MUNCIE, Ind. — Trennor O'Donnell, after a night of two-hour stardom, wanted nothing more than to sleep.
Ball State baseball's senior ace gave his all against the formidable Mid-American Conference tournament hosts, No. 1 Kent State, and "Big Tex" delivered with a "masterpiece."
He pitched his first career complete game to lead the No. 2 Cardinals to an upset 6-1 victory and send them to the championship. O'Donnell's final stat line: 107 pitches, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K.
"Honestly, in my prayers, I was saying, 'We need him to pitch the best game of his life,' and he actually did it.