Everybody wins, even the Braves!!!!

Brownsburg baseball - Beat Pike 9-5. Levi Slawta started for the Dogs and pitched 5-2/3 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 4 hits. He did not get the decision. Ryan Rhodes got the win for BBurg pitching the final 1-1/3. He struck out 3 while giving up one hit and no runs. The team is 13-3 and 5-3 in the HCC. Their game today against Edgewood has been postponed due to a wet field.

Brownsburg softball - Beat McCutcheon 6-5. After falling behind 3-0 after two innings, the Dogs clawed their way back and took a 4-3 lead after five. Both teams were held scoreless in the 6th, but McCutcheon scored two in the top of the seventh to take a 5-4 lead. It seemed like the Dogs would fall an inning short, as they have so many times this year. But, Chelsea Vaught and Nicki Meidinger both got on base to start the inning. A single scored Vaught to tie the game. However, the Dogs recorded two outs sandwiched around a walk that loaded the bases. That brought Janikka Tillotson to the plate. A 3-2 count and a couple of foul balls later, Tillotson singled to right center to win the game for Brownsburg. Emily Schaefer pitched a great game and got the win. Vaught was 3-for-3 with a double. The team is 7-9 and 3-2 in the HCC. They play Harrison on Tuesday.

Ball State baseball - Kolbrin Vitek hit a three-run walk-off homer as the Cardinal beat Eastern Michigan 13-12 on a windy day in Muncie. Vitek had 3 hits (2 homers) and 4 RBI. Zach Dygert had a homer and 3 RBI. Ian Nielsen had 4 hits and Cody Elliott added 3 hits. The Cards had 18 hits as a team. The team is 21-21 and 12-4 in the MAC, a full game ahead of Toledo and Central Michigan in the MAC West. The Cards play EMU again today at 1pm.

Ball State softball - A lot of extra softball was played in Dekalb, IL on Friday afternoon. BSU beat Northern Illinois 10-7 in 10 innings in the first game and 7-6 in 8 innings in game two. Jessie Ware was 8-for-10 for the day, including hitting for the cycle in game one. Elizabeth Milian (24-5) got the win in game one, pitching 10 innings and giving up 6 earned runs. Audra Sanders (8-7) started game two and pitched 7 innings to get the win. Kim Mazzapica pitched a perfect eighth inning to get her first save of the season. The Cards are 34-13 and 12-4 in the MAC. They lead the division by one game over Central Michigan. BSU has clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament. They go to Western Michigan for single games on Saturday and Sunday.

Atlanta Braves - After a 9 game losing streak that saw them go from the top of the NL East to dead last in the National League, the Braves beat Houston 4-2. Jason Heyward and Nate McLouth homered in the game. Tommy Hanson pitched 8 innings and gave up 2 runs. Billy Wagner walked a batter in the ninth, but got a double play to finish the game. It was Wagner's second save of the season.