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Cardinals Take 11-2 Decision in Series Opener at Akron; Now Playing Doubleheader at 11 AM Saturday
March 28, 2025 | Baseball
AKRON, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team scored the final 10 runs of the game in Friday morning's 11-2 win over Akron at Skeeles Field.
The Cardinals (18-9, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) scored first on a Blake Bevis sacrifice fly that plated Alex Richter in the first frame. Akron (6-19, 0-10 MAC) hit a two-run home run in the second before the visitors took control of the game.
Ball State put together a four-run rally in the third, scoring runs on a walk by Nick Husovsky, RBI singles from Bevis and Brett Griffiths and another on a grounder off the bat of Korbin Griffin to claim a 5-2 edge.
Richter drilled a homer to right and Dylan Grego had an RBI single in the fourth to extend the advantage to 7-2 before Grego and Husovsky went back-to-back in the sixth, with Grego's blast being a three-run shot, to provide the final offense on an overcast and occasionally rainy day in Northeast Ohio.
Keegan Johnson (5-0) struck out four in five innings of two-run ball to keep his 2025 record perfect, while John Chambers went three shutout frames to follow that up. Brendan Garza finished the game with a scoreless ninth, as the Zips were limited to five hits on the day.
Grego went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored to improve on his league-leading hits total. Richter crossed home plate four times, and Garrett Arnold had a 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored performance.
"Our boys played a solid game in all facets, but the defense was special," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Akron's Dawson Tourney (0-2) gave up five runs in three frames to suffer the loss.
The Cardinals and Zips are scheduled to wrap up the series with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
The Cardinals (18-9, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) scored first on a Blake Bevis sacrifice fly that plated Alex Richter in the first frame. Akron (6-19, 0-10 MAC) hit a two-run home run in the second before the visitors took control of the game.
Ball State put together a four-run rally in the third, scoring runs on a walk by Nick Husovsky, RBI singles from Bevis and Brett Griffiths and another on a grounder off the bat of Korbin Griffin to claim a 5-2 edge.
Richter drilled a homer to right and Dylan Grego had an RBI single in the fourth to extend the advantage to 7-2 before Grego and Husovsky went back-to-back in the sixth, with Grego's blast being a three-run shot, to provide the final offense on an overcast and occasionally rainy day in Northeast Ohio.
Keegan Johnson (5-0) struck out four in five innings of two-run ball to keep his 2025 record perfect, while John Chambers went three shutout frames to follow that up. Brendan Garza finished the game with a scoreless ninth, as the Zips were limited to five hits on the day.
Grego went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored to improve on his league-leading hits total. Richter crossed home plate four times, and Garrett Arnold had a 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored performance.
"Our boys played a solid game in all facets, but the defense was special," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Akron's Dawson Tourney (0-2) gave up five runs in three frames to suffer the loss.
The Cardinals and Zips are scheduled to wrap up the series with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Keegan (5-0)
L: D. Tourney (0-2)
Batting:
HR: Richter, Alex 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1
RBI: Richter, Alex 1 ; Grego, Dylan 4 ; Husovsky, Nick 2 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Griffiths, Brett 1
SF: Bevis, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richter, Alex 4 ; Arnold, Garrett 3 ; Grego, Dylan 2 ; Husovsky, Nick 2
CS: Grego, Dylan 1 ; Griffiths, Brett 1
HBP: Grego, Dylan 1
Batting:
2B: A. Horvath 1 ; B. Bowen 1
HR: B. Bowen 1
RBI: B. Bowen 2
Base Running:
RUNS: A. Horvath 1 ; B. Bowen 1
SB: A. Lafferty 1 ; K. McConachi 1
HBP: A. Horvath 1
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