MUNCIE, Ind. — The Miami University baseball team responded to the Cardinals in game one of a doubleheader on the road but eventually fell 5-2 and 4-0 to Ball State on Sunday afternoon. The RedHawks end the season with a 25-31 record (18-22 Mid-American Conference), while Ball State improves to 38-18 (29-11 MAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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While trailing 2-0 in the top of the fifth with runners on both first and second, Will Vogelgesang tied the game at two for Miami with a two-RBI double, which scored both Dalton Back and Nate Stolze. The Cardinals eventually responded in the bottom of the sixth with three runs, as the 'Hawks fell 5-2 in game one.
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In game two, the Cardinals jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second, before adding to that lead in the bottom of the seventh with three more runs, taking game two by a 4-0 score.
MIAMI GAME NOTES:
- In game two, Jacob Webb, Kenten Egbert, and Kevin Napoleon combined to throw six innings out of the pen, allowing no earned runs while striking out eight batters. Jonathan Brand threw a complete game in game one, striking out six batters in six innings of work.
- Nate Stone went 2-for-4 in game two, while Vogelgesang had two hits throughout the two games with two RBI.
WHAT'S NEXT:
This ends the 2021 Miami baseball season.
