Ball State University
7-5
Purdue Fort Wayne
2-10
Cardinals Utilize Power Hitting to Fly by Mastodons
March 05, 2023 | Baseball
Ball State improved to 7-5 on the season, while Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 2-10.
"Our boys dug deep to pull out a 13-9 victory today," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "We received contributions from many different players but the biggest was Justin Conant's three-run double. Ty Weatherly finished the game for us."
The Mastodons jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
Nick Gregory led off the bottom of the first with a five-pitch walk. Adam Tellier followed with a double to left center and drove in Gregory.
Blake Bevis was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the second. After Bevis moved to second on a wild pitch, Decker Scheffler singled up the middle and Bevis scored from second. The Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the second.
Ryan Peltier tripled to right with one out in the bottom of the third. Matthew Rivera walked. Rivera and Peltier executed the first and third double steal, as Peltier scored from third. Scheffler picked up another RBI with a bases loaded walk.
Tellier was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the fourth. He then stole second and advanced third on an error. Peltier recorded a sac fly to right as Tellier tagged up from third. BSU held a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
Purdue Fort Wayne added two runs in the top of the fifth to cut the deficit to 5-4.
Turturici launched the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the fifth over the right center field wall.
The Mastodons tied it in the top of the seventh with two runs.
Rivera led off the home half of the seventh with a single to left field. Bevis recorded a two-out double. Logan Flood drew a walk to load the bases. Justin Conant followed with a bases-clearing double to right center and put the Cardinals on top 9-6.
Purdue Fort Wayne scored three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game once again.
Peltier notched a one-out single in the bottom of the eighth to start a rally. Rivera singled to left and moved to Peltier to third. Turturici followed with a ground-rule double and scored Peltier. Grant Miller, who pinch ran for Rivera, scored on a passed ball. Dobbins launched a two-run homer to left field and extended the Cardinal lead to 13-9.
Logan Schulfer got the start for Ball State and went 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four with four earned runs in a no decision. Jacob Hartlaub tossed three innings in relief and struck out four. He gave up five runs, four earned. Ty Weatherly picked up the win in 1 2/3 innings of work. He struck out two batters and did not give up a hit. He improved to 1-1 on the year.
Tellier, Peltier, Rivera, and Turturici all produced multiple hits to lead Ball State. Turturici, Dobbins, Scheffler, and Conant all tallied two RBIs.
Brendan Reid got the loss for Purdue Fort Wayne. He gave up four runs, three unearned.
Ball State returns to action for a Tuesday contest against Florida A&M. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Weatherly, Ty (1-1)
L: Brendan Reid (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Jacob Walker 1 ; Cade Nelis 1
HR: Braedon Blackford 2
RBI: Braedon Blackford 5 ; Ben Higgins 1 ; Eli Tencza 2
SH: Cade Nelis 1 ; Dylan Stewart 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jarrett Bickel 1 ; Jacob Walker 3 ; Braedon Blackford 2 ; Isaiah Hart 1 ; Cade Nelis 1 ; Eli Tencza 1
SB: Eli Tencza 1
PO: Ben Higgins 1
Batting:
2B: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Turturici, Casey 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
3B: Peltier, Ryan 1
HR: Turturici, Casey 1 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1
RBI: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Turturici, Casey 2 ; Dobbins, Hunter 2 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Conant, Justin 2
SF: Peltier, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 2 ; Rivera, Matthew 2 ; Miller, Grant 1 ; Turturici, Casey 2 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Flood, Logan 1
SB: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Rivera, Matthew 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1
HBP: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Bevis, Blake 3
