Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Go Ducks! Oregon is going for its 20th win of the season today! Tanner Smith hit the first pitch for a home run over the right field fence, and the Ducks lead after one inning 1-0. 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 2 Share Posted April 9, 2022 After three innings, it still remains Oregon ahead 1-0. 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 3 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 4 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 5 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Coach Waz has seen enough and brings in Kolby Somers to relieve Ayon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 6 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 7 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 8 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 9 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 10 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 11 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Axel No. 12 Share Posted April 9, 2022 The home plate umpire did a pretty good job for being blind in one eye and having a cataract in the other. We understand he's on the short list for Pac-12 football referee. With any luck, we'll see him in the Stanford game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 13 Share Posted April 9, 2022 On 4/9/2022 at 3:00 PM, Axel said: The home plate umpire did a pretty good job for being blind in one eye and having a cataract in the other. Umpire, would you say your strike zone was consistent through the game? "I certainly would." Could you give us an idea of what it was? "That's classified." "I see. "See what?" "What your strike zone was during the game. "What was it?" I don't know, "That's right. Keep'em guessing I always say." Thank you, Umpire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 14 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 15 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 16 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 17 Share Posted April 9, 2022 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 18 Share Posted April 10, 2022 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 19 Share Posted April 10, 2022 In the top of the sixth inning Andrew Mosiello is now on the mound for Oregon. He hasn't been as aggressive with his pitches, often falling behind in his pitch count. A walk and single put runners at the corners with two out. Mosiello gets out of the jam with no damage on a fly ball out to left field. 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB A leadoff walk by Anthony Hall starts Oregon out in the last of the sixth. Sam Novitske takes on for the team on a batter hit by the pitcher. Two on base with no outs. A fly out to center field by Jack Scanlon moves Hall to third base. Ducks on the corners with one out. Gavin Grant hit a ground ball to third base which scored Anthony Hall and moved Sam Novitske to second base. Grant was thrown out at first base. BSU's pitcher doesn't want anything to do with Tanner Smith and walks him on four straight pitches. Ducks with runners at second and first with two out. Pitching change for Ball State. Novitske and Smith with a double steal puts them at third and second base respectively. Colby Shade draws a walk to load the bases for Oregon. Brennan Milone works the pitch count to full, and draws a walk to score Sam Novitske. Bases loaded for Jacob Walsh, but he goes down swinging to end the sixth inning. 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB Oregon 7 - Ball State 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 20 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Mosiello continues pitching for the Ducks. And it's three up and three down for Andrew Mosiello on just eight pitches. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Josh Kasevich leads off for Oregon in the bottom of the seventh inning. A fly ball to center field results in out number one. Anthony Hall up next, and he sends the ball over the fence in center right for a solo dinger! Sam Novitske ground out to the right side of the infield. The frame ends with a foul out by Jack Scanlon. 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Ducks add to the lead! Oregon 8 - Cardinals 4 going to the eighth inning. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 21 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Matt Dallas on the mound to face Ball State in the top of the eighth inning. Matt went full count on the first two hitters but retired them on a strike out and fly out. Following a single, Dallas set down the Cardinals with his second "K" of the inning. 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Fourth pitcher of the game for BSU to face Oregon in the bottom of the eighth. Gavin Grant takes first base after the pitcher hit him with a pitch. Tanner Smith moves Grant to second base on a grounder to the left side of the infield. Grant stole third base and stands ninety feet from scoring. A wild pitch scores Gavin! Colby Shade followed with a single to center field. And Colby steals second base, then claims third on a throwing error by BSU's catcher! A fly out to right field by Brennan Milone scores Colby Shade. Jack Walsh ends a productive inning by striking out. 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 0 LOB Oregon increases the lead 10-4 heading to the top of the ninth inning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 22 Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) Matt Dallas trying to close out game three of the series, yields a lead off single. A fielding error by Jack Walsh at first base puts runners at second and first base with no outs. Matt Dallas took control to end the game with fly out and two strike outs. 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB DUCKS WIN 10-4 to take game three of the series, and a 2-1 series lead! Game 4 scheduled for noon on Sunday at PK Park. Edited April 10, 2022 by ICamel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 23 Share Posted April 10, 2022 My thanks to ICamel for his posting, and let’s get another win on Sunday at noon! 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Axel No. 24 Share Posted April 10, 2022 And special thanks to game 1 home-plate umpire, Rhett N. O'Pathy, for not calling balls and strikes in game 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
