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Photo by: Chad Smith
Cardinals Fell in Doubleheader Against Chippewas
April 15, 2023 | Baseball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Ball State baseball team returned to action for a doubleheader against Central Michigan on Saturday. Logan Flood launched a home run, but the Cardinals were swept.
Ball State fell to 23-12 on the season and 10-5 on MAC play, while Central Michigan improved to 21-13 overall and 10-5 in conference action.
Game One – CMU 13, BSU 5
The Chippewas scored first with a run in the bottom of the first on one hit.
Casey Turturici recorded a one-out walk. Nick Gregory drove in a run on an RBI double to left center as Turturici scored. The Cardinals tied it in the top of the second.
Central Michigan added two more runs in the bottom of the second and took a 3-1 lead. CMU extended its lead to 8-1 with five runs in the bottom of the third.
Decker Scheffler led off the top of the fourth with a single up the middle. Logan Flood doubled down the left field line to score Scheffler from first. The Cardinals cut the deficit to 8-2.
Flood drew a four-pitch walk with two outs in the top of the eighth. CJ Horn and Matthew Rivera both followed with walks to load the bases for Ball State. Nick Gregory cleared the bases with a double to right center. BSU cut the deficit to 8-5 after 7.5 innings.
The Chippewas extended their lead to 13-5 in the bottom of the eighth with five runs on no hits. CMU held on for the 13-5 victory.
Logan Schulfer got the start for the Cardinals and went 1 1/3 innings. He got the loss and fell to 2-2. He struck out one batter and surrendered three runs, two earned, on two hits. Casey Bargo added 1 2/3 innings of relief and struck out four. He gave up five earned runs on six hits. Ty Weatherly added 4 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. He surrendered two earned runs on three hits. Brady Owens gave up three earned runs on four walks. Graham Kelham closed out the game for the Cardinals with 2/3 off an inning and one strikeout.
Garrett Navarra got the win and improved to 3-2 for CMU. He struck out five batters and gave up two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Ryan Palmblad went 2 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up three earned runs with one strikeout. Ryan Insco closed out the game with a scoreless inning.
Game Two – CMU 9, BSU 6
Gregory led off the game with a five-pitch walk and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Ryan Peltier singled to right field and gave the Cardinals runners on the corners with one out. Scheffler notched a sac fly to center as Gregory tagged up and scored. Flood belted a two-run homer over the left field wall. Ball State took an early 3-0 lead.
The Chippewas cut the Cardinal lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth. CMU added six runs in the bottom of the sixth on four hits. Central Michigan added a run in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch. CMU took an 8-3 lead after seven innings.
Blake Bevis was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the eighth. Hunter Dobbins followed with a four-pitch walk. Justin Conant singled to right field and loaded the bases for BSU. Gregory produced an RBI single to right field as Bevis scored. Peltier singled to left field and drove in Dobbins and Conant. The Cardinals cut the deficit down to two, 8-6, after the top of the eighth.
The Chippewas added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth and made it 9-6.
Ty Johnson got the start on the mound for Ball State and threw three innings of no-hit baseball. He struck out three batters and walked one. Sam Klein went 2 2/3 innings of relief and struck out two. He gave up seven earned runs on five hits with six walks. Ryan Brown added 1 1/3 innings of work with three strikeouts. He gave up one earned run on one hit. Tanner Knapp went an innings with one strikeout. He a gave up one earned run on two walks.
Keegan Batka got the start for CMU and went 2 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters and gave up three earned runs on six hits. Evan Waters picked up the win in 4 2/3 innings of relief. He improved to 3-0. He surrendered two earned runs with three strikeouts. Christian Mitchelle closed out the game with two innings in relief. He struck out two batters and surrendered one earned run.
Ball State returns to action for a non-conference matchup at Purdue. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18.
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Ball State fell to 23-12 on the season and 10-5 on MAC play, while Central Michigan improved to 21-13 overall and 10-5 in conference action.
Game One – CMU 13, BSU 5
The Chippewas scored first with a run in the bottom of the first on one hit.
Casey Turturici recorded a one-out walk. Nick Gregory drove in a run on an RBI double to left center as Turturici scored. The Cardinals tied it in the top of the second.
