More than $1 million will be spent on renovations to the First Merchants Ballpark Complex by the time they are complete. This will be the complex's first update in 40 years.
Sophomore Jarett Rindfleisch was honored for his performance in the 2015 season, as he was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Mideast Region First Team.
The Ball State baseball team announced its postseason team awards after a 33-25 finish to the 2015 season.
This time it was Ball State facing a battle. Headed to the ninth inning, Akron held on to an 8-5 lead. A four-run rally led Ball State to the win and a berth in the MAC Championship game on Sunday, where it later fell to Ohio.
The changes will include a new grandstand, press box, concessions and restrooms, as well as new landscaping. Ball Diamond featured an all-turf surface and new dugouts for this season.
Ball State sophomore Alex Call has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Five Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The Cardinals enter the Mid-American Conference Tournament as the No. 5 seed, and will take on No. 4 Toledo in the first round.
After defeating Purdue earlier in the season, Ball State used eight pitchers in a 6-0 road loss to the Boilermakers on April 22.
The Ball State baseball team sits at 24-14 overall and 9-6 in Mid-American Conference play with 15 games left in the season. The Cardinals are second in the MAC West Division, looking for their second straight regular season title.
Ball State lost its second series of the season as it fell in two straight games to Eastern Michigan on April 18 to finish 1-2 in the series.
After opening the series with a win, the Ball State baseball team suffered two defeats on April 18 while on the road at Eastern Michigan.
Ball State used a three-run scoring output in the first inning to defeat Eastern Michigan 5-2 on the road Friday.
The Ball State baseball team scored two runs with two outs in the ninth inning to cap off a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over Butler on April 15.
Ball State fell twice in three games to Kent State last weekend April 10-12. Ball State's two losses 0-3, 7-11 casued ball state to loose its first series this season after winning 16 strait series. "We have the whole season ahead of us", head coach Rich Maloney commented after the series, "We still have big series comming up with Central Michigan and Toledo to name two". Ball State was held scoreless for only the second time this season in the cardinals first game with the Kent State golden flashes.
Dispite a fast start Ball State would fall behind Kent State for the second time in three days allowing Kent State to out hit Ball State 15-7 Ball State pitched five pitchers in the loss at Kent State after only pitching two in the win Sat April 12.
Behind two strong pitching performances, the Ball State baseball team evened the series against Kent State with a 4-2 victory on April 11.
The Ball State baseball team was held to four hits in a 3-0 loss to Kent State on the road Friday.
Freshman Colin Brockhouse was named the Player of the Week, while sophomore Zach Plesac earned the league's Pitcher of the Week award.
Strong pitching performances over the weekend let the Ball State baseball team to a series victory over Akron and kept the Cardinals in a tie for first in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
Indiana State recorded one more hit than Ball State, but scored nine more runs to beat the Cardinals 14-5 on their home field April 1.
