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Cardinals Knock Off Big Red in Neutral-Site Contest
March 03, 2023 | Baseball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Ball State baseball team returned to the diamond for a neutral-site game against Cornell on Friday. Justin Conant led the team with two hits, while Blake Bevis led the team with two RBIs. The Cardinals bested the Big Red 5-2.
With the win, Ball State improved to 5-4 on the season, while Cornell fell to 0-4 on the year.
"Our team battled today to earn the victory," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "Tanner Knapp was outstanding! Jacob Hartlaub finished well. Blake Bevis came up with the big hit. It was a solid team effort."
After both teams stranded a runner in the first inning, the Big Red got on the board with two runs in the top of the second inning.
Conant got the bottom of the third inning started with a single to first base. Zach Lane grounded out to third and moved Conant to second. After Conant stole third, Ryan Peltier reached safely on an error by the third baseman, which allowed Conant to score.
Adam Tellier produced a two-out double to left in the bottom of the fifth. Hunter Dobbins followed with an RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 2-2.
Casey Turturici notched a two-out walk in the bottom of the eighth to get things started for the Cardinals. Decker Scheffler followed with a single through the right side and moved the pinch runner, Grant Miller, to second. Nick Gregory drew a walk to load the bases for BSU. Bevis singled through the left side, which drove in two runs. Conant followed with an RBI double to right field. The Cardinals went on to claim a 5-2 victory.
Casey Bargo got the start on the mound for BSU and went one inning in the no decision. He gave up two earned runs, on four walks and one hit. Tanner Knapp produced a solid showing in 6 2/3 innings of relief. He struck out a career-high eight batters, walked two, and only surrendered one hit. Jacob Hartlaub picked up the win in 1 1/3 innings of work. He only faced four batters and struck out two of them as he improved to 1-2 on the season.
Noah Keller started for the Big Red and went 4 2/3 innings. He gave up two runs, one earned. He was the only Cornell pitcher to record a strikeout and he finished with five. Beck Urofsky picked up the loss in 2/3 of an inning of work. He surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
The Cardinals return to David F. Couch Ballpark for two games on Saturday. Ball State will face Purdue Fort Wayne at 1:30 p.m., followed by No. 3 Wake Forest at 5 p.m.
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With the win, Ball State improved to 5-4 on the season, while Cornell fell to 0-4 on the year.
"Our team battled today to earn the victory," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "Tanner Knapp was outstanding! Jacob Hartlaub finished well. Blake Bevis came up with the big hit. It was a solid team effort."
After both teams stranded a runner in the first inning, the Big Red got on the board with two runs in the top of the second inning.
Conant got the bottom of the third inning started with a single to first base. Zach Lane grounded out to third and moved Conant to second. After Conant stole third, Ryan Peltier reached safely on an error by the third baseman, which allowed Conant to score.
Adam Tellier produced a two-out double to left in the bottom of the fifth. Hunter Dobbins followed with an RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 2-2.
Casey Turturici notched a two-out walk in the bottom of the eighth to get things started for the Cardinals. Decker Scheffler followed with a single through the right side and moved the pinch runner, Grant Miller, to second. Nick Gregory drew a walk to load the bases for BSU. Bevis singled through the left side, which drove in two runs. Conant followed with an RBI double to right field. The Cardinals went on to claim a 5-2 victory.
Casey Bargo got the start on the mound for BSU and went one inning in the no decision. He gave up two earned runs, on four walks and one hit. Tanner Knapp produced a solid showing in 6 2/3 innings of relief. He struck out a career-high eight batters, walked two, and only surrendered one hit. Jacob Hartlaub picked up the win in 1 1/3 innings of work. He only faced four batters and struck out two of them as he improved to 1-2 on the season.
Noah Keller started for the Big Red and went 4 2/3 innings. He gave up two runs, one earned. He was the only Cornell pitcher to record a strikeout and he finished with five. Beck Urofsky picked up the loss in 2/3 of an inning of work. He surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
The Cardinals return to David F. Couch Ballpark for two games on Saturday. Ball State will face Purdue Fort Wayne at 1:30 p.m., followed by No. 3 Wake Forest at 5 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hartlaub, Jacob (1-2)
L: Beck Urofsky (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Sam Kaplan 1
RBI: Jakobi Davis 1 ; Sam Kaplan 1
SH: Wils Guy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joe Hollerbach 1 ; Ryan Ross 1
CS: Jakobi Davis 1
Batting:
2B: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
RBI: Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Conant, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Miller, Grant 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Gregory, Nick 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
SB: Conant, Justin 1
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