University of Illinois
2-5
Ball State
4-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ball State | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Illinois Baseball Falls to Ball State in Weekend Finale
February 25, 2024 | Baseball
CONWAY, S.C. -- Illinois baseball (2-5) closed out its weekend at Coastal Carolina with a 7-1 loss to Ball State (4-3) today at Springs Brooks Stadium.
Vytas Valincius slugged his second home run of the season to provide the offense for the Orange and Blue and Cameron Chee-Aloy extended his hitting streak to seven games.
Logan Tabeling worked a scoreless seventh inning out of the bullpen, picking up a pair of strikeouts. The Tuscola, Ill., native now has 11 punchouts in 5.0 innings of work.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals opened the scoring in the second by pushing a run across then added three more in the third to take a 4-0 lead. Ball State also tacked on runs in the fourth and sixth to take a 6-0 lead heading into the seventh.
Valincius then put the Illini on the board by leading off the top-half of the frame with a solo shot to left-center for his second long ball of the season, making it 6-1.
The Cardinals would add one more run in the eighth to hand the Illini the 7-1 defeat.
UP NEXT
Illinois welcomes Eastern Illinois to Illinois Field on Tuesday, Feb. 27, for the 2024 home opener. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT.
GAME NOTES
» Vytas Valincius went 1-for-3 with a run, home run and RBI.
» Cameron Chee-Aloy went 1-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to seven games.
» Has begun his career 7-for-26 (.269) at the plate to go along with six runs, three home runs and six RBI.
» Logan Tabeling worked a scoreless seventh, picking up two strikeouts.
» Has struck out 11 batters in 5.0 innings of work this season, compared to 13 over 16.0 innings last year.
» Illinois pitchers limited Ball State to just 2-for-10 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Illinois pitchers faced 36 Ball State hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Fighting Illini drew six walks from Ball State pitching.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Logan Schulfer (1-1)
L: Hall, Regan (1-1)
S: Sam Klein (1)
Batting:
HR: Valincius, Vytas 1
RBI: Valincius, Vytas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Valincius, Vytas 1
SB: Milton, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Matthew Gonzalez 1 ; Dylan Grego 1
HR: Michael Hallquist 1 ; Nick Gregory 1
RBI: Hunter Dobbins 1 ; Matthew Gonzalez 2 ; Michael Hallquist 1 ; Dylan Grego 1 ; Grant Miller 1 ; Nick Gregory 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Decker Scheffler 1 ; Hunter Dobbins 1 ; Michael Hallquist 3 ; Nick Gregory 2
CS: Dylan Grego 1
HBP: Dylan Grego 1
PO: Houston King 1
