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Tyler Schweitzer recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts
Photo by: Chad Smith
Great Pitching, Hot Bats Lead to Two Cardinal Victories
April 16, 2022 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team claimed two victories over Akron on Saturday at the Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex. Tyler Schweitzer recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in game one and Ty Johnson followed with eight strikeouts in game two.
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Schweitzer and Johnson both earned the win in their respective starts, and both improved to 5-2 on the season. Schweitzer, Johnson, and Tyler Ruetschle combined to strikeout 21 batters and held the Zips to a total of just seven hits across the two games.
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Trenton Quartermaine produced back-to-back games with a home run as he hit two, one in each game. Zach Cole, Hunter Dobbins, Adam Christianson, and Zach Lane all hit homers on the day. The Cardinal offense rattled off 21 runs on 19 hits for the two games.
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Wright has reached base safely in 32 of the 33 games this season and is currently on a six-game hitting streak. Cole has reached safely in 11 straight, while Quartermaine has reached safely in nine consecutive.
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With the wins, Ball State improved to 21-12 overall and 15-2 in MAC play, while Akron fell to 10-24 overall and 8-15 in league contests.
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Game One – Ball State 5, Akron 1
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The Zips got on the board first in the top of the third inning on a Jackson Haas double down the left field line.
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In the bottom of the third, Lane led off with an infield single to second base and advanced to third on two wild pitches. Quartermaine put the Cardinals on top with a two-run shot over the right field wall. Ball State led 2-1 after three innings of play.
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Cole launched a solo shot down the right field line with one out in the bottom of the fourth. CJ Horn singled down the left field line with two outs. Seth Wilson came in to pinch run for Horn and then stole second. Lane singled to right field and drove in Wilson. Aiden Hinds pinch ran for Lane and Wright tripled to right center to score Hinds from first. The Cardinals took a 5-1 lead into the top of the fifth.
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The four-run cushion was all that Schweitzer needed as he kept Akron from adding a run to the score board. Schweitzer was dominant in a complete-game effort with a career-high 12 strikeouts. He improved to 5-2 as he allowed a single run on just four hits.
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Anthony Fett fell to 0-6 behind a complete-game performance with three strikeouts. He surrendered five earned runs on seven hits.
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Game Two – Ball State 16, Akron 0
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Wright singled through the left side to start things in the bottom of the first. Quartermaine followed with a line drive that left the yard for a two-run homer down the right field line. Nick Powell was hit by a pitch and Cole kept things rolling with a single to center field. Ryan Peltier reached on a fielder's choice as Cole was out at second. Peltier stole second and a throwing error by the catcher allowed Peltier to advance to third and Powell to score. Christianson reached on an error by the second baseman and Peltier was able to score on the play. Ball State led 4-0 after one inning of play.
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Cole led off the home half of the third and was hit by a pitch. He then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Peltier drove a ball to left field and Cole was able to tag up for the sac fly. The Cardinals took a 5-0 lead into the fourth.
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Justin Conant led off the bottom of the fourth with a single to left field. Lane belted a two-run home run over the wall in left center. After Quartermaine drew a walk, Powell reached safely on a fielder's choice. Cole tripled off the wall in right center to score Powell. Dobbins lined one off the top of the wall in left center for an inside the park home run and Cole scored to give the Cardinals a 10-0 lead. After Peltier reached on an error by the right fielder, Christianson blasted a two-run shot over the right field wall to give Ball State a 12-0 lead after four innings in the books.
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Wilson reached on a throwing error by the third baseman and advanced to second to start the bottom of the sixth for BSU. Dobbins drew a four-pitch walk. Horn belted a double to left center that drove in Wilson and Dobbins. Conant singled up the middle to give Ball State runners on the corners with one out. Hinds singled through the left side to score Horn from third. Wright singled to center to load the bases for the Cardinals. Quartermaine grounded out to first, but Conant was able to score and extended the BSU lead to 16-0.
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Johnson picked up the win with eight strikeouts, one shy of tying a career high. He went six innings and surrendered just two hits as he improved to 5-2. Ruetschle tossed a scoreless inning in relief and picked up one strikeout.
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Jackson Hickert picked up the loss for the Zips and fell to 1-4 on the year. He struck out one batter and gave up seven runs, four earned, on five hits in three innings of work. Matthew Radtka threw one inning in relief and surrendered five runs, three earned, on three hits and struck out two. Grayson Phillips went the final two innings for Akron and gave up four runs, two earned, on four hits.
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Ball State and Akron close out the four-game series on Easter Sunday. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch.
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From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"We got two outstanding pitching performances from Tyler Schweitzer and Ty Johnson as well as combinations from a number of our offensive players. Go Cardinals!"
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Schweitzer and Johnson both earned the win in their respective starts, and both improved to 5-2 on the season. Schweitzer, Johnson, and Tyler Ruetschle combined to strikeout 21 batters and held the Zips to a total of just seven hits across the two games.
