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Cardinals Buck Broncos in MAC Opener
March 10, 2023 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team returned to the friendly confines of the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark on Friday for the Mid-American Conference opener. Ryan Peltier launched his sixth home run of the season and Trennor O'Donnell earned his first win of the season, as the Cardinals defeated the Broncos 11-3.
The Cardinals improved to 9-5 overall and 1-0 in MAC play, while the Broncos fell to 3-9 overall and 0-1 in league games.
The Broncos got on the board first with two runs in the top of the third.
Justin Conant singled to the shortstop to lead off the bottom of the third. Adam Tellier followed with a singled to right center and advanced Conant to second. Peltier cut the deficit in half with an RBI single through the left side and scored Conant from second. Tellier and Peltier moved up on a wild pitch. Matthew Rivera followed with a walk to load the bases. Casey Turturici notched a single to center field, which allowed Tellier to score. Hunter Dobbins recorded a sac fly to right center to put the Cardinals up 3-2.
Decker Scheffler followed with a triple to right center and added two more runs. Blake Bevis doubled to left center and drove in Scheffler. Conant picked up his second hit of the inning with a double to right center and traded places with Bevis. Ball State took a 7-2 lead into the fourth inning.
Conant singled and advanced to third on a throwing error by the third baseman to start the bottom of the sixth. Nick Gregory drew a walk. Tellier dropped down a perfect bunt for a single to load the bases. Peltier reached on a fielder's choice as Conant was out at home. Rivera singled up the middle and drove in two runs. Turturici notched an RBI single through the right side. The Cardinals extended their lead to 10-2 after six innings in the books.
Western Michigan added a run in the top of the seventh and cut the deficit to 10-3.
Peltier pelted his sixth homer on the year with a solo shot to right field. Logan Schulfer picked up his first save of the year in three innings of relief as BSU knocked off WMU 11-3.
O'Donnell got the start and went six innings in the winning effort. He struck out five batters and surrendered just two runs, one earned. He walked three batters and scattered four hits. Schulfer struck out four batters. He gave up one earned run on three hits.
Brady Miller got the start and went five innings for the Broncos. He fell to 0-2 on the season. He stuck out six batters and gave up eight earned runs. Joe Shapiro added an inning in relief and gave up two earned runs. Nolan Vlcek stuck out one in one inning of relief. Drew Szczepaniak added an inning in relief with two strikeouts.
The Cardinals return to the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex on Saturday for game two of the three-game series with the Broncos. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
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The Cardinals improved to 9-5 overall and 1-0 in MAC play, while the Broncos fell to 3-9 overall and 0-1 in league games.
The Broncos got on the board first with two runs in the top of the third.
Justin Conant singled to the shortstop to lead off the bottom of the third. Adam Tellier followed with a singled to right center and advanced Conant to second. Peltier cut the deficit in half with an RBI single through the left side and scored Conant from second. Tellier and Peltier moved up on a wild pitch. Matthew Rivera followed with a walk to load the bases. Casey Turturici notched a single to center field, which allowed Tellier to score. Hunter Dobbins recorded a sac fly to right center to put the Cardinals up 3-2.
Decker Scheffler followed with a triple to right center and added two more runs. Blake Bevis doubled to left center and drove in Scheffler. Conant picked up his second hit of the inning with a double to right center and traded places with Bevis. Ball State took a 7-2 lead into the fourth inning.
Conant singled and advanced to third on a throwing error by the third baseman to start the bottom of the sixth. Nick Gregory drew a walk. Tellier dropped down a perfect bunt for a single to load the bases. Peltier reached on a fielder's choice as Conant was out at home. Rivera singled up the middle and drove in two runs. Turturici notched an RBI single through the right side. The Cardinals extended their lead to 10-2 after six innings in the books.
Western Michigan added a run in the top of the seventh and cut the deficit to 10-3.
Peltier pelted his sixth homer on the year with a solo shot to right field. Logan Schulfer picked up his first save of the year in three innings of relief as BSU knocked off WMU 11-3.
O'Donnell got the start and went six innings in the winning effort. He struck out five batters and surrendered just two runs, one earned. He walked three batters and scattered four hits. Schulfer struck out four batters. He gave up one earned run on three hits.
Brady Miller got the start and went five innings for the Broncos. He fell to 0-2 on the season. He stuck out six batters and gave up eight earned runs. Joe Shapiro added an inning in relief and gave up two earned runs. Nolan Vlcek stuck out one in one inning of relief. Drew Szczepaniak added an inning in relief with two strikeouts.
The Cardinals return to the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex on Saturday for game two of the three-game series with the Broncos. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O'Donnell, Trennor (1-0)
L: MILLER, Brady (0-2)
S: Schulfer, Logan (1)
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Batting:
2B: SULLIVAN, Cade 1
RBI: DOYLE, Gavin 1 ; SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; NEVAR, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KITCHEN, Jackson 1 ; MORRISON, Will 1 ; HARRITY, Brendan 1
CS: MORRISON, Will 1
HBP: BUDIG, Greg 1
Batting:
2B: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
3B: Scheffler, Decker 1
HR: Peltier, Ryan 1
RBI: Peltier, Ryan 2 ; Rivera, Matthew 2 ; Turturici, Casey 2 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
SF: Dobbins, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Tellier, Adam 2 ; Peltier, Ryan 3 ; Rivera, Matthew 1 ; Turturici, Casey 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
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