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Tellier, Peltier Power Cardinals to Victory Against Falcons
April 30, 2023 | Baseball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team closed out the three-game series at Bowling Green on Sunday. Adam Tellier and Ryan Peltier left the yard as the Cardinals win the series with a 6-4 victory.
With the win, Ball State moved to 28-15 overall and 15-6 in Mid-American Conference play, while Bowling Green fell to 15-25 overall and 9-15 in league games.
Blake Bevis was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the second for the Cardinals. Logan Flood notched a one-out single through the left side and moved Bevis to second. Hunter Dobbins doubled off the center field wall that drove in Bevis and Flood. Justin Conant dropped down a bunt single down the third base side. Tellier blasted a three-run home run to left center. BSU took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the second.
The Falcons responded with three runs on four hits with two Cardinal errors in the bottom of the second.
Peltier pelted a solo shot over the right field wall for his 14th home run of the season. Ball State took a 6-3 lead into the eighth inning.
Bowling Green cut the deficit to 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth on a Sam Seidel home run.
Tellier, Conant, and Decker Scheffler all had two hits on the day. Tellier led the team with three RBIs, while Dobbins finished with two.
Tanner Knapp got the start on the hill for the Cardinals. He went four innings with five strikeouts. He surrendered three runs, only one was earned. Ty Johnson tossed five innings in relief and picked up the win. He improved to 4-2 on the season. He struck out nine batters and gave up one earned run on two hits.
Tyler Hays started on the mound for BG and went three innings. He got the loss and fell to 1-5. He struck out two batters and surrendered five earned runs on five hits. Jacob Turner added 3 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up one earned run on two hits. Luke Krouse tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout. Logan Bell added an inning of relief and scattered two hits.
The Cardinals will take a few days off before the next MAC party begins. Ball State will return to the road for a three-game series on Friday, May 5, against Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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With the win, Ball State moved to 28-15 overall and 15-6 in Mid-American Conference play, while Bowling Green fell to 15-25 overall and 9-15 in league games.
Blake Bevis was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the second for the Cardinals. Logan Flood notched a one-out single through the left side and moved Bevis to second. Hunter Dobbins doubled off the center field wall that drove in Bevis and Flood. Justin Conant dropped down a bunt single down the third base side. Tellier blasted a three-run home run to left center. BSU took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the second.
The Falcons responded with three runs on four hits with two Cardinal errors in the bottom of the second.
Peltier pelted a solo shot over the right field wall for his 14th home run of the season. Ball State took a 6-3 lead into the eighth inning.
Bowling Green cut the deficit to 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth on a Sam Seidel home run.
Tellier, Conant, and Decker Scheffler all had two hits on the day. Tellier led the team with three RBIs, while Dobbins finished with two.
Tanner Knapp got the start on the hill for the Cardinals. He went four innings with five strikeouts. He surrendered three runs, only one was earned. Ty Johnson tossed five innings in relief and picked up the win. He improved to 4-2 on the season. He struck out nine batters and gave up one earned run on two hits.
Tyler Hays started on the mound for BG and went three innings. He got the loss and fell to 1-5. He struck out two batters and surrendered five earned runs on five hits. Jacob Turner added 3 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up one earned run on two hits. Luke Krouse tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout. Logan Bell added an inning of relief and scattered two hits.
The Cardinals will take a few days off before the next MAC party begins. Ball State will return to the road for a three-game series on Friday, May 5, against Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Ty (4-2)
L: Hays,Tyler (1-5)

Batting:
2B: Dobbins, Hunter 1
HR: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1
RBI: Tellier, Adam 3 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Dobbins, Hunter 2
SH: Gregory, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Peltier, Ryan 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Flood, Logan 1 ; Dobbins, Hunter 1 ; Conant, Justin 1
HBP: Bevis, Blake 1

Batting:
HR: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Archer,Nathan 1
RBI: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Archer,Nathan 1 ; Johnston,Ryan 1
SH: Ross,Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Archer,Nathan 1 ; Rose,Nathan 1 ; Fugitt,Justin 1
CS: Johnston,Ryan 1
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