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Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics
Cardinals Shut Out RedHawks for Eighth Straight Win
April 06, 2024 | Baseball
OXFORD, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team quieted the Miami (OH) bats for a second straight game to win 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at McKie Field.
The Cardinals (20-12, 7-7 Mid-American Conference) got 10 strikeouts in 6.0 scoreless innings by Keegan Johnson and three strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings from Sam Klein to secure the shutout of the RedHawks (12-16, 7-7 MAC). Johnson allowed only two hits and improved his record to 4-0 with the win, while Klein picked up his third save of the year.
Houston King hit an RBI single to left field that plated Nick Husovsky in the second inning, and Blake Bevis scored Nick Gregory on a knock to right field in the fourth for the day's only scoring. Husovsky went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles on the afternoon.
Johnson struck out the side in the fifth inning and had at least one punchout in every inning to lead the Cardinals to their eighth straight win. The freshman left-handed pitcher increased his season strikeout total to 47 with the shutdown effort.
"An outstanding pitching performance today," head coach Rich Maloney said. "Good pitching, defense and timely hitting will win you a lot of games."
Miami was limited to only five hits for the second game in a row, and starter Nick Vardavas gave up two runs in 6.0 innings to suffer the loss.
Ball State and Miami are scheduled to play the series final on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Cardinals (20-12, 7-7 Mid-American Conference) got 10 strikeouts in 6.0 scoreless innings by Keegan Johnson and three strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings from Sam Klein to secure the shutout of the RedHawks (12-16, 7-7 MAC). Johnson allowed only two hits and improved his record to 4-0 with the win, while Klein picked up his third save of the year.
Houston King hit an RBI single to left field that plated Nick Husovsky in the second inning, and Blake Bevis scored Nick Gregory on a knock to right field in the fourth for the day's only scoring. Husovsky went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles on the afternoon.
Johnson struck out the side in the fifth inning and had at least one punchout in every inning to lead the Cardinals to their eighth straight win. The freshman left-handed pitcher increased his season strikeout total to 47 with the shutdown effort.
"An outstanding pitching performance today," head coach Rich Maloney said. "Good pitching, defense and timely hitting will win you a lot of games."
Miami was limited to only five hits for the second game in a row, and starter Nick Vardavas gave up two runs in 6.0 innings to suffer the loss.
Ball State and Miami are scheduled to play the series final on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Keegan (4-0)
L: VARDAVAS, Nick (1-3)
S: Klein, Sam (3)
Batting:
2B: Husovsky, Nick 2
RBI: Bevis, Blake 1 ; King, Houston 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1
SB: Gregory, Nick 1
HBP: Miley, Corey 1
PO: Dobbins, Hunter 1
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