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Photo by: Mya Cataline, Ball State Athletics
Cardinals Complete 5-4 Comeback Win over USI
March 25, 2025 | Baseball
Jacobs Hits Game-Winning Single in Eighth; Bevis with a Pair of Home Runs
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team scored three times in the eighth inning to complete a comeback from a 4-1 deficit and beat Southern Indiana 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon at Shebek Stadium.
Trailing 4-2 entering the eighth, the Cardinals (17-9) got within a run as Nick Husovsky crossed home plate following a Houston King single. After Grant Miller pinch ran for King and Blake Bevis was intentionally walked, Clay Jacobs slapped a single to right to plate Miller and Korbin Griffin for what proved to be the game-winning hit.
Bevis drilled solo home runs to left field in the second and seventh innings for Ball State's other offense on the day. The junior upped his season home run total to eight and RBI total to 23 with the multi-homer day.
Southern Indiana (10-14) plated four runs in the third frame but would not score again. Drue Young struck out three in 4.0 shutout frames for the hosts before Owen Quinn (1-1) got the win with five punchouts in 2.2 innings.
Jacobs continued a hot stretch at the plate after two home runs over the weekend with the game-winning single. Gavin Balius joined Bevis with two-hit days as he went 2-for-2 with a walk.
"Our boys battled and found a way to win," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "Drue Young and Owen Quinn were outstanding. Blake Bevis had a big day, and Clay Jacobs got the big 2-RBI hit. Excellent team effort!"
Sage Stout (2-1) surrendered the three eighth inning runs to be hit with the loss for the Screaming Eagles.
Ball State returns to Mid-American Conference play with a three-game series at Akron scheduled to start at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Trailing 4-2 entering the eighth, the Cardinals (17-9) got within a run as Nick Husovsky crossed home plate following a Houston King single. After Grant Miller pinch ran for King and Blake Bevis was intentionally walked, Clay Jacobs slapped a single to right to plate Miller and Korbin Griffin for what proved to be the game-winning hit.
Bevis drilled solo home runs to left field in the second and seventh innings for Ball State's other offense on the day. The junior upped his season home run total to eight and RBI total to 23 with the multi-homer day.
Southern Indiana (10-14) plated four runs in the third frame but would not score again. Drue Young struck out three in 4.0 shutout frames for the hosts before Owen Quinn (1-1) got the win with five punchouts in 2.2 innings.
Jacobs continued a hot stretch at the plate after two home runs over the weekend with the game-winning single. Gavin Balius joined Bevis with two-hit days as he went 2-for-2 with a walk.
"Our boys battled and found a way to win," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "Drue Young and Owen Quinn were outstanding. Blake Bevis had a big day, and Clay Jacobs got the big 2-RBI hit. Excellent team effort!"
Sage Stout (2-1) surrendered the three eighth inning runs to be hit with the loss for the Screaming Eagles.
Ball State returns to Mid-American Conference play with a three-game series at Akron scheduled to start at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Quinn, Owen (1-1)
L: Stout, Sage (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Kitchens, Cole 1
RBI: Kitchens, Cole 3
Base Running:
RUNS: McLellan, Patrick 1 ; Holiday, Khi 1 ; Kitchens, Cole 1 ; Wall, Micajah 1
CS: Holiday, Khi 1
HBP: Holiday, Khi 1
PO: Holiday, Khi 1 ; Slack, Clayton 1
Batting:
HR: Bevis, Blake 2
RBI: Bevis, Blake 2 ; Jacobs, Clay 2
SH: Balius, Gavin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Husovsky, Nick 1 ; Griffin, Korbin 1 ; Miller, Grant 1 ; Bevis, Blake 2
SB: Balius, Gavin 1
CS: Balius, Gavin 1
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