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Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics
Cardinals Roll Over Knights in 14-1 Triumph
April 01, 2025 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team put up nine runs in the third inning on its way to a 14-1 win over Bellarmine on Tuesday afternoon at Shebek Stadium.
The Cardinals (20-10) scored once in the first frame and three times in the second before the big third inning to gain separation over the Knights (6-22). Ball State tacked on a run in sixth for the final scoring of the day to run-rule Bellarmine in seven innings.
After the visitors got on the board with a sacrifice fly in the top half of the first, Alex Richter hit an RBI triple to score Gavin Balius and tie the game in the bottom half of the frame. Brayden Huebner (triple), Balius (single) and Dylan Grego (single) each had RBI knocks in the second to extend the advantage for the hosts to 4-1.
Ball State batted around and then some in the third, as seven different Cardinals drove in runs in that inning alone. Grego and Max Kalk drove in a pair of runs each on a single by Grego and a double from Kalk.
Evan Shapiro (1-0) struck out four in two perfect innings out of the bullpen to earn his first win of the year. Garrett Harker, Will Jacobson and Brendan Garza followed that up with shutout innings of their own for a Ball State pitching staff that allowed the one run and two hits.
Huebner went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in his collegiate debut, while Balius, Grego and Kalk had multiple hits and multiple RBI each on the day.
"Our boys played a complete game today – solid defense, solid pitching, good hitting," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "A lot of guys contributed."
The Cardinals will next play a three-game series at Eastern Michigan slated to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday.
The Cardinals (20-10) scored once in the first frame and three times in the second before the big third inning to gain separation over the Knights (6-22). Ball State tacked on a run in sixth for the final scoring of the day to run-rule Bellarmine in seven innings.
After the visitors got on the board with a sacrifice fly in the top half of the first, Alex Richter hit an RBI triple to score Gavin Balius and tie the game in the bottom half of the frame. Brayden Huebner (triple), Balius (single) and Dylan Grego (single) each had RBI knocks in the second to extend the advantage for the hosts to 4-1.
Ball State batted around and then some in the third, as seven different Cardinals drove in runs in that inning alone. Grego and Max Kalk drove in a pair of runs each on a single by Grego and a double from Kalk.
Evan Shapiro (1-0) struck out four in two perfect innings out of the bullpen to earn his first win of the year. Garrett Harker, Will Jacobson and Brendan Garza followed that up with shutout innings of their own for a Ball State pitching staff that allowed the one run and two hits.
Huebner went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in his collegiate debut, while Balius, Grego and Kalk had multiple hits and multiple RBI each on the day.
"Our boys played a complete game today – solid defense, solid pitching, good hitting," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "A lot of guys contributed."
The Cardinals will next play a three-game series at Eastern Michigan slated to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shapiro, Evan (1-0)
L: Oliver Ward (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Landon Akers 1
RBI: Casey Sorg 1
SF: Casey Sorg 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Landon Akers 1
SB: Landon Akers 1
HBP: Nick Gnardellis 1
Batting:
2B: Kalk, Max 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 1
3B: Richter, Alex 1 ; Huebner, Brayden 1
RBI: Balius, Gavin 2 ; Richter, Alex 1 ; Giovannetti, Ben 1 ; Grego, Dylan 3 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Davis, Ty 1 ; Kalk, Max 2 ; Jacobs, Clay 1 ; Huebner, Brayden 2
SF: Davis, Ty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Balius, Gavin 3 ; Richter, Alex 1 ; Grego, Dylan 1 ; Husovsky, Nick 1 ; Bevis, Blake 2 ; Kalk, Max 1 ; Jacobs, Clay 2 ; Miller, Grant 1 ; Huebner, Brayden 2
SB: Balius, Gavin 2
HBP: Richter, Alex 1
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