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Photo by: Ashley Huss, WMU Athletics
Baseball Can't Capitalize on Early Lead in Series Finale at WMU
April 21, 2024 | Baseball
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ball State baseball team led Western Michigan 3-0 after two innings, but the Broncos scored eight unanswered runs to salvage an 8-4 win on Sunday afternoon at Robert J. Bobb Stadium.
The Cardinals (25-15, 12-9 Mid-American Conference) got on the board on an error in the first inning before they scored twice on RBI singles from Nick Gregory and Michael Hallquist in the second. The host Broncos (21-16, 12-6 MAC) plated single tallies in the third and fourth inning, two in the fifth and four in the eighth to pull away.
Hallquist doubled in Decker Scheffler in the final frame for the day's final scoring. Western's left fielder Dylan Nevar had a game-ending diving catch in the left center gap to rob Blake Bevis of extra bases and thwart a potential Ball State rally.
Scheffler went 4-for-5 with a triple, while Hallquist and Matthew Kamins each produced a pair of hits for the Cardinals, who won their fourth series in a row with triumphs on Friday and Saturday.
Broncos starter Jayden Dentler (4-2) worked 5.1 innings of 3-run ball to be credited with the win, while Hayden Berg pitched the final two innings to pick up his fourth save. Nate Blain allowed seven runs in 5.0 innings of relief for Ball State to fall to 1-3 on the year.
Ball State's next scheduled game is against Indiana at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
The Cardinals (25-15, 12-9 Mid-American Conference) got on the board on an error in the first inning before they scored twice on RBI singles from Nick Gregory and Michael Hallquist in the second. The host Broncos (21-16, 12-6 MAC) plated single tallies in the third and fourth inning, two in the fifth and four in the eighth to pull away.
Hallquist doubled in Decker Scheffler in the final frame for the day's final scoring. Western's left fielder Dylan Nevar had a game-ending diving catch in the left center gap to rob Blake Bevis of extra bases and thwart a potential Ball State rally.
Scheffler went 4-for-5 with a triple, while Hallquist and Matthew Kamins each produced a pair of hits for the Cardinals, who won their fourth series in a row with triumphs on Friday and Saturday.
Broncos starter Jayden Dentler (4-2) worked 5.1 innings of 3-run ball to be credited with the win, while Hayden Berg pitched the final two innings to pick up his fourth save. Nate Blain allowed seven runs in 5.0 innings of relief for Ball State to fall to 1-3 on the year.
Ball State's next scheduled game is against Indiana at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DENTLER, Jayden (4-2)
L: Blain, Nate (1-3)
S: BERG, Hayden (4)
Batting:
2B: Hallquist, Michael 1
3B: Scheffler, Decker 1
RBI: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Hallquist, Michael 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Scheffler, Decker 1 ; Kamins, Matthew 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
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Batting:
2B: SWINEHART, Josh 1
HR: BUDIG, Greg 1
RBI: SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; SWINEHART, Josh 3 ; BUDIG, Greg 2 ; KITCHEN, Jackson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; NEVAR, Dylan 1 ; SWINEHART, Josh 1 ; BUDIG, Greg 2 ; MEE, Grady 1 ; KITCHEN, Jackson 2
SB: SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; MEE, Grady 1 ; KITCHEN, Jackson 1
CS: HARRITY, Brendan 1
HBP: MALONEY, Michael 1 ; SWINEHART, Josh 1 ; MEE, Grady 1
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