Ball State University
15-6
Valparaiso
4-12
Three Home Run Day from Davis Powers Baseball to 14-10 Win over Valpo
March 18, 2025 | Baseball
The Cardinals (15-6) led 3-0 after the third inning following a Davis two-run homer to left in the second and Clay Jacobs scoring on a passed ball in the third. After the Beacons (4-12) plated a run in the fourth, Davis struck again in the bottom half of the inning with a solo shot to right to give the hosts a 4-1 edge.
Valpo scored seven times in the fifth inning, but Ball State responded with four runs of its own in the bottom half of the frame starting with an RBI triple by Dylan Grego. Blake Bevis next brought home Grego on a fielder's choice before Davis mashed another two-run homer to left to tie the score at 8-8.
Alex Richter hit a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning to take a 10-8 lead and Nick Husovsky walked with the bases loaded for an 11-8 advantage for the Cardinals. Ball State tacked on three insurance runs in the eighth inning and cruised to its 11th win in 13 tries.
Davis was the first Ball State player since Ryan Peltier on April 23, 2023 to hit three home runs in a game. The junior upped his season totals to five home runs and 12 RBI with the performance.
Richter knocked in three runs and Clay Jacobs went 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
Zach Leduc (3-0) was credited with the win after working 2.2 innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen, while John Chambers got his second save of the year by coming on with two runners on in the ninth and notching the final three outs of the game. Valpo's Kolt Davis (0-1) surrendered three runs in two-thirds of an inning to be hit with the loss.
"Ty Davis had an amazing day to carry us," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "We had timely hitting and turned a couple of key double plays. A lot of guys contributed."
The Cardinals finish a nine-game homestand at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday against Butler.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leduc, Zach (3-0)
L: Davis, Kolt (0-1)
S: Chambers, John (2)
Batting:
2B: Patton, Liam 1 ; Denty, Kevin 1
HR: Maka, Ryan 1 ; Cooper, Thomas 1
RBI: Sullivan, Case 1 ; Maka, Ryan 3 ; Patton, Liam 2 ; Denty, Kevin 3 ; Cooper, Thomas 1
SH: Reinertson, Kade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sullivan, Case 1 ; Maka, Ryan 2 ; Patton, Liam 1 ; Warfield, Spencer 2 ; Cooper, Thomas 1 ; Hatch, Bryan 1 ; Giusti, Connor 2
Batting:
2B: Jacobs, Clay 1
3B: Grego, Dylan 1
HR: Davis, Ty 3
RBI: Richter, Alex 3 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Davis, Ty 5 ; Miller, Grant 1
SH: Miller, Grant 1
SF: Richter, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richter, Alex 1 ; Griffin, Korbin 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Davis, Ty 4 ; Colligan, John 1 ; Arnold, Garrett 1 ; Miller, Grant 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 2
SB: Miller, Grant 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
HBP: Jacobs, Clay 1
