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Baseball Secures Series Win at Akron with 5-2 Decision in Game Two
March 29, 2025 | Baseball
AKRON, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team won 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Akron to clinch the series win over the Zips at Skeeles Field.
The Cardinals (19-10, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) fell 11-5 in the nightcap of the twinbill to Akron (7-20, 1-11 MAC) but secured their third straight MAC series to begin the conference campaign with the results of the first game of the day.
"Our boys won the series which is always our first goal but ran into a buzzsaw in game three," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Game 1: Ball State 5, Akron 2
Jacob Hartlaub worked eight innings of one-run ball, and Dylan Grego went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI to lead the Cardinals to victory.
Grego got things going with a double in the first frame to score Alex Richter before Richter drove in himself on a solo homer in the third to give the visitors a 2-0 edge. Grego extended the advantage on a two-run shot in the sixth inning to make the score 4-0 in Ball State's favor.
Akron plated single tallies in the sixth and ninth frames around an RBI single by Clay Jacobs that brought in Blake Bevis.
Hartlaub (4-2) struck out three and had a career-high in innings pitched to pick up the win. Owen Quinn pitched the ninth to finish out the win for the Cardinals.
Akron's Jared Schaeffer (0-5) surrendered five runs in seven innings to be hit with the loss.
Game 2: Akron 11, Ball State 5
Akron scored five runs in the second inning and the first 10 of the game on its way to its first MAC win of the year.
The Cardinals had four runs in the sixth frame on back-to-back home runs from Dylan Grego (three-run shot) and Nick Husovsky (solo), but the Zips limited the damage on their home field.
Richter hit an RBI single in the seventh to score Korbin Griffin for the day's final offense.
Ball State's Connor Hutchinson (1-2) allowed five runs in 1.1 innings of work to suffer the loss, while Akron's Jack Kelley (1-1) got the win with 5.2 frames of four-run ball.
Up Next
The Cardinals are scheduled to host Bellarmine at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Cardinals (19-10, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) fell 11-5 in the nightcap of the twinbill to Akron (7-20, 1-11 MAC) but secured their third straight MAC series to begin the conference campaign with the results of the first game of the day.
"Our boys won the series which is always our first goal but ran into a buzzsaw in game three," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Game 1: Ball State 5, Akron 2
Jacob Hartlaub worked eight innings of one-run ball, and Dylan Grego went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI to lead the Cardinals to victory.
Grego got things going with a double in the first frame to score Alex Richter before Richter drove in himself on a solo homer in the third to give the visitors a 2-0 edge. Grego extended the advantage on a two-run shot in the sixth inning to make the score 4-0 in Ball State's favor.
Akron plated single tallies in the sixth and ninth frames around an RBI single by Clay Jacobs that brought in Blake Bevis.
Hartlaub (4-2) struck out three and had a career-high in innings pitched to pick up the win. Owen Quinn pitched the ninth to finish out the win for the Cardinals.
Akron's Jared Schaeffer (0-5) surrendered five runs in seven innings to be hit with the loss.
Game 2: Akron 11, Ball State 5
Akron scored five runs in the second inning and the first 10 of the game on its way to its first MAC win of the year.
The Cardinals had four runs in the sixth frame on back-to-back home runs from Dylan Grego (three-run shot) and Nick Husovsky (solo), but the Zips limited the damage on their home field.
Richter hit an RBI single in the seventh to score Korbin Griffin for the day's final offense.
Ball State's Connor Hutchinson (1-2) allowed five runs in 1.1 innings of work to suffer the loss, while Akron's Jack Kelley (1-1) got the win with 5.2 frames of four-run ball.
Up Next
The Cardinals are scheduled to host Bellarmine at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hartlaub, Jacob (4-2)
L: J. Schaeffer (0-5)
Batting:
2B: Grego, Dylan 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
HR: Richter, Alex 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1
RBI: Richter, Alex 1 ; Grego, Dylan 3 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richter, Alex 2 ; Arnold, Garrett 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1
SB: Jacobs, Clay 1
Batting:
2B: C. Matlon 1
RBI: A. Horvath 1 ; C. Schebler 1
SF: A. Horvath 1
Base Running:
RUNS: W. Heisler 1 ; C. Matlon 1
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