Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
16-16
Manchester
10-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Ball State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | X | 18 | 18 | 1 |
Trio of Big Innings Helps Baseball Beat Manchester 18-5 at Shebek Stadium
April 08, 2026 | Baseball
The Cardinals (16-16) started off with four runs in the opening frame on a three-run homer by Brady Davidson and solo shot from Brett Griffiths. An RBI single from Jacob Gillis in the second gave Ball State a 5-0 lead.
After the visiting Spartans plated four runs in the third inning, the hosts responded with nine in the bottom of the fourth, highlighted by a two-run single by Bakus and three-run home run from Huebner, to extend the advantage to 14-4. Huebner, Gillis and Charlie Keller produced run-scoring hits in the sixth frame to finish the day's offense for the Cardinals.
Huebner went 4-for-4 on the afternoon, finishing a triple short of the cycle, with four RBI and five runs scored. Gillis and Davidson each had three hits and three RBI, while Griffiths and Keller tallied two hits as well as the other Cardinals with multiple knocks for the game.
Brady Strawmyer started for Ball State and struck out three in 2.2 innings of work. Luke Reed (1-0) followed in relief with two strikeouts in 2.1 frames of one-run ball to be credited with the win. Trent Murphy (three strikeouts) and Joe Lafkas (two strikeouts) fired subsequent shutout innings to finish off the game.
"It was a great opportunity to get some of our pitchers some much-needed work," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Ty Layson (3-4) started for Manchester on the mound and surrendered four runs in an inning to be hit with the loss.
Ball State is next set to begin its series with Akron at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reed, Luke (1-0)
L: Layson, Ty (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Massing, Donavin 1 ; Schmidtendorff, Evann 1 ; Bailey, Collin 1
RBI: Dierckman, Michael 1 ; Massing, Donavin 2 ; Horner, Max 1
SF: Dierckman, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dierckman, Michael 1 ; Horner, Max 2 ; Schmidtendorff, Evann 1 ; Bailey, Collin 1
SB: Hall, AJ 1 ; Westfield, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Muizelaar, Ryan 1 ; Huebner, Brayden 2 ; Davidson, Brady 1
HR: Griffiths, Brett 1 ; Huebner, Brayden 1 ; Davidson, Brady 1
RBI: Griffiths, Brett 2 ; Keller, Charlie 1 ; Huebner, Brayden 4 ; Gillis, Jacob 3 ; Bakus, Jack 2 ; Davidson, Brady 3
SF: Gillis, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Griffiths, Brett 3 ; Balius, Gavin 3 ; Keller, Charlie 1 ; Muizelaar, Ryan 2 ; Huebner, Brayden 5 ; Scheumann, DJ 1 ; Gillis, Jacob 1 ; Colligan, John 1 ; Davidson, Brady 1
SB: Griffiths, Brett 1 ; Balius, Gavin 4
HBP: Balius, Gavin 1 ; Keller, Charlie 2
PO: Griffiths, Brett 1
