The Atlanta Braves scored three runs in the seventh inning to beat the San Diego Padres 5-2. Newly-acquired Greg Norton had a bases-loaded single in the seventh. Kelly Johnson had a sac fly RBI and Yunel Escobar singled to drive in the third run. Brian McCann had 3 hits, while Escobar and Chipper Jones had 2 hits each. Jones still leads the NL in batting average by 60+ points over LA's Rafael Furcal (.429 to .366). Tim Hudson gave up 2 runs in seven innings for his fifth win of the season. Blaine Boyer, Will Ohman, and Manny Acosta threw the other two innings without giving up a run. Bobby Cox was ejected in the second inning for arguing a balk that allowed a San Diego run to score. The ejection was Cox's second of the season and 137th of his career. The teams finish their three game series today a 1pm. Jo-Jo Reyes makes his second start for the Braves this season, his opponent will be Wilfredo Ledezma. The Braves have won 5 straight games and are 1.5 games behind in the NL East.
The Ball State baseball team is off until Friday, so let's talk a little about the BSU softball team. The softball team qualified for the MAC tournament for the first time in 5 years. They are the 7th seed in the 8 team double-elimination tourney. They beat the #2 seed Central Michigan 3-2 in the first round of the tourney on Wednesday. The Cards play the #3 seed Bowling Green at 5pm today. Good luck Lady Cardinals!!!
The Brownsburg baseball team shook off a tough loss to Lafayette Jeff on Tuesday with a 10-run rule win on Wednesday. Tucker Barnhart hit his 4th and 5th home runs of the season and Kevin Blessinger added his second homer of the year to help the Dogs beat Jeff 11-1 in 5 innings. Mark Conover got the win for the Bulldogs, he struck out 9 batters and is now 6-1 on the mound. Jake Houston had two doubles and two RBI. Barnhart and Alex McGowan also had 2 RBI. The Dogs go to Plainfield on Friday for a 530p game. Next week, the Dogs have conference home/home series with Harrison and Zionsville. Brownsburg is 16-3 overall, and 9-3 in the HCC. Noblesville is one game ahead of BBurg with a 10-2 conference record.
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