BASEBALL: Ball State drops both Sunday games
April 30, 2012It was a tough weekend series for the Ball State baseball team against Toledo.
It was a tough weekend series for the Ball State baseball team against Toledo.
T.J. Weir lasted seven innings and struck out seven, but the Ball State baseball team was shutout for the fourth time this season, falling 5-0 to Toledo in Friday's series opener.
After having its mid-week game at Purdue cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions, Ball State (11-26, 6-9) will travel to Toledo for a critical three-game, Mid-American Conference weekend series.
Pitching behind a leadoff home run to open the game from teammate Ben Magsig, Weber worked every inch of the strike zone with his fastball and slider, leading the Eagles to a 4-0 triumph over the Cardinals (10-26, 5-9) on Saturday afternoon.
The big inning proved to be all the offense Ball State needed to defeat Eastern Michigan 8-4 Friday afternoon at Ball Diamond.
After defeating Northwestern Ohio 11-7 Tuesday, Ball State will host Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan in a three-game weekend series, starting Friday at 3 p.m.
It may have been Ball State's third game in 48 hours, but it was a career day for sophomore Billy Wellman and true freshman Brandon Estep, who headed the Cardinals to an 11-7 triumph over NAIA member Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday.
Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
After news surfaced that senior Cal Bowling broke his pitching hand last week and would miss Friday's series opening start against Ohio, coach Alex Marconi shuffled his starting rotation for Sunday's series finale doubleheader.
Rain in Athens, Ohio, this afternoon forced Ball State and Ohio to postpone the second game of their series, which had been scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday.
Ball State held a one-run lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning at Ohio, only to give six runs in the next two innings and lose 6-1.
Coach Alex Marconi will not write Cal Bowling's name on his lineup card Friday as his starting pitcher that night when Ball State opens a three-game series at Ohio
For five innings Wednesday afternoon, Ball State played a close game with No. 16 Purdue. The Cardinals trailed the Boilermakers by one run going into the sixth inning.
Despite its best offensive inning of the season, Ball State's bullpen imploded, allowing Butler to rally back and capture an 8-6 win at Victory Field Tuesday.
Right-hander Cal Bowling will likely miss his scheduled start Friday at Ohio and possibly the rest of the season, coach Alex Marconi said in a text message.
When Tim Issler drove a foul ball off the left field fence in the fourth inning, coach Alex Marconi knew his third baseman was going to get a first-pitch fastball in his eighth inning at-bat.
With a chance to complete its first three-game weekend series sweep over a Mid-American Conference opponent since May of 2010, Ball State couldn't keep Miami off the scoreboard.
When Tim Issler drove a foul ball off the left field fence in the fourth inning, coach Alex Marconi knew his third baseman was going to get a first-pitch fastball in his eighth inning at-bat.
