Ball State University Athletics
Saturday, May 11
Muncie, Ind.
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Photo by: Don Rogers, Ball State University
Cardinals Claim Senior Day Victory over Chippewas
May 11, 2024 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team rode a strong performance on the mound from Keegan Johnson and three-hit games from Decker Scheffler, Michael Hallquist and Houston King at the plate to a 6-4 win on Saturday afternoon against Central Michigan at Ball Diamond.
The Cardinals (30-19-1, 16-10 Mid-American Conference) clinched the series win after claiming Friday's opener 6-1 over the Chippewas (15-35, 6-20 MAC).
Ball State scored the first run of the game on a Blake Bevis RBI single in the opening frame before Scheffler (two-run single) and Hallquist (RBI single) powered the hosts to a three-run second to pull ahead 4-0.
Central Michigan plated single tallies in the fourth and fifth inning off of Johnson, but that was all the freshman lefty would surrender while striking out 10 in 6.0 innings of work. The Cardinals responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the fourth as Scheffler hit an RBI triple before scoring on a wild pitch.
The visitors scored once each in the seventh and eighth, but Nate Blain closed the game out with 2.1 innings out of the bullpen for his fourth save of the year.
Scheffler went 3-for-5 on the day with three RBI and two runs scored, while Hallquist joined his fellow upperclassman on Senior Day with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate. King went 3-for-4 and scored a run, and Nick Gregory went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs at the top of the order to spark the Ball State offense.
The Cardinals and Chippewas are set to wrap up the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Cardinals (30-19-1, 16-10 Mid-American Conference) clinched the series win after claiming Friday's opener 6-1 over the Chippewas (15-35, 6-20 MAC).
Ball State scored the first run of the game on a Blake Bevis RBI single in the opening frame before Scheffler (two-run single) and Hallquist (RBI single) powered the hosts to a three-run second to pull ahead 4-0.
Central Michigan plated single tallies in the fourth and fifth inning off of Johnson, but that was all the freshman lefty would surrender while striking out 10 in 6.0 innings of work. The Cardinals responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the fourth as Scheffler hit an RBI triple before scoring on a wild pitch.
The visitors scored once each in the seventh and eighth, but Nate Blain closed the game out with 2.1 innings out of the bullpen for his fourth save of the year.
Scheffler went 3-for-5 on the day with three RBI and two runs scored, while Hallquist joined his fellow upperclassman on Senior Day with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate. King went 3-for-4 and scored a run, and Nick Gregory went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs at the top of the order to spark the Ball State offense.
The Cardinals and Chippewas are set to wrap up the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Keegan (7-2)
L: Jonah Milchuck (0-1)
S: Blain, Nate (4)
Batting:
2B: Jake Brill 1 ; Spencer Verburg 1
HR: Danny Wuestenfeld 1
RBI: Danny Wuestenfeld 1 ; Marquis Jackson 1
SH: Drew Loikits 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Brill 2 ; Danny Wuestenfeld 1 ; Spencer Verburg 1
SB: Jake Brill 1 ; Jacob Donahue 1
HBP: Jacob Donahue 1 ; Ely Stuart 1
Batting:
2B: King, Houston 1
3B: Scheffler, Decker 1
RBI: Scheffler, Decker 3 ; Hallquist, Michael 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Nick 2 ; Scheffler, Decker 2 ; King, Houston 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
Game Leaders
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