MEN'S GOLF: Merkel, team win at Pinehurst
By Mat Mikesell / March 13, 2013Entering the final round of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate trailing by four shots to VCU and Old Dominion, Ball State found itself sweeping the team and individual titles.
Entering the final round of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate trailing by four shots to VCU and Old Dominion, Ball State found itself sweeping the team and individual titles.
When Nathalie Fontaine was being recruited to Ball State, coach Brady Sallee told her she had Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year potential.
If Akron’s frontcourt of Demetrius Treadwell and Zeke Marshall taught coach Billy Taylor anything, it’s that Ball State needed to recruit big to compete.
Facing one of college baseball’s powerhouses, the Cardinals had them on the ropes with the bases loaded and nobody out.
When left fielder Jennifer Gilbert blasted a home run over the left-center field wall against Florida International on March 5, she put herself atop Ball State’s record book.
Jerry Sandusky’s “major claims” as he appeals a child sexual abuse conviction include the many years that went by before accusers notified authorities.
While it was arguably the ugliest of Ball State’s eight Mid-American Conference victories this season, Saturday’s 53-51 win over Northern Illinois was undeniably the most important.
When the final buzzer sounded, the Ball State women’s basketball team would be heading to Cleveland as the No. 2 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Division-I athletics are usually looked at through a lenses that makes it a job. Athletes perform rather than play, and the word game is a misnomer.
The Florida Atlantic Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla., came to a close on Saturday as Ball State softball suffered a loss to Kansas.
Ball State’s pitching has improved this season, but no other player is showing it like sophomore righty Scott Baker.
Division-I athletics are usually looked at through a lenses that makes it a job. Athletes perform rather than play, and the word game is a misnomer.
After a four game weekend, Ball State finished up the Florida Atlantic tournament this afternoon with an 8-7 loss to Kansas, bringing the team's overall season record to 11-9.
Ball State finally got back on track and got into the win column against Sacred Heart in a clean sweep (25-16, 25-23, 25-16) in the first match of the Don Shondell Active Ankle Challenge.
Saying Ball State played like a different team in the latter half of the season doesn’t accurately describe its transformation.
There were no team meetings to talk about a change in tempo or style.
Ball State had an up and down Wednesday night. The good news is the women’s basketball team clinched the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland when Central Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan.
Western Michigan’s Austin Richie trailed off in the postgame press conference as he tried to explain the athleticism and quickness of Ball State’s guards.
After knocking off Morehead State in game one 4-1, Ball State beat them again 12-2 to sweep the doubleheader.
