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Photo by: Chad Smith
Cardinals Split Games on Day Two of Swig & Swine
February 25, 2023 | Baseball
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Ball State baseball team returned to action on day two of the Swig and Swine on Saturday. The Cardinals faced the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Bucknell Bison from The Shipyard Park. Adam Tellier led BSU with the game-winning home run against Rutgers.
The Cardinals moved to 3-4 on the season after day two in Mount Pleasant. The Cardinal pitching staff improved and cut down on the walks from last weekend.
Game One – Ball State 5, Rutgers 4
After a scoreless first inning, Rutgers got on the board in the top of the second inning with two runs.
Tellier got hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the third. He later stole second before Hunter Dobbins drew a walk. Casey Turturici notched an RBI single to right field that drove in Tellier. BSU closed the deficit to 2-1 after three innings of play.
The Scarlet Knights added a run in the top of the fourth as well as the top of the sixth to extend their lead to 4-1.
Andrew Wilhite led off the bottom of the sixth with a six-pitch walk. He stole second and moved into scoring position with one out. Blake Bevis grounded out to second but moved Wilhite to third. Justin Conant singled to short, which allowed Wilhite to score from third. Ball State trailed 4-2 after six innings.
Tellier led of the home half of the seventh with a walk. He advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dobbins drew a one-out walk. CJ Horn came up with a huge pinch hit double to left center that scored Tellier from second. Zach Lane walked to load the bases for the Cardinals with two outs. Bevis was hit by a pitch, and picked up an RBI as Dobbins scored from third. BSU was able to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.
With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Tellier blasted the first pitch he saw to right field for a solo home run and put the Cardinals on top 5-4.
Nick Gregory and Conant each produced two hits in the game. Trennor O'Donnell got the start for Ball State and went five innings in a no decision. He struck out seven batters and surrendered three runs, only two were earned. Tanner Knapp added two innings in relief and struck out two batters. Knapp gave up just one earned run. Ryan Brown picked up the win in two innings of relief. He improved to 2-0 on the season. Brown struck out five of the seven batters he faced.
Game Two – Bucknell 7, Ball State 2
Logan Flood led off the second in with a walk. Matthew River followed with a two-run shot over the right center field wall. BSU led 2-0 after two innings.
The Bison cut the Cardinal lead to 2-1 in the top of the fourth. Bucknell took a 3-2 lead after a two-run fifth. The Bison added two more runs in the top of the seventh. Bucknell scored a run in the top of the eighth and the top of the ninth to take a 7-2 lead into the home half of the ninth inning.
Ryan Peltier led BSU with two hits in the game. Rivera accounted for both Ball State runs on his two-run homer.
Jacob Hartlaub got the start for the Cardinals and went five innings but picked up the loss. He struck out seven batters and gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits. Ty Weatherly tossed two innings in relief and struck out two. He gave up two earned runs on two hits. Knapp went 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and two earned runs on three hits. Will Jacobson added a 1/3 of an inning.
Chris DiFiore picked up the win for the Bison in six innings of work. He struck out five and gave up two earned runs.
The Cardinals close out the Swig & Swine on Sunday. Ball State will face Canisius with first pitch coming at 9 a.m.
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The Cardinals moved to 3-4 on the season after day two in Mount Pleasant. The Cardinal pitching staff improved and cut down on the walks from last weekend.
Game One – Ball State 5, Rutgers 4
After a scoreless first inning, Rutgers got on the board in the top of the second inning with two runs.
Tellier got hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the third. He later stole second before Hunter Dobbins drew a walk. Casey Turturici notched an RBI single to right field that drove in Tellier. BSU closed the deficit to 2-1 after three innings of play.
The Scarlet Knights added a run in the top of the fourth as well as the top of the sixth to extend their lead to 4-1.
Andrew Wilhite led off the bottom of the sixth with a six-pitch walk. He stole second and moved into scoring position with one out. Blake Bevis grounded out to second but moved Wilhite to third. Justin Conant singled to short, which allowed Wilhite to score from third. Ball State trailed 4-2 after six innings.
Tellier led of the home half of the seventh with a walk. He advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dobbins drew a one-out walk. CJ Horn came up with a huge pinch hit double to left center that scored Tellier from second. Zach Lane walked to load the bases for the Cardinals with two outs. Bevis was hit by a pitch, and picked up an RBI as Dobbins scored from third. BSU was able to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.
With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Tellier blasted the first pitch he saw to right field for a solo home run and put the Cardinals on top 5-4.
Nick Gregory and Conant each produced two hits in the game. Trennor O'Donnell got the start for Ball State and went five innings in a no decision. He struck out seven batters and surrendered three runs, only two were earned. Tanner Knapp added two innings in relief and struck out two batters. Knapp gave up just one earned run. Ryan Brown picked up the win in two innings of relief. He improved to 2-0 on the season. Brown struck out five of the seven batters he faced.
Game Two – Bucknell 7, Ball State 2
Logan Flood led off the second in with a walk. Matthew River followed with a two-run shot over the right center field wall. BSU led 2-0 after two innings.
The Bison cut the Cardinal lead to 2-1 in the top of the fourth. Bucknell took a 3-2 lead after a two-run fifth. The Bison added two more runs in the top of the seventh. Bucknell scored a run in the top of the eighth and the top of the ninth to take a 7-2 lead into the home half of the ninth inning.
Ryan Peltier led BSU with two hits in the game. Rivera accounted for both Ball State runs on his two-run homer.
Jacob Hartlaub got the start for the Cardinals and went five innings but picked up the loss. He struck out seven batters and gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits. Ty Weatherly tossed two innings in relief and struck out two. He gave up two earned runs on two hits. Knapp went 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and two earned runs on three hits. Will Jacobson added a 1/3 of an inning.
Chris DiFiore picked up the win for the Bison in six innings of work. He struck out five and gave up two earned runs.
The Cardinals close out the Swig & Swine on Sunday. Ball State will face Canisius with first pitch coming at 9 a.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Ryan (2-0)
L: Sinibaldi (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Sweeney 1
RBI: Lasko 1 ; Sweeney 2 ; Axelson 1
SH: Love 1 ; Axelson 1
SF: Axelson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kuroda-Graue 1 ; Cohen 1 ; Love 2
SB: Lasko 1 ; Sleight 1 ; Kuroda-Graue 1
Batting:
2B: Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Horn, CJ 1
HR: Tellier, Adam 1
RBI: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Turturici, Casey 1 ; Horn, CJ 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tellier, Adam 3 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Wilhite, Andrew 1
SB: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Wilhite, Andrew 1
HBP: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
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