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Softball Rallies Past Western Michigan in Series Finale
April 12, 2023 | Softball
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - - The Ball State softball team closed its Mid-American Conference midweek series at Western Michigan with an 11-2 victory Wednesday afternoon at Ebert Field.
In the day's opening game, the Cardinals (18-21; 8-9 MAC) used a solo home run from fifth-year senior shortstop Amaia Daniel to take an early 1-0 lead. However, the Broncos (13-17; 7-4 MAC) tied the score with a run in the fourth and used an error in the fifth to plate three more to win the contest 4-1.
The nightcap saw the reverse, with Western Michigan pulling out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. However, Ball State used strong base running from senior center fielder Remington Ross and a three-run double from redshirt senior catcher Jazmyne Armendariz in the top of the third to take a 4-1 advantage.
The Cardinals added two more runs in the fifth, two more in the sixth, and three more in the seventh to give freshman pitcher Bridie Murphy all the run support she would need. Murphy pitched the first 4.2 innings, allowing just four hits and one run to improve to 6-2 on the year.
HIGHLIGHTS
The Ball State softball team returns home this weekend for a three-game series versus Buffalo. The Cardinals and Bulls are currently scheduled to play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and a noon single game Sunday.
In the day's opening game, the Cardinals (18-21; 8-9 MAC) used a solo home run from fifth-year senior shortstop Amaia Daniel to take an early 1-0 lead. However, the Broncos (13-17; 7-4 MAC) tied the score with a run in the fourth and used an error in the fifth to plate three more to win the contest 4-1.
The nightcap saw the reverse, with Western Michigan pulling out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. However, Ball State used strong base running from senior center fielder Remington Ross and a three-run double from redshirt senior catcher Jazmyne Armendariz in the top of the third to take a 4-1 advantage.
The Cardinals added two more runs in the fifth, two more in the sixth, and three more in the seventh to give freshman pitcher Bridie Murphy all the run support she would need. Murphy pitched the first 4.2 innings, allowing just four hits and one run to improve to 6-2 on the year.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ross ended the day with three stolen bases, raising her season tally to 16 … In fact, she is a perfect 16-for-16 on the year and is now 37-for-38 over her two-year Ball State career.
- Armendariz was credited with a career-high four RBI in the second game, driving three in on a third-inning double and adding another on a fifth-inning double … In addition, with the two RBI doubles, Armendariz raised her team-leading doubles tally to 11.
- Redshirt sophomore Emma Eubank pitched the final 2.1 innings in the nightcap, holding WMU to two hits and one unearned run.
- Daniel added her fourth home run of the season in the opening game, raising her career total to 18 with a solo shot in the third.
- Senior third baseman Haley Wynn added her 17th career home run, and eighth of the season, in the second game, a solo blast to center in the top of the seventh.
- Redshirt sophomore first baseman McKayla Timmons capped the scoring for the Cardinals with her eighth home run of the season, and 12th of her career; a two-run blast in the seventh inning of the nightcap.
- The Ball State defense was credited with three double plays over the two games, raising its season total to 18.
- T3 | Daniel's fourth home run of the season gives the Cardinals an early edge. (1-0)
- B4 | An RBI double from Cassidy Brendtke ties the score. (1-1)
- B5 | With bases loaded and two outs, an error on a fly to right center field allows three runs to score. (1-4)
- B1 | Haley Boxwell drives in a run with a single to second. (1-0)
- T3 | After an infield single and stealing second and third, Ross comes around to score on a bunt single from Daniel. (1-1)
- T3 | With two outs and bases loaded, Armendariz clears the bases with a three-run double to left center. (1-4)
- T5 | Maddie Weaver smashes an RBI double in to left field, driving home Kaitlyn Mathews who reached on an error. (1-5)
- T5 | Hayley Urban follows with an RBI single to center field to bring home Weaver. (1-6)
- T6 | Junior pinch hitter Samantha-Jo Mata makes it a six-run game with an RBI double to center, driving in Daniel. (1-7)
- T6 | Armendariz picks up her fourth RBI of the game with a double to left field to drive in freshman pinch runner Grace Spencer. (1-8)
- T7 | Wynn's 17th career home run extends Ball State's lead to eight runs. (1-9)
- T7 | Timmons gets into the action with a two-run bomb, also driving in freshman pinch runner Ashlee Lovett. (1-11)
- B7 | A Ball State error allowed Western Michigan to pick up a second run. (2-11)
The Ball State softball team returns home this weekend for a three-game series versus Buffalo. The Cardinals and Bulls are currently scheduled to play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and a noon single game Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BAJUSZ, Rissa (9-6)
L: King, Francys (1-8)
Batting:
2B: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
HR: Daniel, Amaia 1
RBI: Daniel, Amaia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Daniel, Amaia 1
SB: Morris, Aislinn 1 ; Ross, Remington 1
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Batting:
2B: BRENDTKE, Cassidy 1
RBI: BRENDTKE, Cassidy 1
SH: GERLACH, Bella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KELLY, Payton 1 ; FARRISH, Courtney 1 ; KRAMER, Alyssa 1 ; WOLFE, Taylor 1
HBP: KELLY, Payton 1
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