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Cardinals Comeback Bid Comes Up Just Short Against the Boilermakers
April 18, 2023 | Baseball
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team returned to the diamond for a midweek matchup with in-state foe Purdue on Tuesday. Justin Conant led the Cardinals with a 2-for-3 game at the plate.
Ball State fell to 23-13 on the year, while Purdue improved to 17-18 on the season.
The Boilermakers got on the board first in the bottom of the third with a run on two hits. Purdue added two runs in the bottom of the fourth on three hits and took a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning.
Conant led off the top of the sixth with a single to the pitcher. Nick Gregory followed with a five-pitch walk. Adam Tellier reached safely on an error on a sac bunt to the pitcher and loaded the bases for the Cardinals. Ryan Peltier reached on a fielder's choice to the third baseman as Conant was thrown out at home on the force. Decker Scheffler recorded a sac fly on a line out to the center fielder as Gregory tagged up and scored from third. BSU cut the lead to 3-1 after six.
In the top of the seventh, Jalen Martinez reached on an error by the second baseman with two outs. Conant drew a walk and moved Martinez into scoring position. Gregory was down in the count 0-2 but was unfazed and delivered an RBI single to left field as Martinez scored from second. The Cardinals cut the Boilermaker lead to 3-2, after seven innings of play.
Tanner Knapp got the start for the Cardinals and went 2 2/3 innings in the loss. He fell to 1-2 on the season. He struck out two batters and surrendered one earned run on three hits. Will Jacobson added two innings in relief with two strikeouts. He gave up two earned runs on three hits. Logan Schulfer went 2 1/3 innings in relief. He struck out three batters and scattered two hits. Blake Bevis threw one inning with one strikeout and did not give up a hit.
Conant recorded a team-high two hits. Gregory and Martinez each added a hit as well as a run.
CJ Backer got the start for Purdue and went five innings in the win. He improved to 1-3 on the season. He struck out seven batters and gave up just one hit. Davis Pratt went 1 2/3 innings in relief. He struck out two batters and surrendered two unearned runs. Jackson Dannelley picked up his first save of the season in 2 1/3 innings of relief. He struck out three batters.
Ball State returns to the friendly confines of the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark on Friday as Northern Illinois makes the trip to Muncie. First pitch on April 21, is slated for 3 p.m.
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Ball State fell to 23-13 on the year, while Purdue improved to 17-18 on the season.
The Boilermakers got on the board first in the bottom of the third with a run on two hits. Purdue added two runs in the bottom of the fourth on three hits and took a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning.
Conant led off the top of the sixth with a single to the pitcher. Nick Gregory followed with a five-pitch walk. Adam Tellier reached safely on an error on a sac bunt to the pitcher and loaded the bases for the Cardinals. Ryan Peltier reached on a fielder's choice to the third baseman as Conant was thrown out at home on the force. Decker Scheffler recorded a sac fly on a line out to the center fielder as Gregory tagged up and scored from third. BSU cut the lead to 3-1 after six.
In the top of the seventh, Jalen Martinez reached on an error by the second baseman with two outs. Conant drew a walk and moved Martinez into scoring position. Gregory was down in the count 0-2 but was unfazed and delivered an RBI single to left field as Martinez scored from second. The Cardinals cut the Boilermaker lead to 3-2, after seven innings of play.
Tanner Knapp got the start for the Cardinals and went 2 2/3 innings in the loss. He fell to 1-2 on the season. He struck out two batters and surrendered one earned run on three hits. Will Jacobson added two innings in relief with two strikeouts. He gave up two earned runs on three hits. Logan Schulfer went 2 1/3 innings in relief. He struck out three batters and scattered two hits. Blake Bevis threw one inning with one strikeout and did not give up a hit.
Conant recorded a team-high two hits. Gregory and Martinez each added a hit as well as a run.
CJ Backer got the start for Purdue and went five innings in the win. He improved to 1-3 on the season. He struck out seven batters and gave up just one hit. Davis Pratt went 1 2/3 innings in relief. He struck out two batters and surrendered two unearned runs. Jackson Dannelley picked up his first save of the season in 2 1/3 innings of relief. He struck out three batters.
Ball State returns to the friendly confines of the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark on Friday as Northern Illinois makes the trip to Muncie. First pitch on April 21, is slated for 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BACKER, CJ (1-3)
L: Knapp, Tanner (1-2)
S: DANNELLEY, Jackson (1)
Batting:
RBI: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1
SH: Tellier, Adam 1
SF: Scheffler, Decker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Martinez, Jalen 1
SB: Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: TOETZ, Paul 1
RBI: CORNBLUM, Couper 1 ; TOETZ, Paul 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CASKENETTE, Connor 1 ; PARR, Jake 1 ; STEVENS, Jo 1
SB: CORNBLUM, Couper 2
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