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Early Rally not Enough for Baseball at Indiana; Cardinals Hosting Manchester at 4 PM on Wednesday
April 07, 2026 | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team struck for four runs in the first inning but couldn't keep the offense going in a 6-4 loss to Indiana on Tuesday night at Bart Kaufman Field.
The Cardinals (15-16) got a leadoff home run by Brayden Huebner and run-scoring singles from Kenskey Thomas, Brett Griffiths and Maalik Perkins in the opening frame to get out to a 4-0 advantage. Indiana (13-19) responded with a two-run double, RBI groundout and RBI single in the bottom half of the first inning to tie the score.
The only other scoring of the evening happened in the seventh inning when the hosts scratched out a pair of runs. Ball State left the bases loaded in the eighth inning and put two runners on with two outs in the ninth inning but failed to score.
Brady Davidson went 3-for-4 at the plate for the Cardinals, while Huebner and Muizelaar had two hits each including a double.
The Ball State bullpen combined to toss 7.1 innings of two-run ball with 10 strikeouts. Zach Kwasny was the first man in relief and punched out three in 2.0 shutout frames. Alex Burden (1-3) came in next and struck out four in 3.1 innings pitched but allowed one run and suffered the loss. Zander Bretza tallied two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 eighth inning.
Kellen English (1-1) threw a scoreless seventh for the Hoosiers to be credited with the win, while Michael Sarhatt got the final five outs to earn his first save of the year.
"Despite the loss I was encouraged by the pitching of Zach Kwasny, Alex Burden and Zander Bretza," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Ball State is next set to host Manchester on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The Cardinals (15-16) got a leadoff home run by Brayden Huebner and run-scoring singles from Kenskey Thomas, Brett Griffiths and Maalik Perkins in the opening frame to get out to a 4-0 advantage. Indiana (13-19) responded with a two-run double, RBI groundout and RBI single in the bottom half of the first inning to tie the score.
The only other scoring of the evening happened in the seventh inning when the hosts scratched out a pair of runs. Ball State left the bases loaded in the eighth inning and put two runners on with two outs in the ninth inning but failed to score.
Brady Davidson went 3-for-4 at the plate for the Cardinals, while Huebner and Muizelaar had two hits each including a double.
The Ball State bullpen combined to toss 7.1 innings of two-run ball with 10 strikeouts. Zach Kwasny was the first man in relief and punched out three in 2.0 shutout frames. Alex Burden (1-3) came in next and struck out four in 3.1 innings pitched but allowed one run and suffered the loss. Zander Bretza tallied two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 eighth inning.
Kellen English (1-1) threw a scoreless seventh for the Hoosiers to be credited with the win, while Michael Sarhatt got the final five outs to earn his first save of the year.
"Despite the loss I was encouraged by the pitching of Zach Kwasny, Alex Burden and Zander Bretza," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Ball State is next set to host Manchester on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: English, Kellen (1-1)
L: Burden, Alex (1-3)
S: Sarhatt, Michael (1)
Batting:
2B: Huebner, Brayden 1 ; Muizelaar, Ryan 1
HR: Huebner, Brayden 1
RBI: Huebner, Brayden 1 ; Thomas, Kenskey 1 ; Griffiths, Brett 1 ; Perkins, Maalik 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huebner, Brayden 1 ; Muizelaar, Ryan 1 ; Thomas, Kenskey 1 ; Davidson, Brady 1
Batting:
2B: Hanley, Jake 1 ; Koskie, Caleb 1 ; Fry, Landen 1
RBI: Koskie, Caleb 2 ; Fry, Landen 1 ; Moore, Will 1 ; Decker, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denny, Hogan 1 ; Hanley, Jake 2 ; Koskie, Caleb 1 ; Fry, Landen 1 ; Malamazian, Cooper 1
SB: Decker, Cole 1
HBP: Moore, Will 2
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