Ball State University
16-6
Butler
6-15
Baseball Scores Final 14 Runs in Win over Butler
March 19, 2025 | Baseball
The Cardinals (16-6) run-ruled the Bulldogs (6-15) in seven innings with Max Kalk ending the game on a two-run single to right that scored John Colligan and Blake Bevis. Butler led 7-3 after the fourth inning thanks to a six-run fourth frame.
Ball State responded with nine runs in the fifth, punctuated by a Nick Husovsky grand slam to left, to gain a 12-7 advantage. Alex Richter hit a two-run double in the sixth inning and Ben Giovannetti an RBI single in the seventh to tack on to the edge.
Dylan Grego hit a solo home run in the first inning to put the hosts on the board before Butler tied the score at 1-1 on a sacrifice fly in the second. Giovannetti put the Cardinals ahead again on a two-run single in the third frame before the two teams traded multi-run innings.
Will Jacobson (1-0) struck out six in 3.1 innings of shutout ball to earn the win out of the bullpen, while Butler's Brett Sherrard was hit with the loss after giving up five runs in an inning of work.
Husovsky, Giovannetti and Kalk had four RBI each with Kalk going 4-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored. Husovsky was 2-for-2 with three walks and four runs. The grand slam from the senior was the first of the year for the Cardinals.
"Our boys rallied behind the great relief outing from Will Jacobson and the big offensive output from Max Kalk and Nick Husovsky," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "A lot of guys contributed."
Ball State is set to play at three-game set at Xavier beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jacobson, Will (1-0)
L: SHERRARD, Brett (0-1)
Batting:
2B: BELLO, Jack 1 ; BURGESS, Will 1
HR: MOROKNEK, Jack 1
RBI: DRUMM, Ryan 2 ; MOROKNEK, Jack 3 ; SACKETT, Connor 1
SF: SACKETT, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DRUMM, Ryan 1 ; MOROKNEK, Jack 1 ; BARBERO, Danny 2 ; BURGESS, Will 1 ; TOWNSEND, Tommy 1 ; MUNTON, Zach 1
CS: CARR, Harry 1
HBP: MUNTON, Zach 1
PO: CARR, Harry 1
Batting:
2B: Richter, Alex 1
HR: Grego, Dylan 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1
RBI: Richter, Alex 3 ; King, Houston 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 4 ; Giovannetti, Ben 4 ; Kalk, Max 4
SF: Richter, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: King, Houston 1 ; Grego, Dylan 3 ; Husovsky, Nick 4 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Davis, Ty 1 ; Colligan, John 1 ; Giovannetti, Ben 2 ; Kalk, Max 2 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
SB: Grego, Dylan 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1
HBP: Richter, Alex 1 ; Kalk, Max 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
