Alex Call wins MAC Player of the Year
By Colin Grylls / June 1, 2016Junior right fielder Alex Call was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year after finishing at or near the top of the conference in most offensive categories.
Junior right fielder Alex Call was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year after finishing at or near the top of the conference in most offensive categories.
Student-athletes have to find the balance between the field and the classroom, and this spring 273 of Ball State's 411 student-athletes had a semester GPA of 3.0 or better, according to a ballstatesports.com press release. One hundred fifty-two student-athletes also qualified for the Dean's List with a 3.5 or better GPA, and 37 posted a perfect 4.0.
Ball State baseball (32-26, 15-9 MAC) finished on top of the Mid-American Conference West Division for the second time in three seasons, but was bounced from the MAC Tournament after dropping its first two games.
After engineering the fourth-largest improvement in the NCAA, men's basketball coach James Whitford signed a contract extension through the 2020-21 season.
Even though the spring semester came to a close, many Ball State athletes were still competing before the summer semester began. Here’s what you've missed since Finals Week.
Former Ball State football player Eric Patterson has signed with the Cleveland Browns. In his first year in the National Football League, the 5-foot-9-inch, 200-pound defensive back played two games with the Indianapolis Colts and one with the St.
Senior men's golfers James Blackwell and Albert Jennings capped off the season with top-10 finishes at the Professional Golfers' Association Minority Collegiate Golf Championship on May 6, 7 and 8.
After leading Ball State softball with a .345 batting average this season, utility player Madison Lee earned a spot on the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman team.
Junior Ball State baseball players Alex Call and Caleb Stayton were selected to the College Sports Information Directors Association Academic All-District team.
Ball State baseball (27-18, 12-6 MAC) won its series against Buffalo (13-26, 6-12 MAC) but lost its one-game lead in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
Ball State women's tennis (22-3, 7-1 MAC) swept Western Michigan 4-0 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game to secure its first-ever MAC Tournament title.
Hours after being passed over in the NFL Draft, former Ball State wide receiver Jordan Williams signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.
The Ball State track and field team will be splitting into two groups April 30..
In the nine seasons before Max Norris became Ball State's women's tennis coach, the Cardinals had only seen two winning seasons.
In 2008, Ball State football went a perfect 12-0 in the regular season, launching itself into the conversation for a spot in one of the most coveted bowl games in college football: the Bowl Championship Series. At the time, no Mid-American Conference school had ever played in a BCS game, and Ball State was riding high at No. 12 in the country, entering the conference championship game against a 7-5 Buffalo team. While Ball State was the favorite entering the game, a single 42-24 loss dropped the Cardinals down 10 spots in the NCAA rankings and landed them a spot in the GMAC Bowl, where it lost to Tulsa by 32 points. It is hard for mid-major schools to compare themselves with these Power Five goliaths, but reaching national prominence remains their goal. “Most of what we enjoy most about Division I athletics is that we’re playing at the highest level,” Ball State Athletic Director Mark Sandy said.
Ball State baseball (25-17, 10-5 MAC) will play a road series at the University at Buffalo (12-24, 5-10 MAC) from April 29 to May 1. The Cardinals are currently on top of the Mid-American Conference West Division while the Bulls are tied for last in the MAC East. Buffalo carries a 5.00 ERA into the game and will face off against a Ball State lineup that scores 6.7 runs per game.
Baseball is a game of routine, repetition and rhythm — and at home games, that rhythm often comes in the form of walk-up songs.
The afternoon of April 30 will be the last time Ball State's five softball seniors step on the field in Muncie.
ALUMNI SHINE IN PROFESSIONAL LEVEL In the 2015-16 school year, Ball State alumni made a splash at the professional level as rookies.
FORMER QUARTERBACK RETURNS AS HEAD COACH Former Ball State quarterback Mike Neu returned to Muncie to take over as head coach of the Cardinals football program.
