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A one out double to right field and two out single through the right side of the infield brings a run in for BSU. 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Gavin Grant looks at a called third strike in the bottom of the fifth inning for out number one. Tanner Smith singled through the right side of the infield to put our Ducks on base. A fly out to short right field by Colby Shade brings out number two. A two out smash over the wall in right center by Brennan Milone puts the Ducks back in the lead. Jacob Walsh legs out a bunt single to third base. One on with two out. Ducks have chased BSU's starting pitcher from the game. The fifth inning ends on a Josh Kasevich fly out to left field. 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Ducks 5 - Cardinals 4

Ball State with a leadoff single starts the fourth inning. A double play on a first pitch grounder to shortstop erases the runner. After a two out walk, Mercado struck out the last batter on four pitches. 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Anthony Hall took a called third strike to start Oregon's half of the fourth inning. Sam Novitske ground out to shortstop for out number two. Jack Scanlon ends the fourth inning on a grounder to first base. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Ducks 3 - Ball State 3 after four innings

Logan Mercado looking good on the mound. He pretty much stays ahead on the pitch count. Logan did give up a single and a walk, but struck out two in the inning. 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB Brennan Milone flied out to left field on a 2-2 pitch for Oregon's first out of the third inning. Jacob Walsh hit a grounder back to the pitcher for out number two. Josh Kasevich with a fly out to center field ends the third inning 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Still Oregon 3 - Cardinals 3

Coach Wasikowski brings in Logan Mercado to pitch for his Ducks. Mercado throws a hard fastball. Two strike outs and a ground out to second base makes for an efficient inning for Mercado. Josh Kasevich stings a ball past the shortstop into left center for a leadoff double. Anthony Hall flied out to left field on the first pitch. Sam Novitske walked on four straight pitches. Runners at second and first with one out, Jack Scanlon doubles to left field, scoring Kasevich and putting Novitske on third base. Gavin Grant is punched out on a called third strike for out number two. Tanner Smith comes through with a bingo to center field scoring Novitske and Scanlon. THIS GAME IS TIED! Colby Shade flied out to right field. Oregon 3 - Ball State 3 after two innings

Jace Stoffal gets off to an ugly start of game two, giving up three runs in the top of the first inning. Ducks better put on their rally caps early in this game! Tanner Smith gets our Ducks off to a good start with a leadoff walk. Colby Shade hit a high bouncer that the shortstop can't handle. Runners at second and first with nobody out. Brennan Milone hit a ground ball to third base that becomes a double play. Colby Shade the only runner at second. Jacob Walsh ends the bottom of the first with a flyout to left field. Ball State 3 - Oregon 0 after one inning.

Novitske, Cromwick, and Grant due up in the bottom of the ninth, trailing by one run. San Novitske lined out to short for the first out. Josiah Cromwick struck out looking. Gavin Grant quickly gets into a no balls, two strike count. He ends the game looking at a pitch outside that is called for the third strike. Ball State takes game two of the series on a score of 3-2. It's a beautiful afternoon at PK Park, so lets play the second half of the doubleheader!

Stone Churby will pitch to BSU in the ninth inning. First batter strikes out swinging. Second hitter grounds out. Ducks get out of the top half of the inning on a ground out to short stop.

Brennan Milone got some good swings fouling off three pitches before grounding out to second base. Jacob Walsh gets something going with a ground rule double down the left field line. Tyler Ganus in to pinch run for Walsh. Josh Kasevich flied out to center field. Anthony Hall has three hits in three at bats today. Can he bring home the tying run? Nope, struck out looking. Headed to the ninth inning trailing 3-2.

Cardinals get a lead off single in the top of the 8th inning. Pop up to short stop yields out number one. Sam Novitske cannot handle a hot hit at third base which bounces into short right field and puts runners at third and second. A wild pitch scores the tying run and puts the go ahead runner at third base. An attempted steal of home is gunned down. Two outs with nobody on base. A solo home run to center right gives the Cardinals a one run lead. Ducks get out of the inning on a fly out to center field. Ball State 3 - Oregon 2 headed to the bottom of the eighth inning.

Anthony Hall gets a single to right field, and the Ball State coach was not happy as he though his right fielder caught the liner. Coach Waz channeling George Horton has Sam Novitske sacrifice bunt Hall to second base. After a strike out, the BSU pitcher walks Gavin Grant on four straight pitches and he is given the hook. Tanner Smith at the plate for our Ducks. Bases loaded with two out as Tanner draws another walk. Shades of yesterdays game? A wild pitch scores Hall, with Grant to third and Smith to second. Colby Shade strands two runners in scoring position with a ground out to second base. Oregon 2 - Ball State 1

After getting the second out of the inning, Somers serves up a fat curve that is slapped into center which scores the tying run for the Cardinals. Kolby strikes out the next batter to end the top half of the 7th inning. Ball State 1 - Oregon 1 Time for the Oregon bats to heat up!

Coach Waz has seen enough and brings in Kolby Somers to relieve Ayon.

Ruh Roh! One out with runners on second and first for Ball State. This is the point in the game where starting pitchers have faltered.

Both starting pitchers have gone six innings. Isaac Ayon on the mound for Oregon has limited BSU to six hits while striking out four. Hope I didn't jinx him!

This game was actually competitive through 6.5 innings with Ball State tying the game at 6-6. Ducks scored two runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to take the lead, and five more in a "walk-a-thon" bottom of the 8th. Six walks, a hit batter, and a bunt single did the damage against the Cardinals in the inning.

We need a lot more accurate shooting!

Get off my back!

I loved Big Franck's passion for the game, but let's face it, he was behind at least two other big centers for playing time in the future. Thank you Franck Kepnang for two years as a Duck. I sincerely wish you the best for your career, and hope you find a landing spot where your talents will be developed to their fullest.

After the sweep of his baseball team at UCLA.

Final score

And that's a wrap from Westwood, where UCLA sweeps the three games series with Oregon, as the Bruins win game three by a score of 5-4. All three games were decided by a one run margin. Evidently good pitching does beat good hitting. Oregon has seven starters with a season batting average over .300. UCLA has only two starters hitting over .300.

Well, here we go again. A solo home run gets the Bruins a one run lead after seven innings. UCLA 5 - Oregon 4

Bottom of the sixth with runners at the corners and two out, a 2 RBI double for UCLA, ties the game at 4-4. Ducks get the last out.

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