Ball State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 28
Muncie, Ind.
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CJ Horn Walks it Off Against Southern Indiana
March 28, 2023 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team was back at home for a midweek matchup with Southern Indiana on Tuesday. CJ Horn was the hero with a walk-off homer in the home half of the 11th to give the Cardinals the 7-6 victory.
The Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine game and moved to 18-6 on the year. The Screaming Eagles fell to 7-18.
Jack Ellis put the Screaming Eagles on the board in the top of the second with an RBI ground-rule double down the right field line.
Adam Tellier doubled to right center to lead off the bottom of the third. Ryan Peltier followed with an RBI single to right field as Tellier scored.
Southern Indiana regained the lead in the top of the fourth with a run on three hits.
Dylan Grego reached on a throwing error by the third baseman to get things started with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Nick Gregory drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Tellier singled in the whole at shortstop and loaded the bases. Peltier was hit by a pitch and tied the game as Grego scored. Decker Scheffler was hit by a pitch and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 lead as Gregory scored.
The Screaming Eagles retook the lead in the top of the seventh with two runs two hits and one Cardinal error. USI held a 4-3 lead after seven innings of play.
Scheffler recorded a one-out single to right field to start momentum for Ball State. Blake Bevis singled up the middle to give BSU runners on first and second with one out. Logan Flood lined a one-hopper off the second baseman, who was trying to slide and make the play, which allowed Scheffler to score from second for an RBI. The Cardinals forced extra innings.
Southern Indiana scored two runs in the top of the 10th and took a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the 10th.
Justin Conant led off the bottom of the 10th with a walk. Jalen Martinez doubled to center field and scored Conant from first. Scheffler flied out to right field and moved Martinez to third. Tellier stole second and on a wild pitch Martinez scored to tie it at 6-6.
Horn ended the game with a walk-off home run to left field to give the Cardinals the 7-6 victory.
Casey Bargo got the start on the mound for the Cardinals and went 3 1/3 innings. He gave up two earned runs and had one strikeout. Ty Weatherly pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief and had six strikeouts. He gave up two runs, one earned. Brady Owens added an inning in relief with one strikeout. Owen Quinn, Will Jacobson, and Graham Kelham all went 2/3 of an inning. Kelham picked up the win and earned his first collegiate victory.
Flood led the Cardinals with a 3-for-5 day at the plate, including a double. Peltier led the team with two RBIs. Tellier finished the day with two hits.
The Screaming Eagles used eight different pitchers. Zach Sliger got the loss and fell to 0-1 on the season. Drew Taylor and Jack Ellis both produced 2-for-3 days for USI.
The Cardinals return to the road for a Mid-American Conference matchup with the Akron Zips. First pitch on Friday, March 31, is slated for 3:05 p.m.
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The Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine game and moved to 18-6 on the year. The Screaming Eagles fell to 7-18.
Jack Ellis put the Screaming Eagles on the board in the top of the second with an RBI ground-rule double down the right field line.
Adam Tellier doubled to right center to lead off the bottom of the third. Ryan Peltier followed with an RBI single to right field as Tellier scored.
Southern Indiana regained the lead in the top of the fourth with a run on three hits.
Dylan Grego reached on a throwing error by the third baseman to get things started with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Nick Gregory drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Tellier singled in the whole at shortstop and loaded the bases. Peltier was hit by a pitch and tied the game as Grego scored. Decker Scheffler was hit by a pitch and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 lead as Gregory scored.
The Screaming Eagles retook the lead in the top of the seventh with two runs two hits and one Cardinal error. USI held a 4-3 lead after seven innings of play.
Scheffler recorded a one-out single to right field to start momentum for Ball State. Blake Bevis singled up the middle to give BSU runners on first and second with one out. Logan Flood lined a one-hopper off the second baseman, who was trying to slide and make the play, which allowed Scheffler to score from second for an RBI. The Cardinals forced extra innings.
Southern Indiana scored two runs in the top of the 10th and took a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the 10th.
Justin Conant led off the bottom of the 10th with a walk. Jalen Martinez doubled to center field and scored Conant from first. Scheffler flied out to right field and moved Martinez to third. Tellier stole second and on a wild pitch Martinez scored to tie it at 6-6.
Horn ended the game with a walk-off home run to left field to give the Cardinals the 7-6 victory.
Casey Bargo got the start on the mound for the Cardinals and went 3 1/3 innings. He gave up two earned runs and had one strikeout. Ty Weatherly pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief and had six strikeouts. He gave up two runs, one earned. Brady Owens added an inning in relief with one strikeout. Owen Quinn, Will Jacobson, and Graham Kelham all went 2/3 of an inning. Kelham picked up the win and earned his first collegiate victory.
Flood led the Cardinals with a 3-for-5 day at the plate, including a double. Peltier led the team with two RBIs. Tellier finished the day with two hits.
The Screaming Eagles used eight different pitchers. Zach Sliger got the loss and fell to 0-1 on the season. Drew Taylor and Jack Ellis both produced 2-for-3 days for USI.
The Cardinals return to the road for a Mid-American Conference matchup with the Akron Zips. First pitch on Friday, March 31, is slated for 3:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kelham, Graham (1-0)
L: Sliger, Zach (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Ebest, Tucker 1 ; Molinet, Steven 1 ; Ellis, Jack 1
RBI: Tachioka, Ren 1 ; Ebest, Tucker 2 ; Molinet, Steven 1 ; Ellis, Jack 2
SH: Van Grieken, Ricardo 1
SF: Ellis, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Van Grieken, Ricardo 1 ; Niehaus, Caleb 1 ; McNew, Lucas 2 ; Taylor, Drew 2
HBP: Tachioka, Ren 1
PO: Winzenread, Jacob 1
Batting:
2B: Martinez, Jalen 1 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; Flood, Logan 1
HR: Horn, CJ 1
RBI: Martinez, Jalen 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 2 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Horn, CJ 1 ; Flood, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Martinez, Jalen 1 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Horn, CJ 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
SB: Tellier, Adam 1
HBP: Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 2
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