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Cardinals Fall to Hoosiers in One-Run Affair
April 25, 2023 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team was back at the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark for a Tuesday matchup with in-state foe Indiana. Blake Bevis provided the power with his 10th home run of the season, but the Cardinals fell to the Hoosiers, 9-8.
With the loss, Ball State fell to 26-14 on the season, while Indiana improved to 31-11 on the year.
The Hoosiers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first on three hits. In the top of the third, IU added two runs on two hits and extended its lead to 5-0.
Nick Gregory recorded two-out walk to start the bottom of the third. Adam Tellier followed with a single to center. Ryan Peltier singled to left and drove in Gregory from second. Tellier advanced while Peltier moved up to second on an error by the left fielder. Decker Scheffler drove in Tellier and Peltier with a double down the left field line. Ball State cut the deficit to 5-4 after three innings of play.
IU extended its lead to 6-4 in the top of the fourth with a run on one hit.
Logan Flood led off the bottom of the fourth with double to right center. He advanced to third on a wild pitch. Gregory notched a sac fly to left field as Flood tagged up and scored. The Cardinals pulled within one, 6-5, after four innings.
The Hoosiers extended their lead to 9-5 with three runs in the top of the seventh on two hits.
Peltier led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk. Scheffler followed with a walk. With a count 2-2, Bevis put a ball on McGalliard for a three-run home run to left field. BSU cut the IU lead to 9-8 after seven.
IU held off the comeback bid and defeated BSU, 9-8.
Casey Bargo got the start on the mound for Ball State and went 2 2/3 innings. He got the loss and fell to 0-1 on the season. He gave up five earned runs on five hits and he struck out one batter. Logan Schulfer went 3 1/3 innings in relief with three strikeouts. He surrendered three earned runs on three hits. Sam Klein added 2/3 of an inning. He gave up one earned run. Owen Quinn chipped in with 1 1/3 innings and gave up just one hit. Ty Johnson pitched the ninth for BSU. He struck out one batter and did not allow a hit.
Ben Seiler got the start for IU. He went three innings with four strikeouts. He gave up four runs, three earned, on five hits. Adrian Vega went 2 2/3 innings in relief and picked up the win for Indiana. He moved to 1-0 on the season. He struck out three batters and surrendered one earned run on three hits. Gabe Levy recorded a strikeout and surrendered one earned run in his inning of relief. Connor Foley closed out the game with two innings of work and picked up his second save of the season. He struck out two batters.
Ball State returns to action on Friday for game one of a three-game series with Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green. First pitch for April 28, is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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With the loss, Ball State fell to 26-14 on the season, while Indiana improved to 31-11 on the year.
The Hoosiers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first on three hits. In the top of the third, IU added two runs on two hits and extended its lead to 5-0.
Nick Gregory recorded two-out walk to start the bottom of the third. Adam Tellier followed with a single to center. Ryan Peltier singled to left and drove in Gregory from second. Tellier advanced while Peltier moved up to second on an error by the left fielder. Decker Scheffler drove in Tellier and Peltier with a double down the left field line. Ball State cut the deficit to 5-4 after three innings of play.
IU extended its lead to 6-4 in the top of the fourth with a run on one hit.
Logan Flood led off the bottom of the fourth with double to right center. He advanced to third on a wild pitch. Gregory notched a sac fly to left field as Flood tagged up and scored. The Cardinals pulled within one, 6-5, after four innings.
The Hoosiers extended their lead to 9-5 with three runs in the top of the seventh on two hits.
Peltier led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk. Scheffler followed with a walk. With a count 2-2, Bevis put a ball on McGalliard for a three-run home run to left field. BSU cut the IU lead to 9-8 after seven.
IU held off the comeback bid and defeated BSU, 9-8.
Casey Bargo got the start on the mound for Ball State and went 2 2/3 innings. He got the loss and fell to 0-1 on the season. He gave up five earned runs on five hits and he struck out one batter. Logan Schulfer went 3 1/3 innings in relief with three strikeouts. He surrendered three earned runs on three hits. Sam Klein added 2/3 of an inning. He gave up one earned run. Owen Quinn chipped in with 1 1/3 innings and gave up just one hit. Ty Johnson pitched the ninth for BSU. He struck out one batter and did not allow a hit.
Ben Seiler got the start for IU. He went three innings with four strikeouts. He gave up four runs, three earned, on five hits. Adrian Vega went 2 2/3 innings in relief and picked up the win for Indiana. He moved to 1-0 on the season. He struck out three batters and surrendered one earned run on three hits. Gabe Levy recorded a strikeout and surrendered one earned run in his inning of relief. Connor Foley closed out the game with two innings of work and picked up his second save of the season. He struck out two batters.
Ball State returns to action on Friday for game one of a three-game series with Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green. First pitch for April 28, is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vega, Adrian (1-0)
L: Bargo, Casey (0-1)
S: Foley, Connor (2)
Batting:
2B: Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Pyne, Josh 2
RBI: Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Taylor, Devin 1 ; Mathison, Carter 3 ; Pyne, Josh 2 ; Cerny, Tyler 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 1
SF: Cerny, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whalen, Bobby 3 ; Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 3 ; Serruto, Peter 1
SB: Whalen, Bobby 1
Batting:
2B: Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Flood, Logan 1
HR: Bevis, Blake 1
RBI: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Bevis, Blake 4
SF: Gregory, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 2 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Flood, Logan 1
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