Ball State University
23-14
Purdue
24-13
Trio of Homers Not Enough in Midweek Setback at Purdue
April 16, 2024 | Baseball
Blake Bevis, Decker Scheffler and Korbin Griffin hit solo shots for the Cardinals (23-14), but the Boilermakers (24-13) put together a 7-run third inning and game-ending grand slam from catcher Connor Caskenette to clinch the win.
Bevis bashed his homer to left field with two outs in the second inning, as the visitors claimed a 1-0 lead after the first pair of frames thanks to the round-tripper and 2.0 scoreless innings from Ball State starting pitcher Logan Schulfer. Purdue responded with the big third and would lead by at least five runs the remainder of the contest.
Scheffler hit his shot down the left field line in the fourth to cut the Cardinals' deficit to 7-2. Griffin's first homer at Ball State in the seventh inning made the score 9-3 in Purdue's favor. Bevis added a single to go 2-for-3 at the plate.
Cole Van Assen (3-0) threw 5.0 innings of 2-run ball to pick up the win for the Boilermakers, while Will Jacobson (1-2) allowed four runs in relief to suffer the loss.
Ball State is scheduled to start a three-game series at Western Michigan on Friday at 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: VAN ASSEN, Cole (3-0)
L: Jacobson, Will (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Griffin, Korbin 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
RBI: Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Griffin, Korbin 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Griffin, Korbin 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
CS: Hallquist, Michael 1
Batting:
2B: CASKENETTE, Connor 1
HR: GAFFNEY, Luke 1 ; CASKENETTE, Connor 1
RBI: BOLTON Jr., Mike 2 ; CORNBLUM, Couper 1 ; GAFFNEY, Luke 1 ; CASKENETTE, Connor 7 ; STEVENS, Jo 1 ; SPENCE, Keenan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BOLTON Jr., Mike 2 ; CORNBLUM, Couper 1 ; GAFFNEY, Luke 4 ; CASKENETTE, Connor 2 ; STEVENS, Jo 1 ; SPENCE, Keenan 1 ; GASSER, Camden 2
SB: BOLTON Jr., Mike 1
CS: BOLTON Jr., Mike 1
HBP: BOLTON Jr., Mike 1 ; GAFFNEY, Luke 1 ; STEVENS, Jo 1
