Ball State University
12-10
Butler
8-10
Cardinals Ride Strong Start to Win at Butler
March 20, 2024 | Baseball
The Cardinals (12-10) got an RBI single from Michael Hallquist, a two-run single by Blake Bevis and a two-run double from Hunter Dobbins to account for the scoring in first inning rally. Bevis tacked on a sacrifice fly in the second before Nick Husovsky scored on a balk in fourth to provide breathing room for the Ball State pitching staff.
Jacobson (1-0) tossed 5.0 innings of 1-run ball while striking out six in his first start of the year to earn his first win as a Cardinal. Zach Kwasny struck out four in 3.1 innings to bridge the gap to Tanner Knapp, who got the final two outs of the game on punchouts.
Butler starter Simon Linde (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing the five runs in a single inning of work. The Bulldogs threatened with three runs in the ninth inning, but Knapp proceeded to shut them down after entering with one out to collect his fourth save of the season.
Bevis tallied a game-high three RBI, while Nick Gregory crossed the plate twice from the leadoff spot to spark the visiting offense.
"We hung on this time, and we found a way to win," head coach Rich Maloney said. "The guys jumped out to a good start and played hard the whole game. I thought Will Jacobson was outstanding which was huge. We did some of the little things well offensively. We stole some bases, moved the baseball and got some timely hits."
The Cardinals are set to play a weekend series at Toledo starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jacobson, Will (1-0)
L: LINDE, Simon (0-1)
S: Knapp, Tanner (4)
Batting:
2B: Dobbins, Hunter 1
RBI: Hallquist, Michael 1 ; Bevis, Blake 3 ; Dobbins, Hunter 2
SH: Gregory, Nick 1
SF: Bevis, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 2 ; Hallquist, Michael 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1
SB: Gregory, Nick 3 ; Hallquist, Michael 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; Turturici, Casey 1
CS: Griffin, Korbin 1
HBP: Hallquist, Michael 1
PO: Scheffler, Decker 1
Batting:
2B: WURCH, Billy 1 ; CHOI, Ian 1
HR: MOROKNEK, Jack 1 ; LEWIS, Kade 1
RBI: DORIGHI, Carter 1 ; MOROKNEK, Jack 2 ; LEWIS, Kade 2 ; SOLOMON, AJ 1
SF: MOROKNEK, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DORIGHI, Carter 1 ; MOROKNEK, Jack 1 ; CONNORS, Keegan 1 ; LEWIS, Kade 2 ; CHOI, Ian 1
SB: DORIGHI, Carter 1
HBP: DORIGHI, Carter 1
