three RBIs and two runs. Simpson went 3-for-4 and was a homer short of the cycle.
OHIO 5, BALL STATE 1 (BOX SCORE)
After losing the first two games of the series, Ohio rallied and got a great start from the venerable Edward Kutt IV to beat BSU 5-1. The 4G Kutt pitched a complete game allowing just three hits, an unearned run and he struck out six. He allowed five baserunners in the game as Ohio stayed alive for a weekend series split.
OU led 1-0 when it broke the game open with three runs in the bottom of the 4th. Ohio led 5-0 in the last inning when Simpson put the Cards on the boad with an RBI single.
The two teams will finish the series Sunday at 1 p.m. Central Michigan won its three games this weekend and now holds a one game lead in the standings with five games left to play.
For the day, Aaron Simpson and Decker Scheffler each went 4-for-7 with two runs and they combined for four RBIs. Nick Powell and Adam Tellier also scored two runs each and Chayce McDermott pitched a complete-game win with 13 strikeouts in the early game.
BALL STATE 9, OHIO 2 (BOX SCORE)
McDermott dominated and the Cardinals turned a close game into a rout in the late innings for a 9-2 early in the day.
Ohio managed just three hits off McDermott, who matched his career-high with 13 strikeouts. After allowing multiple baserunners in the 1st inning and a 2-run homer in the 2nd, McDermott was basically unhittable. He struck out six batters between innings 3-5 and faced two above the minimum the rest of the way. McDermott is now 8-2 with 114 strikeouts on the year.
Ball State never trailed and led 3-2 before breaking out for six runs in the final two innings. A 4-spot in the 6th featured a 2-run single from Ross Messina, an RBI double from Scheffler and an RBI single by Ryan Peltier. Powell also homered in the 5th. In the 7th, Ball State wasn't done. Trenton Quartermaine had a sac fly and Scheffler put the exclamation point on an impressive day with a homer.
Scheffler finished the game 4-for-4 with three doubles and a homer, three RBIs and two runs. Simpson went 3-for-4 and was a homer short of the cycle.
OHIO 5, BALL STATE 1 (BOX SCORE)
After losing the first two games of the series, Ohio rallied and got a great start from the venerable Edward Kutt IV to beat BSU 5-1. The 4G Kutt pitched a complete game allowing just three hits, an unearned run and he struck out six. He allowed five baserunners in the game as Ohio stayed alive for a weekend series split.
OU led 1-0 when it broke the game open with three runs in the bottom of the 4th. Ohio led 5-0 in the last inning when Simpson put the Cards on the boad with an RBI single.
The two teams will finish the series Sunday at 1 p.m. Central Michigan won its three games this weekend and now holds a one game lead in the standings with five games left to play.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McDermott, Chayce (8-2)
L: B. Kelly (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Simpson, Aaron 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 3 ; Tellier, Adam 1
3B: Simpson, Aaron 1
HR: Powell, Nick 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1
RBI: Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Messina, Ross 2 ; Powell, Nick 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Simpson, Aaron 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 3
SF: Quartermaine, Trenton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Powell, Nick 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Simpson, Aaron 2 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Tellier, Adam 2
HBP: Quartermaine, Trenton 1
Batting:
HR: S. Harbert 1
RBI: S. Harbert 2
Base Running:
RUNS: T. Lukkes 1 ; S. Harbert 1
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