Late Rally Leads Softball Past Loyola

Sunday, February 26

Murray, KY

11:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. CT

Ball State University

5-5

Loyola

3-10

Loyola Chicago

Ball State

February 26, 2023 | Softball

Box Score Box Score: Ball State 6 - Loyola 4

MURRAY, Ky. - - The Ball State softball team used a five-run fifth inning to rally past Loyola Sunday afternoon for a 6-4 victory to close play in the Velvet Milkman Invitational hosted by Murray State.

The Cardinals (5-5) posted a 3-2 record in the event, led by a solid offensive effort which saw BSU produce a .359 average as a team. Ball State's pitchers combined for a 3.03 ERA and stuck out a combined 25 batters while holding opponents to a .211 average.

In Sunday's contest, Ball State found itself trailing 4-0 with just one hit through the first four innings. The Ball State offense came to life in the bottom of the fifth, however, posting five runs on five hits.

The big plays were a two-run single from senior third baseman Haley Wynn and a two-run double by redshirt senior catcher Jazmyne Armendariz. The Cardinals added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth to give the game its final score.

HIGHLIGHTS

Wynn led the Ball State offense with three RBI in the game, adding an RBI single to her two-run single in the fifth.
Angelina Russo picked up her team-leading third win of the season in the circle, throwing the complete game and allowing just five hits and four runs (three earned), while striking out a season-high eight batters
Sophomore Kaitlyn Gibson opened the scoring for Ball State with her first hit of the season, an RBI double to left field.

SCORING SUMMARY GAME 1 – Ball State 6 – Loyola 4

T1 | Loyola put the first run across with a double to left from Sydney Barnett (0-1)
T2 | A single to right center by Madison Ebeling scores another for the Ramblers (0-2)
T3 | Abbie Gregus adds two more with a single to right to stretch the lead to four (0-4)
B5 | Ball State get on the board courtesy of Gibson's double to left scoring junior Kaitlyn Mathews (1-4)
B5 | Wynn added two more runs for the Cardinals with a single up the middle scoring junior Remington Ross, and sophomore Katie Van Der Mark (3-4)
B5 | A two-run double down the left field line by Armendariz scores fifth-year senior Amaia Daniel and Wynn to put BSU ahead (5-4)
B6 | Wynn adds an insurance run with a single to center scoring Van Der Mark for her second run of the day (6-4)

UP NEXT
The Ball State softball team returns to action Friday, when it opens play at the Bulldog Classic with games versus Samford (10:30 a.m.) and host Georgia (3:30 p.m.).