Thursday, April 15, 2010

Big win for the Dogs over McCutcheon

The Brownsburg baseball team held on for a 8-7 victory over #10 McCutcheon on Wednesday night. Brownsburg used a 4-run fourth inning to take a 8-5 lead and held off McCutcheon rallies in the fifth and sixth innings to secure the conference win. Matt Bowman pitched 5-2/3 innings to get the win. Alex McGowan pitched the final 1-1/3 for the save. Justin Hartnagel and David Oliger hit home runs for the Bulldogs. Brownsburg is 6-0 on the season and travels to McCutcheon tonight for the second game of the home-and-home series.

The Brownsburg softball team lost to Ben Davis last night 9-2. They got 7 hits, but could only get 2 runs across the plate. Ben Davis had 12 hits, including 3 doubles and a triple. Brownsburg takes their 3-game losing streak back home to face #1 Center Grove this evening.

Ball State's baseball team pounded Indiana Tech 15-2, scoring in every inning except the fourth. Ian Nielsen was 4-for-5 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI. TJ Baumet and Blake Beemer each had 3 hits. Scott Brother got the win for the Cardinals. Indiana Tech used 8 pitchers in the game with each pitcher throwing 1 inning. BSU is 14-18 on the season and gets a day off before hosting Buffalo in a three-game series this weekend.

Ball State's softball team swept Indiana in a double-header yesterday, winning 5-2 and 9-1. Elizabeth Milian pitched the first game, giving up 2 earned runs and striking out 8. With the 8 strikeouts, Milian has become the Cardinal's all-time leader in that category. IU scored a run in the first inning, but BSU came back with 2 in the second and 3 in the third to put the game away. Alicia Barkley had 3 hits and Alyssa Collins had 3 RBI in the game. In game two, BSU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead then scored 6 in the third inning to put the game out of reach. Audra Sanders gave up 1 run in 5 innings to get the win. Alyssa Collins and Sadie Robertson each had 3 RBI in the game. BSU is now 26-9 and travels to Buffalo for a double-header on Friday followed by games at Kent State on Saturday and Sunday.

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