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Cardinals Triumph 7-2 over Towson in Season Opener at Swig & Swine Classic
February 14, 2025 | Baseball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Ball State baseball team rode a strong performance from Jacob Hartlaub on the mound and multi-RBI games from Blake Bevis, Brett Griffiths and Clay Jacobs at the plate to a 7-2 win over Towson on Friday at Shipyard Park.
The Cardinals led wire-to-wire in the season opener at the Swig & Swine Classic, scoring three runs in the second inning on a two-run single by Griffiths following by an RBI knock by Gavin Balius in both of their Ball State debuts.
Jacobs drove in a run each in the third (bunt single) and fifth (grounder to second) to extend the Cardinals' advantage to 5-0. Bevis punctuated the offense with a two-run homer to left field in the sixth inning for a 7-0 edge.
Hartlaub struck out eight and surrendered only one hit in 5.2 innings of shutout ball. The senior righthander didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, setting the Tigers down in order four times while being perfect the first time through the order.
Owen Quinn came on in relief and struck out three in 3.1 frames to earn his first career save.
Dylan Grego and Garrett Arnold has a pair of singles each to lead a Ball State offense that tallied nine hits.
"Our boys played a solid game with a lot of guys contributing," head coach Rich Maloney said. "Jacob Hartlaub was outstanding, and Blake Bevis hit a mammoth home run. No errors and three walks is a winning formula."
Towson starter Max Simpson gave up four runs in three innings to be hit with the loss.
Ball State is set to play Maryland at 11 a.m. and UMass Lowell at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the second day of the Swig & Swine Classic.
The Cardinals led wire-to-wire in the season opener at the Swig & Swine Classic, scoring three runs in the second inning on a two-run single by Griffiths following by an RBI knock by Gavin Balius in both of their Ball State debuts.
Jacobs drove in a run each in the third (bunt single) and fifth (grounder to second) to extend the Cardinals' advantage to 5-0. Bevis punctuated the offense with a two-run homer to left field in the sixth inning for a 7-0 edge.
Hartlaub struck out eight and surrendered only one hit in 5.2 innings of shutout ball. The senior righthander didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, setting the Tigers down in order four times while being perfect the first time through the order.
Owen Quinn came on in relief and struck out three in 3.1 frames to earn his first career save.
Dylan Grego and Garrett Arnold has a pair of singles each to lead a Ball State offense that tallied nine hits.
"Our boys played a solid game with a lot of guys contributing," head coach Rich Maloney said. "Jacob Hartlaub was outstanding, and Blake Bevis hit a mammoth home run. No errors and three walks is a winning formula."
Towson starter Max Simpson gave up four runs in three innings to be hit with the loss.
Ball State is set to play Maryland at 11 a.m. and UMass Lowell at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the second day of the Swig & Swine Classic.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hartlaub, Jacob (1-0)
L: Max Simpson (0-1)
S: Quinn, Owen (1)
Batting:
2B: Casey Bishop 1
HR: Brian Heckelman 1
RBI: Jordan Peyton 1 ; Brian Heckelman 1
SH: Casey Bishop 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brian Heckelman 1 ; Ethan Brand 1
SB: Casey Bishop 2 ; Brett Ahalt 1
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HR: Bevis, Blake 1
RBI: Bevis, Blake 2 ; Jacobs, Clay 2 ; Griffiths, Brett 2 ; Balius, Gavin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richter, Alex 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 2 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Arnold, Garrett 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
SB: Grego, Dylan 1 ; Miller, Grant 1 ; Balius, Gavin 1
CS: Richter, Alex 1
HBP: Bevis, Blake 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1 ; Arnold, Garrett 1
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