Ball State Softball splits doubleheader, loses series to Bowling Green
By Drew Pierce / April 6, 2019Ball State (27-13, 5-3 MAC) took one out of two close games to avoid a sweep against Bowling Green (15-20, 3-7 MAC) at home Saturday.
Ball State (27-13, 5-3 MAC) took one out of two close games to avoid a sweep against Bowling Green (15-20, 3-7 MAC) at home Saturday.
After falling to Bowling Green (14-19, 2-6 MAC) in the first game of the weekend series today 4-1, Ball State Softball (26-12, 4-2 MAC) is now 1-2 in the first game of a MAC series this season.
After Northern Illinois (16-18, 3-4 MAC) held off a Cardinal comeback in the first game for the 7-6 victory, Ball State Softball (26-11, 4-1 MAC) stormed back in the second game to defeat the Huskies 7-5 and split the doubleheader.
From freshman to seniors, every player has played some sort of role into the Cardinals success this season. The freshman class alone has accounted for 57 runs and eight home runs this season.
Ball State Softball (25-10, 3-0 MAC) proved to be the dominate team from start to finish in their double header against Akron (6-14-2, 0-3 MAC), picking up 13-1 and 9-1 wins over the Zips on Saturday.
Ball State Softball (23-10, 1-0 MAC) pull out the eight-run rule for a 14-6 victory over the Zips. Sophomore Stacy Payton highlighted the win, batting in five over the course of six innings.
Winning 10 of their last 11, Ball State Softball (22-10, 0-0 MAC) had another strong showing this weekend at Mercer Bears Classic, picking up four more wins and outscoring their opposition 40-19.
Ball State Softball (18-9, 0-0 MAC) found that spark to ignite a six game win streak taking down the likes of Bethune Cookman (twice), Cleveland State, North Florida, Georgetown, North Florida and Presbyterian.
After a near-sweep of the Silicon Valley Classic last weekend, Ball State (12-9, 0-0 MAC) suffered a 1-4 record at the USF-Clearwater Parks and Recreational Invitational, snagging its lone victory against Furman Saturday.
Seven straight scores from Iowa (11-8, 0-0 Big 10) in the fifth inning and a breakdown in the circle would hand Ball State (12-9, 0-0 MAC) a 10-3 loss, capping off a 1-4 finish in Clearwater, Florida this weekend.
Big weekend for Cardinal athletics as gymnastics, softball and many more picked up big wins on the road and in Muncie. Here's your weekend recap.
After going 4-2 at the Madeira Beach Invitational, Ball State Softball heads to sunny California to take on five opponents from the West.
While some might crack under the pressure, junior pitcher Alyssa Rothwell has proven to stand tall when all eyes are on her. This past weekend against Monmouth at the Madeira Beach Invite, Rothwell struck out three batters to record her 17th career save, setting a Mid-American Conference record.
While the Cardinals flew back to Muncie for the week after their season opening tournament in Fort Meyers, Florida, the team only had to head two hours down the road for the Madeira Beach Invite this past weekend.
Having high expectations this season, as they have been predicted to win the Mid-American Conference regular season title and championship, Ball State Softball (3-2, 0-0 MAC) was looking to flex early.
Since that loss, the team hasn’t taken less than a week off in order to get right back to where they were. For nine months, the team has kept that memory in their head and used the loss to drive them into the 2019 season.
Since becoming a varsity program in 1975, Ball State softball has reached 37 or more wins just five times. The 2018 season was one of those five.
Junior Aeshia Miles’ hot hand on the mound gave the Cardinals a 5-0 shutout win over the Eagles.
April 13 will go down in the Ball State softball record books — and for a good reason.
For the first time in her career, Ball State softball player Alyssa Rothwell has been named MAC West Pitcher of the Week.
