Ball State University
40-18
Central Michigan
41-17
Ball State Drops Tough One to Central Michigan
May 28, 2022 | Baseball
With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 40-18 on the season, while the Chippewas improved to 41-17.
Zach Cole put the Cardinals on the scoreboard first with a solo home run to center field. Ball State took a 1-0 lead into the top of the third.
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— Ball State Baseball (@BallStateBB) May 28, 2022
The Chippewas scored four runs in the top of the third on no hits. CMU added three runs on one hit in the top of the fifth. Central Michigan picked up another run in the top of the sixth on one hit. The Chippewas scored three runs on one hit and on two Ball State errors. CMU held an 11-1 lead after the top of the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, Amir Wright grounded out to shortstop and picked up an RBI as Ryan Peltier scored from third. Trenton Quartermaine drove in Justin Conant with a single to left center. The Cardinals cut the deficit to 11-3.
Central Michigan added a run in the top of the ninth and held on for the 12-3 victory.
Nate Dohm got the start and fell to 4-3 with the loss for the Cardinals. He went 2 1/3 innings with one strikeout and he surrendered four earned runs. Ryan Brown added 3 2/3 innings in relief and struck out six batters. He gave up six unearned runs. Jake Lewis went three innings in relief. He struck out two batters and surrendered two earned runs.
Garrett Navarra got the win for the Chippewas and improved to 10-2 on the season. He tallied nine strikeouts and surrendered one earned run on five hits. Ryan Palmbald went three innings in relief and struck out two batters. He gave up two earned runs on four hits.
The Cardinals and Chippewas will battle for the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The game is scheduled for a noon first pitch.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: NAVARRA, Garrett (10-2)
L: Dohm, Nate (4-3)
S: PALMBLAD, Ryan (3)
Batting:
2B: WUESTENFELD, Danny 1
HR: DARDAS, Nick 1
RBI: CAMILLETTI, Mario 1 ; MARSEE, Jakob 1 ; WUESTENFELD, Danny 1 ; NAVARRA, Garrett 2 ; MORGAN, Robby 2 ; DARDAS, Nick 1
SH: DARDAS, Nick 1
SF: CAMILLETTI, Mario 1 ; NAVARRA, Garrett 1 ; MORGAN, Robby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CAMILLETTI, Mario 1 ; MARSEE, Jakob 2 ; WUESTENFELD, Danny 2 ; SHEPARDSON, Aidan 2 ; NAVARRA, Garrett 1 ; DONAHUE, Jacob 2 ; DARDAS, Nick 2
SB: SHEPARDSON, Aidan 1 ; DONAHUE, Jacob 1
HBP: SIMPSON, Justin 1 ; MARSEE, Jakob 1
Batting:
HR: Cole, Zach 1
RBI: Wright, Amir 1 ; Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Cole, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cole, Zach 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
