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Photo by: Chad Smith
Cardinals Fall to Hoosiers in Offensive Battle
April 11, 2023 | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team was back on the diamond for a non-conference matchup against in-state foe Indiana on Tuesday. Decker Scheffler, Zach Lane, Adam Tellier, Blake Bevis, and Hunter Dobbins each blasted home runs but the Cardinals fell to the Hoosiers 16-13.
Ball State fell to 23-9 overall, while Indiana improved to 23-10 on the year. The Cardinals hit five home runs for the first time since 2017.
"Our guys came ready to play and swung the bats really well," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "Not often you hit five home runs and lose but that is what we did. We had some opportunities to make some plays and fell a bit short. When two good teams play it often comes down to who makes a timely play, a timely pitch, or gets a timely hit. Today they made a couple of timely plays that we were unable to make."
Nick Gregory led off the top of the first with a seven-pitch walk. Tellier followed with a six-pitch walk. Ryan Peltier reached on infield single to third and loaded the bases for the Cardinals. Scheffler put Ball State on the scoreboard with a grand slam over the right field wall. BSU took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the first.
IU answered with three runs in the bottom of the first capped off by a two-run home run by Carter Mathison.
Dobbins led off the top of the second with a five-pitch walk. Lane blasted the second pitch he saw over the left center field wall for a two-run homer. Peltier drew a two-out walk. Scheffler followed with an infield single off a diving first baseman. Logan Flood followed with an RBI single to the shortstop that scored Peltier. Casey Turturici recorded an RBI single to center field as Scheffler came around to score. The Cardinals took an 8-3 lead into the bottom of the second.
The Hoosiers took an 11-8 lead in the bottom of the fourth on an eight-run inning.
Blake Bevis reached on an error to start the top of the fifth. Dobbins singled through the left side. Tellier tied the game with a three-run blast to left field. The Cardinals tied it at 11-11 after four and a half innings.
Indiana added four runs in the bottom of the sixth on three hits and two Cardinal errors.
Bevis led off the top of the seventh with a solo homer over the left field wall. His home run cut the deficit to 15-12.
IU extended its lead to 16-12 in the bottom of the eighth on one hit.
Dobbings blasted a 420-foot home run over the left center field wall. Ball State fell to Indiana 16-13.
Ty Weatherly got the start for the Cardinals and picked up a no decision. He gave up three earned runs with one strikeout. Tanner Knapp went 2 1/3 innings in relief with four strikeouts. He surrendered four earned runs. Brady Owens added a 1/3 of an innings with one strikeout. He gave up four earned runs. Logan Schulfer picked up the loss in 1 2/3 innings of relief. He fell to 2-1 on the season. He struck out two batters and surrendered four runs, three earned. Casey Bargo closed out the game with 2 2/3 innings of work. He gave up one earned run on just one hit.
Scheffler led the team with four RBIs and tied for a team-high three hits. Dobbins posted a 3-for-3 day at the plate with a home run and two walks. Tellier finished with a three-RBI game, while Lane added two RBIs.
The Hoosiers used six pitchers that combined for 12 strikeouts and gave up 13 runs, 10 earned, on 13 hits. Cooper Katskee picked up the win and improved to 1-1 in the season. He went two innings in relief with two strikeouts.
Ball State returns to the road for a three-game series against MAC rival Central Michigan. First pitch on Friday, April 14, is slated for 3 p.m.
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Ball State fell to 23-9 overall, while Indiana improved to 23-10 on the year. The Cardinals hit five home runs for the first time since 2017.
"Our guys came ready to play and swung the bats really well," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "Not often you hit five home runs and lose but that is what we did. We had some opportunities to make some plays and fell a bit short. When two good teams play it often comes down to who makes a timely play, a timely pitch, or gets a timely hit. Today they made a couple of timely plays that we were unable to make."
Nick Gregory led off the top of the first with a seven-pitch walk. Tellier followed with a six-pitch walk. Ryan Peltier reached on infield single to third and loaded the bases for the Cardinals. Scheffler put Ball State on the scoreboard with a grand slam over the right field wall. BSU took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the first.
IU answered with three runs in the bottom of the first capped off by a two-run home run by Carter Mathison.
Dobbins led off the top of the second with a five-pitch walk. Lane blasted the second pitch he saw over the left center field wall for a two-run homer. Peltier drew a two-out walk. Scheffler followed with an infield single off a diving first baseman. Logan Flood followed with an RBI single to the shortstop that scored Peltier. Casey Turturici recorded an RBI single to center field as Scheffler came around to score. The Cardinals took an 8-3 lead into the bottom of the second.
The Hoosiers took an 11-8 lead in the bottom of the fourth on an eight-run inning.
Blake Bevis reached on an error to start the top of the fifth. Dobbins singled through the left side. Tellier tied the game with a three-run blast to left field. The Cardinals tied it at 11-11 after four and a half innings.
Indiana added four runs in the bottom of the sixth on three hits and two Cardinal errors.
Bevis led off the top of the seventh with a solo homer over the left field wall. His home run cut the deficit to 15-12.
IU extended its lead to 16-12 in the bottom of the eighth on one hit.
Dobbings blasted a 420-foot home run over the left center field wall. Ball State fell to Indiana 16-13.
Ty Weatherly got the start for the Cardinals and picked up a no decision. He gave up three earned runs with one strikeout. Tanner Knapp went 2 1/3 innings in relief with four strikeouts. He surrendered four earned runs. Brady Owens added a 1/3 of an innings with one strikeout. He gave up four earned runs. Logan Schulfer picked up the loss in 1 2/3 innings of relief. He fell to 2-1 on the season. He struck out two batters and surrendered four runs, three earned. Casey Bargo closed out the game with 2 2/3 innings of work. He gave up one earned run on just one hit.
Scheffler led the team with four RBIs and tied for a team-high three hits. Dobbins posted a 3-for-3 day at the plate with a home run and two walks. Tellier finished with a three-RBI game, while Lane added two RBIs.
The Hoosiers used six pitchers that combined for 12 strikeouts and gave up 13 runs, 10 earned, on 13 hits. Cooper Katskee picked up the win and improved to 1-1 in the season. He went two innings in relief with two strikeouts.
Ball State returns to the road for a three-game series against MAC rival Central Michigan. First pitch on Friday, April 14, is slated for 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Katskee, Cooper (1-1)
L: Schulfer, Logan (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Lane, Zach 1
RBI: Tellier, Adam 3 ; Scheffler, Decker 4 ; Flood, Logan 1 ; Turturici, Casey 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Lane, Zach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Tellier, Adam 2 ; Peltier, Ryan 2 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Dobbins, Hunter 3 ; Lane, Zach 1
SB: Tellier, Adam 1
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Pyne, Josh 2
HR: Tibbitts, Brock 2 ; Mathison, Carter 1
RBI: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 5 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 2 ; Cerny, Tyler 1 ; Serruto, Peter 1
SF: Taylor, Devin 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Glasser, Phillip 2 ; Whalen, Bobby 2 ; Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 4 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Cerny, Tyler 1 ; Serruto, Peter 1
SB: Pyne, Josh 1
HBP: Tibbitts, Brock 1
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