MUNCIE, Ind. (Interstat) — Brayden Huebner hit two solo home runs and drove in two runs as Ball State defeated Bowling Green 6-5 in the first game of a Mid-American Conference doubleheader Friday afternoon.

John Chambers pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, striking out five and allowing one earned run to earn the win for the Cardinals, who improved to 23-28. Brady Strawmyer gave up four earned runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings. Jacob Gillis added a two-run homer for Ball State, while Brady Davidson went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Ryan Muizelaar had two hits and an RBI.

Bowling Green, which fell to 17-32, took a 5-0 lead in the first inning on RBIs by Takats and Zack Horky. Carter Mottice finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Andrew Heffernan allowed six earned runs on no hits over seven innings, striking out three, but took the loss.

Ball State answered with four runs in the first, including Gillis’ two-run shot. Huebner tied the game with a solo homer in the second and put the Cardinals ahead with another in the fourth. Mottice homered in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-5. Horky scored on a passed ball in the ninth, but Ball State held on.