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NIck Powell Leads the Cardinals with a 3-for-5 Game
Photo by: Chad Smith
Cardinals Drop Final Game Against Rattlers
March 06, 2022 | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Ball State baseball team returned to Moore-Kittles Field for the final game of a four-game series with Florida A&M on Sunday. The Cardinals outhit the Rattlers and held FAMU to just three hits, but fell 5-3.
With the loss, Ball State fell to 5-7 on the season, while Florida A&M improved to 6-7 on the year.
Nick Powell led the Cardinals with a 3-for-5 day at the plate with two RBIs. Amir Wright has reached base safely in 12-consecutive games. Trenton Quartermaine extended his hitting streak to six games.
Sunday's game started out as a pitcher's duel. FAMU was held hitless, while BSU had one hit after two innings of play. Ty Weatherly got the start on the mound and had five strikeouts in the first two innings.
Justin Conant reached base safely to start the top of the third on an error by the third baseman and advanced to second on the error. Wight grounded out to second and moved Conant to third with two outs. After a Zach Lane walk, Powell notched an RBI single to right center to put the Cardinals on top 1-0.
In the bottom of the third Florida A&M scored five runs on two hits with three walks and a hit batter.
The Cardinals were able to load the bases in the top of the sixth but were unable to get a run across.
Wright recorded a one-out triple to right center to get the top of the seventh started for the Cardinals. Powell produced a two-out single to right field to drive in Wright from third. Trenton Quartermaine followed with a single to second base. Andre Orselli made it three-straight singles for Ball State with a single to left to plate Powell from second. BSU cut the FAMU lead to 5-3 after the top of the seventh.
Weatherly went 2 1/3 innings in the start and struck out five batters. He surrendered five earned runs in the loss. Weatherly fell to 0-1. Nate Dohm pitched outstanding relief for 4 2/3 innings. Dohm struck out eight batters to set a new career high and he surrendered just one hit. Ryan Brown added a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts.
Shawn Host got the win for the Rattlers with 5 1/3 innings of work. Host improved to 1-2 on the year as he gave up one unearned run. Benjamin Krizen tallied his third save of the year with one inning and one strikeout.
Ball State begins Mid-American Conference play on Friday, March 11, as Eastern Michigan comes to Muncie for a four-game series. The home opener on Friday is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start time.
From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"Our goal each week is to win the series and we did that. Our positives were we pitched at a 3.77 clip, fielded .991, and hit seven home runs. This is a vast improvement from last weekend. We actually hit the ball harder and more consistent today than any game this year. The hits just didn't fall our way today. However, we took a step forward this weekend. The MAC season starts next weekend, so everyone is 0-0."
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With the loss, Ball State fell to 5-7 on the season, while Florida A&M improved to 6-7 on the year.
Nick Powell led the Cardinals with a 3-for-5 day at the plate with two RBIs. Amir Wright has reached base safely in 12-consecutive games. Trenton Quartermaine extended his hitting streak to six games.
Sunday's game started out as a pitcher's duel. FAMU was held hitless, while BSU had one hit after two innings of play. Ty Weatherly got the start on the mound and had five strikeouts in the first two innings.
Justin Conant reached base safely to start the top of the third on an error by the third baseman and advanced to second on the error. Wight grounded out to second and moved Conant to third with two outs. After a Zach Lane walk, Powell notched an RBI single to right center to put the Cardinals on top 1-0.
In the bottom of the third Florida A&M scored five runs on two hits with three walks and a hit batter.
The Cardinals were able to load the bases in the top of the sixth but were unable to get a run across.
Wright recorded a one-out triple to right center to get the top of the seventh started for the Cardinals. Powell produced a two-out single to right field to drive in Wright from third. Trenton Quartermaine followed with a single to second base. Andre Orselli made it three-straight singles for Ball State with a single to left to plate Powell from second. BSU cut the FAMU lead to 5-3 after the top of the seventh.
Weatherly went 2 1/3 innings in the start and struck out five batters. He surrendered five earned runs in the loss. Weatherly fell to 0-1. Nate Dohm pitched outstanding relief for 4 2/3 innings. Dohm struck out eight batters to set a new career high and he surrendered just one hit. Ryan Brown added a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts.
Shawn Host got the win for the Rattlers with 5 1/3 innings of work. Host improved to 1-2 on the year as he gave up one unearned run. Benjamin Krizen tallied his third save of the year with one inning and one strikeout.
Ball State begins Mid-American Conference play on Friday, March 11, as Eastern Michigan comes to Muncie for a four-game series. The home opener on Friday is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start time.
From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"Our goal each week is to win the series and we did that. Our positives were we pitched at a 3.77 clip, fielded .991, and hit seven home runs. This is a vast improvement from last weekend. We actually hit the ball harder and more consistent today than any game this year. The hits just didn't fall our way today. However, we took a step forward this weekend. The MAC season starts next weekend, so everyone is 0-0."
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shawn Host (1-2)
L: Weatherly, Ty (0-1)
S: Ben Krizen (3)
Batting:
2B: Peltier, Ryan 1
3B: Wright, Amir 1
RBI: Powell, Nick 2 ; Orselli, Andre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wright, Amir 1 ; Powell, Nick 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
HBP: Peltier, Ryan 2
Batting:
2B: Grant Rowell 1
RBI: L.J. Bryant 2 ; Grant Rowell 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Will Brown 1 ; Joseph Pierini 1 ; L.J. Bryant 1 ; Ty Hanchey 1 ; Tyler Dunbar 1
CS: Joseph Pierini 1
HBP: Joseph Pierini 1 ; Adam Haidermota 1
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AB
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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