Central Michigan added two more runs in the bottom of the second and took a 3-1 lead. CMU extended its lead to 8-1 with five runs in the bottom of the third.
Decker Scheffler led off the top of the fourth with a single up the middle. Logan Flood doubled down the left field line to score Scheffler from first. The Cardinals cut the deficit to 8-2.
Flood drew a four-pitch walk with two outs in the top of the eighth. CJ Horn and Matthew Rivera both followed with walks to load the bases for Ball State. Nick Gregory cleared the bases with a double to right center. BSU cut the deficit to 8-5 after 7.5 innings.
The Chippewas extended their lead to 13-5 in the bottom of the eighth with five runs on no hits. CMU held on for the 13-5 victory.
Logan Schulfer got the start for the Cardinals and went 1 1/3 innings. He got the loss and fell to 2-2. He struck out one batter and surrendered three runs, two earned, on two hits. Casey Bargo added 1 2/3 innings of relief and struck out four. He gave up five earned runs on six hits. Ty Weatherly added 4 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. He surrendered two earned runs on three hits. Brady Owens gave up three earned runs on four walks. Graham Kelham closed out the game for the Cardinals with 2/3 off an inning and one strikeout.
Garrett Navarra got the win and improved to 3-2 for CMU. He struck out five batters and gave up two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Ryan Palmblad went 2 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up three earned runs with one strikeout. Ryan Insco closed out the game with a scoreless inning.
Game Two – CMU 9, BSU 6
Gregory led off the game with a five-pitch walk and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Ryan Peltier singled to right field and gave the Cardinals runners on the corners with one out. Scheffler notched a sac fly to center as Gregory tagged up and scored. Flood belted a two-run homer over the left field wall. Ball State took an early 3-0 lead.
The Chippewas cut the Cardinal lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth. CMU added six runs in the bottom of the sixth on four hits. Central Michigan added a run in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch. CMU took an 8-3 lead after seven innings.
Blake Bevis was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the eighth. Hunter Dobbins followed with a four-pitch walk. Justin Conant singled to right field and loaded the bases for BSU. Gregory produced an RBI single to right field as Bevis scored. Peltier singled to left field and drove in Dobbins and Conant. The Cardinals cut the deficit down to two, 8-6, after the top of the eighth.
The Chippewas added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth and made it 9-6.
Ty Johnson got the start on the mound for Ball State and threw three innings of no-hit baseball. He struck out three batters and walked one. Sam Klein went 2 2/3 innings of relief and struck out two. He gave up seven earned runs on five hits with six walks. Ryan Brown added 1 1/3 innings of work with three strikeouts. He gave up one earned run on one hit. Tanner Knapp went an innings with one strikeout. He a gave up one earned run on two walks.
Keegan Batka got the start for CMU and went 2 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters and gave up three earned runs on six hits. Evan Waters picked up the win in 4 2/3 innings of relief. He improved to 3-0. He surrendered two earned runs with three strikeouts. Christian Mitchelle closed out the game with two innings in relief. He struck out two batters and surrendered one earned run.
Ball State returns to action for a non-conference matchup at Purdue. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: NAVARRA, G. (3-2)
L: Schulfer, Logan (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Flood, Logan 1 ; Gregory, Nick 2
RBI: Flood, Logan 1 ; Gregory, Nick 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Flood, Logan 1 ; Turturici, Casey 1 ; Horn, CJ 1 ; Rivera, Matthew 1
HBP: Conant, Justin 1
Batting:
HR: JACKSON, M. 1
RBI: JACKSON, M. 4 ; DONAHUE, J. 1 ; SIMPSON, J. 1 ; MORGAN, R. 1 ; STENGREN, D. 2 ; BRILL, J. 2
SF: MORGAN, R. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JACKSON, M. 2 ; DONAHUE, J. 1 ; SEFCIK, L. 3 ; MITCHELLE, C 2 ; STENGREN, D. 2 ; DARDAS, N. 1 ; BRILL, J. 2
SB: DONAHUE, J. 1 ; SIMPSON, J. 2 ; SEFCIK, L. 2 ; MITCHELLE, C 1
HBP: JACKSON, M. 1
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