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Baseball Rallies for Four Runs in the Ninth to Clinch Series Win at Western Michigan
March 22, 2026 | Baseball
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ball State baseball team got another ninth inning rally, scoring four runs after entering the final frame down 4-3, to claim a 7-5 win in the series finale at Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Robert J. Bobb Stadium.
The Cardinals (12-10, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) had the first two runners on in the ninth thanks to a DJ Scheumann walk and Gavin Balius hit by pitch. Brayden Huebner put down a successful sacrifice bunt before Brett Griffiths (sac fly), Brady Davidson, Kenskey Thomas and Max Kalk (singles) drove in runs on consecutive plate appearances for the quartet of runs.
Jeremy Jones got the final three outs to secure his second save of the season.
Ball State started out on top 2-0 after a Griffiths sac fly and Huston Dunn hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the first. The Broncos (10-11, 6-3 MAC) scored three runs in the third inning and one in the seventh to build a 4-2 edge, but Thomas hit an RBI single in the eighth to make the score 4-3 entering the ninth.
Davidson and Thomas both went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, who secured the series win with the decision a day after a five-run rally in the ninth inning Saturday led to an 8-6 triumph. Gillis got on base with a pair of hits and a walk, while Huebner and Kalk had Ball State's other base knocks on the afternoon.
John Chambers (3-3) struck out seven in 5.1 innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen to earn the win. Jones entered the ninth with the bases loaded and nobody out and induced a double play and a groundout to secure the save.
Matt Hoover (1-1) surrendered two runs and didn't get an out in suffering the loss for the Broncos.
Ball State is next scheduled to play at USI on Tuesday evening in Evansville.
The Cardinals (12-10, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) had the first two runners on in the ninth thanks to a DJ Scheumann walk and Gavin Balius hit by pitch. Brayden Huebner put down a successful sacrifice bunt before Brett Griffiths (sac fly), Brady Davidson, Kenskey Thomas and Max Kalk (singles) drove in runs on consecutive plate appearances for the quartet of runs.
Jeremy Jones got the final three outs to secure his second save of the season.
Ball State started out on top 2-0 after a Griffiths sac fly and Huston Dunn hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the first. The Broncos (10-11, 6-3 MAC) scored three runs in the third inning and one in the seventh to build a 4-2 edge, but Thomas hit an RBI single in the eighth to make the score 4-3 entering the ninth.
Davidson and Thomas both went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, who secured the series win with the decision a day after a five-run rally in the ninth inning Saturday led to an 8-6 triumph. Gillis got on base with a pair of hits and a walk, while Huebner and Kalk had Ball State's other base knocks on the afternoon.
John Chambers (3-3) struck out seven in 5.1 innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen to earn the win. Jones entered the ninth with the bases loaded and nobody out and induced a double play and a groundout to secure the save.
Matt Hoover (1-1) surrendered two runs and didn't get an out in suffering the loss for the Broncos.
Ball State is next scheduled to play at USI on Tuesday evening in Evansville.
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