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Photo by: David Dermer
Baseball Falls to Western Michigan in Second Game of MAC Tournament
May 23, 2024 | Baseball
Cardinals to Play Winner of Miami (OH) and Toledo at 2 PM on Friday
AVON, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team trailed early against Western Michigan and couldn't get the bats going as they fell 8-0 to the Broncos at Crushers Stadium on Thursday night in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Cardinals (33-22-1) got a workmanlike effort from starter Keegan Johnson, who struck out six in 5.2 innings of five-run ball after allowing four total in the first two innings, but he suffered the loss to fall to 8-3 on the year.
Western Michigan (30-21), the tourney's No. 2 seed, opened its postseason play with a run in the first inning followed by three in the second to build a 4-0 edge. The Broncos tacked on single tallies in the sixth and seventh before plating two in the eighth in support of Brady Miller (6-5) who tossed 7.0 shutout frames.
Houston King, Decker Scheffler, Michael Hallquist and Blake Bevis each hit a single for the Cardinals, while King also drew a walk out of the leadoff spot for an offense that was shut out for only the second time this year.
Western's second baseman Grady Mee went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI to lead the Broncos' offense.
Ball State will play at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon against the winner of No. 4 seed Miami (OH) and No. 6 seed Toledo, who will play an elimination game at 10 a.m.
The Cardinals (33-22-1) got a workmanlike effort from starter Keegan Johnson, who struck out six in 5.2 innings of five-run ball after allowing four total in the first two innings, but he suffered the loss to fall to 8-3 on the year.
Western Michigan (30-21), the tourney's No. 2 seed, opened its postseason play with a run in the first inning followed by three in the second to build a 4-0 edge. The Broncos tacked on single tallies in the sixth and seventh before plating two in the eighth in support of Brady Miller (6-5) who tossed 7.0 shutout frames.
Houston King, Decker Scheffler, Michael Hallquist and Blake Bevis each hit a single for the Cardinals, while King also drew a walk out of the leadoff spot for an offense that was shut out for only the second time this year.
Western's second baseman Grady Mee went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI to lead the Broncos' offense.
Ball State will play at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon against the winner of No. 4 seed Miami (OH) and No. 6 seed Toledo, who will play an elimination game at 10 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MILLER, Brady (6-5)
L: Johnson, Keegan (8-3)
Batting:
SH: Jacobs, Clay 1
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Batting:
2B: HARRITY, Brendan 1
HR: NEVAR, Dylan 1 ; MEE, Grady 1
RBI: SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; NEVAR, Dylan 2 ; SWINEHART, Josh 1 ; MEE, Grady 4
SH: HARRITY, Brendan 1
SF: SULLIVAN, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: NEVAR, Dylan 1 ; RICHMOND, CJ 1 ; MALONEY, Michael 1 ; BUDIG, Greg 2 ; HARRITY, Brendan 1 ; MEE, Grady 2
SB: RICHMOND, CJ 1 ; MALONEY, Michael 1
HBP: SWINEHART, Josh 1
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