Indiana Overpowers Ball State on Road

Tuesday, May 12

Muncie, Ind.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

29-20

Ball State

28-22

Indiana

Ball State Cardinals

5/12/2015 11:32:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Hoosiers have now won six of last seven heading into final series.

Game 49	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Indiana	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	9	14	2
Ball State	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	5	9	2

Site: Ball Diamond (Muncie, Ind.)
Score: Indiana 9, Ball State 5
Records: Indiana (29-20), Ball State (28-22)
Next Game: Thurs., May 14 -- vs. Ohio State at 8 p.m. ET (Bart Kaufman Field) | Tickets

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Statistics | PDF

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - Morris	1.2	1	0	0	0	2
L - Henderson	1.2	5	3	3	0	3
S - None	--	--	--	--	--	--

Final Series
When: May 14-16 Who: Ohio State Where: Bart Kaufman Field Tickets: Click Here Thursday: Big Ten Network (8 p.m. ET)

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Indiana wrapped up its non-conference and road slates with a 9-5 win at Ball State on Tuesday afternoon, marking the Hoosiers' sixth victory in their last seven tries.

Indiana tallied 14 hits led by three each from Craig Dedelow and Brad Hartong, with both Hoosiers matching a career best in the hit column.

The Hoosiers scored the game's first five runs, posting three in the second inning and two in the third. IU received three consecutive two-out singles with in the second frame to score its first two runs before a wild pitch allowed Indiana to take a 3-0 advantage.

One of Brad Hartong's three singles was followed by Scott Donley's second home run of the season to push IU's lead to 5-0.

BSU didn't get a hit until the fourth stanza, when the Cardinals notched five of its nine hits and three of its five runs, forcing a pair of pitching changes for Indiana. Seven pitchers saw the mound for IU with RHP Christian Morris earning the win. Morris went 1.2 innings and retired the final two outs of the crucial fourth inning with bases loaded.

A ground out RBI by Austin Cangelosi and a RBI single from Brian Wilhite gave IU a 7-3 cushion in the fifth.

Ball State added a run in the bottom of the seventh and had runners on first and second, before RHP Scott Effross entered the game to retire the final two batters of the inning.

Indiana loaded the bases in the final frame, scoring on a hit by pitch and a walk with two outs. Ball State responded with a run before Ryan Halstead closed things out.

UP NEXT
Indiana wraps up its regular-season schedule with a home series vs. Ohio State at Bart Kaufman Field, May 14-16. Single-game tickets are available.

Friday is Indiana's annual Fireworks Night. Stay after the game for fireworks at Bart Kaufman Field.

Weekend Schedule
Thursday, May 14 - 8 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
Friday, May 15 - 6:35 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 16 - 1:05 p.m. ET

GAME NOTES
••• Indiana has won six of its last seven to improve to 29-20 overall and finishes its non-conference slate with a 20-10 record.

••• Indiana is 7-5 in mid-week contests, including a 6-2 mark on Tuesdays. Since 2013, the Hoosiers are 25-9 in mid-week tilts (12-4 on Tuesday). IU's 25-9 mark in such contests includes a record of 7-5 on the road.

••• Indiana is 29-26 all-time vs. Ball State. In two wins vs. Ball State this season, IU totaled 25 runs, 31 hits and 24 RBI.

••• Indiana has recorded at least 10 hits in 26 games this season, including six of the last nine contests.

••• Nick Ramos and Casey Rodrigue each extended their hit streaks to nine games, tied for IU's longest current spurt.

••• Senior C Brad Hartong matched a career best with three hits, his fifth time with the total. Hartong has five multi-hit games in IU's last nine outings.

••• Senior 1B Scott Donley has a hit in 23 of the last 26 games and leads IU with 65.

••• Junior OF Craig Dedelow has reached base in 12 consecutive games for IU's longest current streak.

••• Dedelow's three hits matched a career high, a mark he's achieved on five occasions.

••• Senior RHP Ryan Halstead made the 101st appearance of his career, extending his all-time IU record.

••• Junior RHP Christian Morris earned his third win of the season, tossing 1.2 innings (one hit, zero runs, two strikeouts).

••• Junior RHP Scott Effross made his 77th career appearance, the third-most all-time at IU. Effross tossed 1.2 innings, striking out one while allowing just one hit.