YEAR IN REVIEW: 2016 Sports seasons in review
By Staff Reports / April 29, 2016FOOTBALL Ball State ended its season going 1-8 in its last nine games of the season after winning two of its first three.
FOOTBALL Ball State ended its season going 1-8 in its last nine games of the season after winning two of its first three.
Ball State began the Mid-American Conference men's golf Championships April 28 at the Highlands Meadow Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio.
Ball State women's tennis earned three accolades given by the Mid-American Conference for its successful 2016 campaign. One of the best years in the program's history saw 20 wins and a MAC regular season championship, both program firsts. For his efforts, head coach Max Norris was named the 2016 MAC Coach of the Year. Freshman Peyton Gollhofer earned All-MAC first team and sophomore Carmen Blanco earned All-MAC second team honors after playing No. 1 and No. 2 singles all season.
Pitch counts have become synonymous with arm injures in recent years, but today’s crop of collegiate pitchers are the first to come through a youth system with built-in limits.
Two freshmen made their collegiate debuts for Ball State baseball (25-17, 10-5 MAC) in the 13-1 victory over Northern Kentucky (15-27, 4-15 Horizon League) April 26.
In January, Ball State linebacker coach Johnny Curtis was the football team's defensive coordinator and baseball team's head coach at John Curtis Christian School in River Ridge, Louisiana.
Northern Kentucky's one-run lead against Ball State would be quickly diminished as Ball State baseball went on to take the 13-1 victory.
Ball State baseball (24-17, 10-5 MAC) will play Northern Kentucky (15-26, 4-15 Horizon League) today at 3 p.m. The Cardinals hit .294 as a team, led by junior first baseman Caleb Stayton's .395 batting average.
Only three Ball State men's golfers have won the Mid-American Conference Championship individual title. The first was Kirk Schooley in 1983, and the second was Jamie Broce in 1997. But only one Ball State men's golfer has won it in his first season. Johnny Watts in 2015.
Junior left fielder India Steward caught the ball in the top of the second inning in the second half of Saturday's doubleheader, and the Ball State softball players began to run off the field.
Ball State women's golf conclude its season with a ninth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference championship this weekend, finishing with a three-day score of 920.
After former Ball State wide receiver Jordan Williams graduated in the fall, a lot of pressure was put on the receiving core to see who would step up as the next leader.
In Ball State’s 3-1 win April 23, Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex was officially dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 630 fans in the stadium were also more than double the season-long average attendance of 298.
It appears Jeremiah Davis has found a new home. The Muncie native, who has recently been granted a sixth year of college eligibility, tweeted that he will continue his basketball career and attend graduate school at Georgia State University. Davis played 42 games in two seasons at Ball State, averaging 6.6 points and 2.8 assists while shooting .364 percent from the field. He started the first two games of this season, but lost his spot in the rotation and played in just four of the Cardinals' final 17 games.
Ball State softball (19-29, 5-13) snapped its losing streak, winning the first game of its doubleheader April 23, but still dropped two of its three games against Central Michigan (20-22-1, 7-9-1 MAC).
Ball State baseball (24-17, 10-5 MAC) couldn’t overcome an early 8-0 deficit, losing to Bowling Green State University (16-24, 6-9 MAC) 8-7 in its series finale.
Ball State football’s annual Spring Game had eight touchdowns and no score on a cloudless afternoon in Scheumann Stadium. The 0-0 finish was the result of contest between the offensive and defensive units.
Junior right fielder Alex Call stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs, a runner on second and Ball State in a 1-1 tie with Bowling Green State University.
Ball State women's tennis clinched its first-ever Mid-American Conference regular season title after its 6-1 win over Toledo in its regular-season finale April 23.
Ball State softball (18-28, 4-12 MAC) lost its sixth straight game after being shut out by Central Michigan (19-21-1, 6-8-1 MAC). The Cardinals have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
