Cardinals remain perfect in conference play with another series sweep
By Charleston Bowles / April 4, 2021Unbeaten in Mid-American Conference play. Through two weeks, that holds true for Ball State Softball.
Unbeaten in Mid-American Conference play. Through two weeks, that holds true for Ball State Softball.
Ball State did exactly that this past weekend, with four wins over Bowling Green in its conference opener.
Two weeks before the fall 2020 semester, Lacy Wood received a phone call from Ball State Athletics personnel telling her she would become the next head coach of Ball State Softball.
Continuing its season-opening road trip, Ball State Softball (6-9, 0-0 MAC) played five games over the span of three days as part of the Blazer Classic.
Riding its momentum from last weekend’s Bulldog Invitational, Ball State (5-5, 0-0 MAC) delivered a 4-2 victory over Jacksonville State (2-9, 1-2 OVC) Tuesday evening.
Ball State (4-5, 0-0 MAC) competed in the Bulldog Invitational in Starkville, Mississippi, over the weekend. With each game, head coach Lacy Wood has one message for her players: Keep growing.
Having spent the last five seasons on the coaching staff at Harvard University, the Louisville, Kentucky, native said it was an easy choice on deciding to come to Ball State.
On March 12, the Mid-American Conference made the announcement it would be canceling regular season, championship and non-traditional competition for the rest of the 2019-20 academic school year in concern with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Here is how Ball State athletes and coaches reacted to the announcement.
The Cardinals ended with an 8-4 record over the course of the week going 4-1 in the UCF Invitational, won both games of a doubleheader against Bethune-Cookman and went 2-3 in the FIU Invitational.
Ball State Softball captured its first championship of the season in Bowling Green, Kentucky, over the weekend. After an impressive set of performances, the Cardinals finished with a comeback victory to seize the title.
Ball State Softball played five games over the weekend, ending the road trip at the Jacksonville/North Florida Challenge with three wins.
As the team looks to embrace “the process” on the field, in the dugout, the Cardinals are working on their own collective gel.
Relaxed. That was the word freshman pitcher Deborah Jones used when describing Ball State’s victory to open the fall season against Huntington.
Ball State (34-20) fell to Kent State University (26-23) 4-1 over a span of two days at Firestone Stadium, putting an end to the Cardinals' season.
Ball State Cardinals (34-18, 9-8 MAC) fell to Ohio University Bobcats (31-19, 12-8 MAC) in eight innings 3-2 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio, kicking off the Mid-American Conference softball championship.
While Ball State students in Muncie celebrated their spring commencement this morning, Cardinals in Fort Wayne, Indiana, put up a show of their own.
To start its final Mid-American Conference series of the season, Ball State (32-17, 9-7 MAC) split a Friday doubleheader with Central Michigan (19-24-1, 9-7-1 MAC) before falling in game three Saturday in Mount Pleasant.
While Rothwell would pick up another career save, the Cardinals will split their double header to the Rockets.
In the weekend slugfest, it was Ball State Softball that would walk away with a 2-1 series victory over Western Michigan.
Ball State (27-14, 5-4 MAC) lost the third and final game against Northern Illinois (18-20, 5-6 MAC) Wednesday in a 4-2 game, giving the Huskies a 2-1 series win on the season.
