A close game and a not-so-close game

The Ball State football team had a terrible first half, but came back in the second half to make it a game, however they ended up losing to Bowling Green 31-17. Ball State was down 24-0 at the half after giving up 309 yards of offense while only getting 123 yards of their own. Starting QB Kelly Page injured his thumb in the second quarter and did not return, leaving Senior Tanner Justice to run the team. Neither QB did very well. Page was 4 of 9 for 39 yards and Justice was 6 of 21 for 92 yards. The running game was one of the bright spots for BSU. Senior MiQuale Lewis ran 18 times for 120 yards and Freshman Eric Williams carried 9 times for 88 yards. It was a cold day in Muncie, but a crowd of 10,000+ paid to see the Cardinals play on family weekend. Not too bad of a crowd for a team that hasn't won a game in a while. BSU travels to Eastern Michigan next week in a game where they may actually be favored on the road. Both teams are 0-for-the-season, so it will be a first win for someone, hopefully the Cardinals.

Game two of the ALCS was a doozy as the Yankees beat the Angels 4-3 in 13 innings. The relief pitching of Mariano Rivera and Kevin Jepsen was some of the most clutch pitching I have seen in that situation. Both pitchers induced ground outs with runners on second in the 8th and 9th innings. Chone Figgins singled to give the Angels the lead in the 11th inning only to be upstaged by A-Rod's homer to tie the game in the bottom of the 11th. The bottom of the 13th was bad for the Angels. After a single, a sacrifice, and a walk, pitcher Ervin Santana got a ground ball that should have been a double play. However, Maicer Izturis threw the ball past the shortstop and into left field to allow the winning run to score. The Angels had their chances, but their big bats could not get the clutch hits. Vlad Guerrero was 1-for-7 with 8 men left on base and Bobby Abreu was 0-for-5 with 5 men left on base. If you can't hit, you don't win games. The Angels ERA for the two games is 2.21...you should win both games with pitching like that.

Drew Storen gave up two un-earned runs on Friday night for the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. After a strikeout and a ground out to start the inning, Storen gave up a single. The next batter hit a ground ball that should have ended the inning, but a throwing error allowed the runners to advance. Two singles later, Storen had given up two runs. He's been getting regular work so far, so he may pitch either today or tomorrow.