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Ball State Takes Down Butler in Midweek Matchup
March 22, 2023 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team returned to action for a midweek matchup with Butler on Wednesday. Casey Turturici and Dylan Grego both belt home runs as the Cardinals produced a 19-2 victory.
The Cardinals moved to 14-6 overall and the Bulldogs fell to 4-16 on the year.
Adam Tellier drew a six-pitch walk to lead off the first inning for the Cardinals. Ryan Peltier was hit by a pitch. Turturici blasted the first pitch he saw over the right field wall for a no doubter. The three-run homer put the Cardinals on top 3-0 after the first inning.
Zach Lane drew a six-pitch walk to start the second inning. Dylan Grego followed with a four-pitch walk. Nick Gregory doubled off the center field wall and drove in Lane. Grego scored on a wild pitch and Gregory advanced to third. Tellier drew a walk to put runners on the corners. Peltier notched a sac fly to center as Gregory tagged up to score. Decker Scheffler singled to right field to give Ball State runners on the corners. Tellier scored as Scheffler was in a rundown. BSU took a 7-0 into the top of the third.
Peltier led off the home half of the fourth with a single through the left side and then stole second. Logan Flood record an RBI single with a hit up the middle as Peltier scored. After back-to-back walks by CJ Horn and Zach Lane, Grego cleared the bases with a grand slam to center field. Ball State took a 12-0 lead into the fifth inning.
Peltier was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Clay Jacobs and Turturici both drew walks to load the bases. Flood picked up an RBI as he was hit by a pitch. Horn followed with a single through the left side that plated Jacobs and Turturici. The Cardinals extended their lead to 15-0.
Butler got on the board in the top of the sixth with two runs, only one was earned.
Jalen Martinez was hit by a pitch to start the home half of the sixth. Aiden Hinds followed with a single through the left side and moved Martinez to second. Justin Conant reached safely on a fielder's choice as Hinds was out at second. Jacobs recorded a sac fly to the second baseman, who ran out to shallow center to make the catch. Martinez tagged up on the play. BSU took a 16-2 lead into the seventh.
Flood reached safely on an error by the third baseman to start the bottom of the seventh. Horn followed with a single to left field and moved Flood to second. Both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch. Grego singled up the middle and drove in both Flood and Horn. Martinez followed with an RBI double to right center. The Cardinals went on to win the game 19-2
Owen Quinn picked up the win, the first of his career, in the start. He went a predetermined two innings, and he struck out two batters and allowed no hits. Brady Owens tossed two innings of scoreless baseball with three strikeouts. Blake Bevis added a scoreless inning in relief. Casey Bargo went one inning with two strikeouts, but surrendered two runs, one earned. Will Jacobson recorded one strikeout in his lone inning of work. Graham Kelham threw a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Logan Schulfer added a perfect inning with three strikeouts.
Grego finished the day with a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a game-high six RBIs. He also scored three runs. Horn and Turturici each produced two hits as well. Peltier finished tied with the team lead in runs scored with three.
Shane Kilfoyle got the start for Butler and picked up the loss. He went one inning with two strikeouts but gave up seven earned runs on just two hits. Gabe Pancratz added 2 2/3 innings in relief and tallied a team-high three strikeouts. He surrendered five earned runs on six hits. Cooper Robins went 1 1/3 inning with one strikeout and gave up three earned runs. Luke Zmilik gave up four runs, three earned, in 1 2/2 innings of relief. Colin Davis struck out two batters in 2/3 of an inning. Ben Whiteside added a scoreless 2/3 of an inning with one strikeout.
Kollyn All and Cade Vota led the Bulldogs with two hits each.
Ball State takes to the road for the first time in Mid-American Conference play as the Cardinals make the trip to Ypsilanti for a contest with the Eastern Michigan Eagles. First pitch on Friday is slated for a 3 p.m. start.
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The Cardinals moved to 14-6 overall and the Bulldogs fell to 4-16 on the year.
Adam Tellier drew a six-pitch walk to lead off the first inning for the Cardinals. Ryan Peltier was hit by a pitch. Turturici blasted the first pitch he saw over the right field wall for a no doubter. The three-run homer put the Cardinals on top 3-0 after the first inning.
