Sunday, April 13
Muncie, Ind.
1 PM
Ball State University
14
vs
4
Northern Illinois
Photo by: Mya Cataline, Ball State Athletics
Baseball Sweeps Northern Illinois after Sunday Offensive Outburst
April 13, 2025 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team scored in each of the first six innings on its way to a 14-4 win against Northern Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Shebek Stadium.
The Cardinals (26-11, 13-2 Mid-American Conference) secured the series sweep of the Huskies (12-22, 3-12 MAC) thanks to an offense led by Blake Bevis, who hit two home runs, and Nick Husovsky, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI.
Ball State got on the board first with three tallies in the opening frame on a two-run homer from Husovsky and a solo shot by Bevis to take the early 3-0 lead. After the visitors scored once in the top half of the second inning, Alex Richter doubled in Gavin Balius to put the Cardinals in front 4-1 at the end of the bottom half of the frame.
Leading 5-1 entering the fourth following an RBI grounder by Balius in the third, the hosts scored four times on run-scoring doubles by Husovsky and Garrett Arnold and a two-run home run from Bevis to extend the advantage to 9-1 after the fourth.
Husovsky tacked on a two-run double in the fifth frame, while Ty Davis hit a two-run blast in the sixth. Brett Griffiths ended the game in the eighth with a single that brought in John Colligan and clinched the run-rule win over the Huskies.
Bevis had the pair of homers, three runs scored and three RBI on the day. Husovsky ripped two doubles and finished a triple shy of the cycle.
Connor Hutchinson (2-2) worked 2.2 innings out of the bullpen to be credited with the win, and Drue Young struck out two in 2.1 shutout innings to finish out the game for the Cardinals, who are in first place in the conference standings through the first half of MAC play.
Northern's starting pitcher Max Vaisvila (2-4) suffered the setback by surrendering five runs in 2.1 innings.
Ball State's next game is set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Butler in Indianapolis.
The Cardinals (26-11, 13-2 Mid-American Conference) secured the series sweep of the Huskies (12-22, 3-12 MAC) thanks to an offense led by Blake Bevis, who hit two home runs, and Nick Husovsky, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI.
Ball State got on the board first with three tallies in the opening frame on a two-run homer from Husovsky and a solo shot by Bevis to take the early 3-0 lead. After the visitors scored once in the top half of the second inning, Alex Richter doubled in Gavin Balius to put the Cardinals in front 4-1 at the end of the bottom half of the frame.
Leading 5-1 entering the fourth following an RBI grounder by Balius in the third, the hosts scored four times on run-scoring doubles by Husovsky and Garrett Arnold and a two-run home run from Bevis to extend the advantage to 9-1 after the fourth.
Husovsky tacked on a two-run double in the fifth frame, while Ty Davis hit a two-run blast in the sixth. Brett Griffiths ended the game in the eighth with a single that brought in John Colligan and clinched the run-rule win over the Huskies.
Bevis had the pair of homers, three runs scored and three RBI on the day. Husovsky ripped two doubles and finished a triple shy of the cycle.
Connor Hutchinson (2-2) worked 2.2 innings out of the bullpen to be credited with the win, and Drue Young struck out two in 2.1 shutout innings to finish out the game for the Cardinals, who are in first place in the conference standings through the first half of MAC play.
Northern's starting pitcher Max Vaisvila (2-4) suffered the setback by surrendering five runs in 2.1 innings.
Ball State's next game is set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Butler in Indianapolis.
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