My predictions in yesterday's post were correct as Austin beat Winchester in the 2A game and Ben Davis beat Floyd Central in the 4A game. However, what was surprising is the margin of both games. I figured the 2A game would be close, and it was for a while. Austin led 31-29 at the half. However, the second half was all Austin as they ran away with a 72-48 victory. In the 4A game, I knew Floyd Central didn't have a chance against Ben Davis, but a 41-11 halftime score was unexpected, as was the 65-28 final score. Floyd Central is ranked 23rd in the nation, and while Ben Davis is ranked 2nd, I expected a better game from Floyd Central. Ben Davis may just be that much better than the rest of the teams in the state. The state finals games are at Fort Wayne next Saturday.
The Ball State baseball team suffered two losses to UAB in games that were pretty close. In the first game, BSU was down 2-0 in the 7th when an error by Brownsburg's own TJ Baumet opened the gates for 3 unearned runs in the inning. UAB added another run in the 8th for the 6-0 final. The Cardinals amassed only 3 hits in the game. The pitching was decent as Cal Bowling (4-2/3 IP) and Morgan Coombs (3-1/3 IP) only gave up 3 earned runs in 8 innings of work. In game two, the seventh inning was the killer again. BSU led 5-2 going into the bottom of the seventh when UAB put up a 5 run inning to make the game 7-5 Blazers lead. However, BSU scored 3 in the 8th to take a 8-7 lead and added another run in the 9th to lead 9-7 going into UAB's final at-bat. The Blazer scored two in the bottom of the ninth and then scored an unearned run in the 12th on another error by Baumet to win the game 10-9 in 12 innings. Kolbrin Vitek hit his second home run of the season to highlight the Cardinals offense. The Cardinal pitchers could not find the plate as they walked 8 batters and hit two more while allowing 8 hits. The final game of the series is today at 2pm.
The Ball State basketball team was in control of its own destiny as it went to Toledo to face a struggling 3-26 Rockets squad. A cold shooting first half for the Cardinals (3-for-19) dug them into a 30-15 halftime hold that they could not get out of. The closest they got was the 45-42 final score. For the game the Cards shot 25 percent from the field. The loss drops BSU into a three-way tie in the MAC West with Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan. BSU travels to Western Michigan on Thursday to conclude the regular season.
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