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FINAL: Ball State (17-12, 4-2 MAC) 20, Ohio (11-16, 2-4 MAC) 3 -- Muncie, Ind. (Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex)

OHIO STARTERS: Mitch Longo (LF), Manny De Jesus (CF), Rudy Rott (1B), John Adryan (3B), Cody Gaertner (C), Ty Black (2B), Tony Giannini (DH), Spencer Ibarra (RF), Mateus Vakuda (SS), Connor Sitz (P)

BALL STATE STARTERS: Alex Call (RF), Alex Maloney (SS), Caleb Stayton (1B), Jarett Rindfleisch (C), Zach Plesac (LF), Matt Eppers (CF), Scott Tyler (DH), Colin Brockhouse (3B), Sean Kennedy (2B), Brendan Burns (P)

THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (11-16, 2-4 MAC) suffered a 20-3 setback to Mid-American Conference West Division foe Ball State (17-12, 4-2 MAC) on Sunday (April 3) in the rubber match of a three-game weekend set at Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex in Muncie, Ind.

Ohio defeated Ball State, 12-6, in 10 innings in the Friday (April 1) series opener. The Cardinals evened the weekend series with a 17-14 come-from-behind win over the Bobcats on Saturday (April 2).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.) went 2-for-3 with a double, his team-leading ninth home run of the year and a walk. He scored two runs.
• Junior left fielder Mitch Longo (Mayfield, Ohio) finished 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.
• Senior right-handed starting pitcher Connor Sitz (Westerville, Ohio) took the loss on the mound, falling to 2-3 on the year. He struck out four over three innings while permitting six runs -- four of which were earned -- on seven hits and a walk.
• Junior shortstop Alex Maloney went 4-for-5 with a double, his second home run of the year, a walk, four RBIs and three runs scored for Ball State.
• Junior first baseman Caleb Stayton finished 3-for-4 with a double, his sixth home run of the season, five RBIs and two runs scored for the Cardinals.
• Junior right fielder Alex Call went 3-for-7 with his fourth homer of the year, four RBIs and four runs scored for Ball State.
• Junior second baseman Sean Kennedy finished 2-for-3 with a double, three walks, an RBI and three runs scored for the Cardinals.
• Redshirt freshman third baseman Zach Milam tallied two singles and scored a run for Ball State.
• Sophomore right-handed starting pitcher Brendan Burns earned the victory for the Cardinals to improve to 4-1 on the season. He fanned six over five frames of work while giving up two runs -- one of which was earned -- on three hits and five walks.
• The Cardinals tallied multiple runs in six innings -- including a six-run fifth and four-run sixth and seventh innings.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Adryan notched his team-high 12th multi-hit game of the season. He has now hit 16 career home runs.
• Longo logged his 11th multi-hit outing of the season -- good for second on the team.

UP NEXT
The Bobcats remain on the road, traveling to Richmond, Ky., for a matchup against Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday (April 5). First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET at Turkey Hughes Field.

Ohio last faced off with Eastern Kentucky on April 21, 2015, defeating the Colonels 6-0 at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

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