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Trenton Quartermaine produced back-to-back games with a home run as he hit two, one in each game. Zach Cole, Hunter Dobbins, Adam Christianson, and Zach Lane all hit homers on the day. The Cardinal offense rattled off 21 runs on 19 hits for the two games.
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Wright has reached base safely in 32 of the 33 games this season and is currently on a six-game hitting streak. Cole has reached safely in 11 straight, while Quartermaine has reached safely in nine consecutive.
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With the wins, Ball State improved to 21-12 overall and 15-2 in MAC play, while Akron fell to 10-24 overall and 8-15 in league contests.
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Game One – Ball State 5, Akron 1
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The Zips got on the board first in the top of the third inning on a Jackson Haas double down the left field line.
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In the bottom of the third, Lane led off with an infield single to second base and advanced to third on two wild pitches. Quartermaine put the Cardinals on top with a two-run shot over the right field wall. Ball State led 2-1 after three innings of play.
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Cole launched a solo shot down the right field line with one out in the bottom of the fourth. CJ Horn singled down the left field line with two outs. Seth Wilson came in to pinch run for Horn and then stole second. Lane singled to right field and drove in Wilson. Aiden Hinds pinch ran for Lane and Wright tripled to right center to score Hinds from first. The Cardinals took a 5-1 lead into the top of the fifth.
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The four-run cushion was all that Schweitzer needed as he kept Akron from adding a run to the score board. Schweitzer was dominant in a complete-game effort with a career-high 12 strikeouts. He improved to 5-2 as he allowed a single run on just four hits.
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Anthony Fett fell to 0-6 behind a complete-game performance with three strikeouts. He surrendered five earned runs on seven hits.
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Game Two – Ball State 16, Akron 0
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Wright singled through the left side to start things in the bottom of the first. Quartermaine followed with a line drive that left the yard for a two-run homer down the right field line. Nick Powell was hit by a pitch and Cole kept things rolling with a single to center field. Ryan Peltier reached on a fielder's choice as Cole was out at second. Peltier stole second and a throwing error by the catcher allowed Peltier to advance to third and Powell to score. Christianson reached on an error by the second baseman and Peltier was able to score on the play. Ball State led 4-0 after one inning of play.
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Cole led off the home half of the third and was hit by a pitch. He then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Peltier drove a ball to left field and Cole was able to tag up for the sac fly. The Cardinals took a 5-0 lead into the fourth.
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Justin Conant led off the bottom of the fourth with a single to left field. Lane belted a two-run home run over the wall in left center. After Quartermaine drew a walk, Powell reached safely on a fielder's choice. Cole tripled off the wall in right center to score Powell. Dobbins lined one off the top of the wall in left center for an inside the park home run and Cole scored to give the Cardinals a 10-0 lead. After Peltier reached on an error by the right fielder, Christianson blasted a two-run shot over the right field wall to give Ball State a 12-0 lead after four innings in the books.
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Wilson reached on a throwing error by the third baseman and advanced to second to start the bottom of the sixth for BSU. Dobbins drew a four-pitch walk. Horn belted a double to left center that drove in Wilson and Dobbins. Conant singled up the middle to give Ball State runners on the corners with one out. Hinds singled through the left side to score Horn from third. Wright singled to center to load the bases for the Cardinals. Quartermaine grounded out to first, but Conant was able to score and extended the BSU lead to 16-0.
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Johnson picked up the win with eight strikeouts, one shy of tying a career high. He went six innings and surrendered just two hits as he improved to 5-2. Ruetschle tossed a scoreless inning in relief and picked up one strikeout.
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Jackson Hickert picked up the loss for the Zips and fell to 1-4 on the year. He struck out one batter and gave up seven runs, four earned, on five hits in three innings of work. Matthew Radtka threw one inning in relief and surrendered five runs, three earned, on three hits and struck out two. Grayson Phillips went the final two innings for Akron and gave up four runs, two earned, on four hits.
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Ball State and Akron close out the four-game series on Easter Sunday. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch.
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From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"We got two outstanding pitching performances from Tyler Schweitzer and Ty Johnson as well as combinations from a number of our offensive players. Go Cardinals!"
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schweitzer, Tyler (5-2)
L: Anthony Fett (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Jackson Haas 1
RBI: Jackson Haas 1
SH: Ian Pennington 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kaito Hara 1
Batting:
3B: Wright, Amir 1
HR: Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Cole, Zach 1
RBI: Wright, Amir 1 ; Quartermaine, Trenton 2 ; Cole, Zach 1 ; Lane, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Quartermaine, Trenton 1 ; Cole, Zach 1 ; Wilson, Seth 1 ; Lane, Zach 1 ; Hinds, Aiden 1
SB: Powell, Nick 1 ; Cole, Zach 1 ; Wilson, Seth 1
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