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Cardinals Split Doubleheader at No. 13/21 Ducks
April 09, 2022 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 25 ranked, by Collegiate Baseball, Ball State baseball team was back on the diamond for a doubleheader against the No. 13/21 ranked Oregon Ducks from PK Park on Saturday. The Cardinals won the first game, 3-2, but the Ducks won game two 10-4.
Ball State is now 18-11 overall and Oregon is now 20-11 as the series heads to game four on Sunday.
Zach Cole launched his third homer of the season and extended his hitting streak to seven games. Cole went 3-for-7 on the day and is now leading the team with a .338 batting average.
Game One – Ball State 3, Oregon 2
The Ducks got on the board on the first pitch of the game as Tanner Smith hit a home run to right field.
Cole led off the top of the seventh with a single to left field. Decker Scheffler singled through the right side to give Ball State runners on first and second with one out. Trenton Quartermaine recorded an RBI single to right center to tie the game at 1-1.
Oregon regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch and took a 2-1 lead into the eighth inning.
Matthew Rivera got the top of the eighth started with a single to left field. Ryan Peltier reached on a fielding error by the third baseman and moved up to second as Rivera advanced to third. Rivera tied the game on a wild pitch. After a failed suicide squeeze attempt, Cole belted a solo shot to deep right center to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead.
Sam Klein picked up the win in 2 1/3 innings in relief and improved to 2-1 on the season. He struck out three batters and surrendered just one hit. Tyler Schweitzer recorded another quality start in 6 2/3 innings of work. He struck out three and surrendered two runs on five hits.
Quartermaine, Nick Powell, and Cole all had two hits each. Cole hit the game-winning home run in the top of the eighth.
Isaac Ayon started the game for the Ducks and did not pick up a decision. Ayon went 6 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and surrendered one earned run on seven hits. Kolby Somers picked up the loss with 1 2/3 innings of relief. Somers gave up two unearned runs on three hits with a strikeout. Stone Churby tossed a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.
Game Two – Oregon 10, Ball State 4
Amir Wright started game two with a single to left center. Quartermaine drew a seven-pitch walk. Powell singled through the right side that scored Wright from second. Rivera followed with a single to left center to drive in Quartermaine. Cole picked up an RBI with a sac fly to straight-away center to give the Cardinals an early 3-0 lead after the top half of the first inning.
Oregon answered in the bottom of the second with three runs on three hits to tie the game after two innings of play.
Powell collected a one-out double to right field in the top of the fifth. Rivera grounded out to first base but advanced Powell to third. Cole produced another RBI with a single through the right side. Ball State took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the fifth.
The Ducks responded with two runs in the fifth, followed by two runs in the sixth. In the bottom of the seventh, Oregon added one run. The Ducks tallied two runs in the eighth to take a 10-4 lead.
Ty Johnson fell to 4-2 as he picked up the loss. Johnson went 4 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and surrendered five earned runs on six hits. Maxwell McKee tossed one inning in relief and gave up two earned runs on no hits. Ty Weatherly went 1 1/3 innings with one strikeout and one earned run on one hit. Luke Schafer closed it out for the Cardinals with one strikeout and gave up two runs, one earned, on one hit.
Jace Stoffal got the start for Oregon and went one inning with one strikeout and gave up three earned runs. Logan Mercado went four innings in relief and picked up the win. He improved to 4-0 on the year after he collected five strikeouts with one earned run on four hits.
The Cardinals return to PK Park for the final game against the Ducks on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET
From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"We played a solid game, but it took a great pitching performance from Tyler Schweitzer and Sam Klein to get the victory. Timely hits from Trenton Quartermaine and a home run from Zach Cole made the difference. We just made too many mistakes to win in game two. When you give a bunch of freebies to a good team like Oregon it is very difficult to win."
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Ball State is now 18-11 overall and Oregon is now 20-11 as the series heads to game four on Sunday.
Zach Cole launched his third homer of the season and extended his hitting streak to seven games. Cole went 3-for-7 on the day and is now leading the team with a .338 batting average.
Game One – Ball State 3, Oregon 2
The Ducks got on the board on the first pitch of the game as Tanner Smith hit a home run to right field.
Cole led off the top of the seventh with a single to left field. Decker Scheffler singled through the right side to give Ball State runners on first and second with one out. Trenton Quartermaine recorded an RBI single to right center to tie the game at 1-1.
Oregon regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch and took a 2-1 lead into the eighth inning.
Matthew Rivera got the top of the eighth started with a single to left field. Ryan Peltier reached on a fielding error by the third baseman and moved up to second as Rivera advanced to third. Rivera tied the game on a wild pitch. After a failed suicide squeeze attempt, Cole belted a solo shot to deep right center to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead.
Sam Klein picked up the win in 2 1/3 innings in relief and improved to 2-1 on the season. He struck out three batters and surrendered just one hit. Tyler Schweitzer recorded another quality start in 6 2/3 innings of work. He struck out three and surrendered two runs on five hits.
Quartermaine, Nick Powell, and Cole all had two hits each. Cole hit the game-winning home run in the top of the eighth.
Isaac Ayon started the game for the Ducks and did not pick up a decision. Ayon went 6 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and surrendered one earned run on seven hits. Kolby Somers picked up the loss with 1 2/3 innings of relief. Somers gave up two unearned runs on three hits with a strikeout. Stone Churby tossed a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.
Game Two – Oregon 10, Ball State 4
Amir Wright started game two with a single to left center. Quartermaine drew a seven-pitch walk. Powell singled through the right side that scored Wright from second. Rivera followed with a single to left center to drive in Quartermaine. Cole picked up an RBI with a sac fly to straight-away center to give the Cardinals an early 3-0 lead after the top half of the first inning.
Oregon answered in the bottom of the second with three runs on three hits to tie the game after two innings of play.
Powell collected a one-out double to right field in the top of the fifth. Rivera grounded out to first base but advanced Powell to third. Cole produced another RBI with a single through the right side. Ball State took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the fifth.
The Ducks responded with two runs in the fifth, followed by two runs in the sixth. In the bottom of the seventh, Oregon added one run. The Ducks tallied two runs in the eighth to take a 10-4 lead.
Ty Johnson fell to 4-2 as he picked up the loss. Johnson went 4 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and surrendered five earned runs on six hits. Maxwell McKee tossed one inning in relief and gave up two earned runs on no hits. Ty Weatherly went 1 1/3 innings with one strikeout and one earned run on one hit. Luke Schafer closed it out for the Cardinals with one strikeout and gave up two runs, one earned, on one hit.
Jace Stoffal got the start for Oregon and went one inning with one strikeout and gave up three earned runs. Logan Mercado went four innings in relief and picked up the win. He improved to 4-0 on the year after he collected five strikeouts with one earned run on four hits.
The Cardinals return to PK Park for the final game against the Ducks on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET
From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"We played a solid game, but it took a great pitching performance from Tyler Schweitzer and Sam Klein to get the victory. Timely hits from Trenton Quartermaine and a home run from Zach Cole made the difference. We just made too many mistakes to win in game two. When you give a bunch of freebies to a good team like Oregon it is very difficult to win."
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Klein, Sam (2-1)
L: Somers, Kolby (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Peltier, Ryan 1
HR: Cole, Zach 1
RBI: Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Cole, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rivera, Matthew 1 ; Cole, Zach 2
CS: Peltier, Ryan 1
Batting:
2B: Walsh, Jacob 1
HR: Smith, Tanner 1
RBI: Smith, Tanner 1
SH: Shade, Colby 1 ; Novitske, Sam 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Tanner 1 ; Hall, Anthony 1
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