Saturday, March 8
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Ball State University
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Softball Earns Saturday Win Over Evansville
March 08, 2025 | Softball
LOUISVILLE - - The Ball State softball team turned to a familiar recipe to pick up its third win of the weekend, using dominating pitching from junior Ella Whitney and another solid day on offense to earn a 6-1 victory over in-state rival Evansville on the second day of the Bellarmine Invitational.
One of the nation's top scoring teams, the Cardinals (11-6) broke onto the scoreboard early when redshirt senior catcher McKayla Timmons was able to score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first. She reached base on a double, upping her hitting streak to nine games, stole third and then scored on the errant pitch.
While the Aces (11-10) were able to tie the score with a run in the top of the third, Ball State countered with two in the bottom of the frame to reclaim the lead. Timmons scored the first run on an error, after collecting her second double and moving to third on a passed ball.
Redshirt freshman pinch runner Veronica Peitersen scored the second, entering for Whitney who reached on the RBI error, and eventually scoring from third on an RBI groundout from senior left fielder Kara Gunter.
The Cardinals then tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to take compete control of the contest. The first two runs came on a single up the middle from Timmons, her third of four hits in the game. The final run came on an RBI double to center from senior right fielder Maddie Weaver.
That was all the run support Whitney would need, as she limited Evansville to just one run and two hits to pick up her Mid-American Conference leading seventh win of the season. She also struck out two batters in the game.
NOTES:
- In addition to extending her hitting streak to nine games with just her second collegiate four-hit game, Timmons upped her active streak of reaching base safely to 43 dating back to last season.
- Timmons accounted for five of Ball State's six runs in the game, scoring three times while driving in a pair.
- Including today's victory, Whitney has held opposing teams to zero or one run in eight of her 10 outings this season. She owns a team-low 1.79 ERA and has held opposing teams to a .198 average.
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team closes play in the Bellarmine Invitational Sunday with games versus Stonehill (10:30 a.m.) and Evansville (1:00 p.m.).
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One of the nation's top scoring teams, the Cardinals (11-6) broke onto the scoreboard early when redshirt senior catcher McKayla Timmons was able to score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first. She reached base on a double, upping her hitting streak to nine games, stole third and then scored on the errant pitch.
While the Aces (11-10) were able to tie the score with a run in the top of the third, Ball State countered with two in the bottom of the frame to reclaim the lead. Timmons scored the first run on an error, after collecting her second double and moving to third on a passed ball.
Redshirt freshman pinch runner Veronica Peitersen scored the second, entering for Whitney who reached on the RBI error, and eventually scoring from third on an RBI groundout from senior left fielder Kara Gunter.
The Cardinals then tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to take compete control of the contest. The first two runs came on a single up the middle from Timmons, her third of four hits in the game. The final run came on an RBI double to center from senior right fielder Maddie Weaver.
That was all the run support Whitney would need, as she limited Evansville to just one run and two hits to pick up her Mid-American Conference leading seventh win of the season. She also struck out two batters in the game.
NOTES:
- In addition to extending her hitting streak to nine games with just her second collegiate four-hit game, Timmons upped her active streak of reaching base safely to 43 dating back to last season.
- Timmons accounted for five of Ball State's six runs in the game, scoring three times while driving in a pair.
- Including today's victory, Whitney has held opposing teams to zero or one run in eight of her 10 outings this season. She owns a team-low 1.79 ERA and has held opposing teams to a .198 average.
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team closes play in the Bellarmine Invitational Sunday with games versus Stonehill (10:30 a.m.) and Evansville (1:00 p.m.).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Whitney, Ella (7-1)
L: Hollingswort (3-1)
Batting:
3B: K. Warner 1
RBI: T. Howe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Warner 1
HBP: M. Adams 1
Batting:
2B: Timmons, McKayla 2 ; Weaver, Maddie 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1 ; Urban, Hayley 1
RBI: Timmons, McKayla 2 ; Whitney, Ella 1 ; Weaver, Maddie 1 ; Gunter, Kara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Timmons, McKayla 3 ; Peitersen, Veronica 1 ; Fox, Payton 1 ; Urban, Hayley 1
SB: Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 2
HBP: Whitney, Ella 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
UT
/ Softball
C/UT
/ Softball
INF / RHP
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