On March 13, Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan (3-10, 1-3 MAC) in both games of the doubleheader. Junior transfer catcher/designated hitter Matthew Rivera personified Maloney’s description of the Cardinals attitude.
Although the agreement is not perfect, opening day is set for April 7. Baseball is back after 99 days.
Last weekend, Ball State Baseball lost all four games in the Carolinas Coastline Classic. This weekend, the Cardinals bounced back, going 4-1 against Florida A&M in the last weekend before Mid-American Conference play.
After hours of negotiating and extending deadlines, Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred announced March 1 the first two series of the 2022 MLB season are canceled.
With one weekend remaining before Mid-American Conference play, Ball State Baseball is not in the spot people expected them to be in. Ranked second in the 2022 MAC preseason coaches poll, the Cardinals have only won two of their first eight games.
Entering his 16th season as head coach of the Cardinals, Rich Maloney’s system remains the same. Having won four MAC regular season titles in his tenure, he said he believes the players’ buy-in and commitment will help the Cardinals reach success.
This weekend was the beginning of Ball State baseball's (2-2) 56 game regular season campaign. At the Swig and Swine tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, the Cardinals split its four games.
In 2017, Glant joined Maloney’s coaching staff at Ball State as the Cardinals' pitching coach — a position he held for three seasons.
In Sunday's series finale, the Cardinals (25-11, 16-4) scored 11 runs on 12 hits for an 11-1 win, capping off a four-game series sweep of Northern Illinois (7-27, 6-14 MAC).
Baseball has been a part of Tellier’s life for as long as he can remember, and he said he has always had a drive to lead.
Here are four takeaways from this weekend's action.
The Cardinals took three out of four games for the second straight weekend, earning a series win off of junior second baseman Noah Navarro's walk-off home run.
Two hours and 15 minutes. A 2-0, complete game, shutout win. Five hours and 24 minutes. A 15-12, 14-inning marathon loss while using eight different arms.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "dirtbag" as a dirty, unkempt or contemptible person. Ten games into Ball State's (6-4, 0-0 MAC) regular season, that's the term head coach Rich Maloney said his players have used to describe one another and their grittiness.
Coming off of its season-opening series against the nationally ranked Arizona Wildcats, Ball State (4-3, 0-0 MAC) returned to the Midwest this weekend — but found its opponent in fewer than 48 hours.
Throughout his tenure as Ball State head coach, Rich Maloney has consistently stressed to his players the importance of never taking a backseat and having the belief they could compete against anyone.
When Ball State Baseball opens its 2021 campaign Feb. 19 against the Wildcats — right where Ball State Football won its first-ever bowl game not even two months prior — the Cardinals will begin their quest toward a similar outcome: their fifth Mid-American Conference Title.
This past Friday, Nov. 13, the Miami Marlins made history.
Following two tightly-contested, seven-game league championship series, the Tampa Bay Rays (AL) and Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) will battle in the 2020 World Series, beginning Tuesday.
Even if it only lasts one year, the MLB’s new, expanded postseason format has given baseball fans a reason to embrace the game and sport.