????GONG ALERT????@TurturiciCasey launches an absolute no doubter over the right field wall for a 3-run shot#ChirpChirp x #WeFly pic.twitter.com/YaNqU37toj
— Ball State Baseball (@BallStateBB) March 22, 2023
Zach Lane drew a six-pitch walk to start the second inning. Dylan Grego followed with a four-pitch walk. Nick Gregory doubled off the center field wall and drove in Lane. Grego scored on a wild pitch and Gregory advanced to third. Tellier drew a walk to put runners on the corners. Peltier notched a sac fly to center as Gregory tagged up to score. Decker Scheffler singled to right field to give Ball State runners on the corners. Tellier scored as Scheffler was in a rundown. BSU took a 7-0 into the top of the third.
Peltier led off the home half of the fourth with a single through the left side and then stole second. Logan Flood record an RBI single with a hit up the middle as Peltier scored. After back-to-back walks by CJ Horn and Zach Lane, Grego cleared the bases with a grand slam to center field. Ball State took a 12-0 lead into the fifth inning.
????GRAND SLAM????@grego_dylan clears the bases with bomb to center field????????#ChirpChirp x #WeFly pic.twitter.com/JpDyLYqImW
— Ball State Baseball (@BallStateBB) March 22, 2023
Peltier was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Clay Jacobs and Turturici both drew walks to load the bases. Flood picked up an RBI as he was hit by a pitch. Horn followed with a single through the left side that plated Jacobs and Turturici. The Cardinals extended their lead to 15-0.
Butler got on the board in the top of the sixth with two runs, only one was earned.
Jalen Martinez was hit by a pitch to start the home half of the sixth. Aiden Hinds followed with a single through the left side and moved Martinez to second. Justin Conant reached safely on a fielder's choice as Hinds was out at second. Jacobs recorded a sac fly to the second baseman, who ran out to shallow center to make the catch. Martinez tagged up on the play. BSU took a 16-2 lead into the seventh.
Flood reached safely on an error by the third baseman to start the bottom of the seventh. Horn followed with a single to left field and moved Flood to second. Both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch. Grego singled up the middle and drove in both Flood and Horn. Martinez followed with an RBI double to right center. The Cardinals went on to win the game 19-2
Owen Quinn picked up the win, the first of his career, in the start. He went a predetermined two innings, and he struck out two batters and allowed no hits. Brady Owens tossed two innings of scoreless baseball with three strikeouts. Blake Bevis added a scoreless inning in relief. Casey Bargo went one inning with two strikeouts, but surrendered two runs, one earned. Will Jacobson recorded one strikeout in his lone inning of work. Graham Kelham threw a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Logan Schulfer added a perfect inning with three strikeouts.
Grego finished the day with a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a game-high six RBIs. He also scored three runs. Horn and Turturici each produced two hits as well. Peltier finished tied with the team lead in runs scored with three.
Shane Kilfoyle got the start for Butler and picked up the loss. He went one inning with two strikeouts but gave up seven earned runs on just two hits. Gabe Pancratz added 2 2/3 innings in relief and tallied a team-high three strikeouts. He surrendered five earned runs on six hits. Cooper Robins went 1 1/3 inning with one strikeout and gave up three earned runs. Luke Zmilik gave up four runs, three earned, in 1 2/2 innings of relief. Colin Davis struck out two batters in 2/3 of an inning. Ben Whiteside added a scoreless 2/3 of an inning with one strikeout.
Kollyn All and Cade Vota led the Bulldogs with two hits each.
Ball State takes to the road for the first time in Mid-American Conference play as the Cardinals make the trip to Ypsilanti for a contest with the Eastern Michigan Eagles. First pitch on Friday is slated for a 3 p.m. start.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Quinn, Owen (1-0)
L: KILFOYLE, Shane (0-1)
Batting:
2B: PARKS, Evan 1 ; VOTA, Cade 1
RBI: ALL, Kollyn 1 ; PARKS, Evan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GALDONI, Lukas 1 ; ALL, Kollyn 1
HBP: DEFRIES, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Martinez, Jalen 1
HR: Turturici, Casey 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1
RBI: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Martinez, Jalen 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1 ; Turturici, Casey 3 ; Flood, Logan 2 ; Horn, CJ 2 ; Grego, Dylan 6
SF: Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Martinez, Jalen 1 ; Tellier, Adam 2 ; Peltier, Ryan 3 ; Jacobs, Clay 1 ; Turturici, Casey 2 ; Flood, Logan 2 ; Horn, CJ 2 ; Lane, Zach 2 ; Grego, Dylan 3
SB: Peltier, Ryan 1
HBP: Martinez, Jalen 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 2 ; Jacobs, Clay 1 ; Flood, Logan 1
PO: Scheffler, Decker 1
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