MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LIVE BLOG: Ball State vs. Ohio State
April 25, 2012Men's volleyball live blog: Ball State vs. Ohio State
Men's volleyball live blog: Ball State vs. Ohio State
Two weeks ago, Purdue showed Ball State just how explosive its offense is. The Boilermakers turned a one-run game into a blowout with a 12-run sixth inning as they cruised to a 15-2 victory at Ball Diamond on April 11.
INDIANAPOLIS - Now that the Indianapolis Colts have decided who their new quarterback will be, the team can start filling in other holes.
When word spread of Tom Collins' decision to resign as the Ball State athletic director, there was a long sigh of relief across campus, almost as if the entire student body collectively said, "It's about
Joel Walton isn't shying away from the obvious.
Matt Hitt stood up out of his catcher's stance and stuck his left arm straight out. With the score tied at four and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday, Ball State had runners on second and third. The play for Eastern Michigan was to intentionally walk Blake Beemer to create a force out at any base. Four easy tosses from right-hander Joe Battistelli to Hitt and it would be up to Billy Wellman to bring home the winning run.
No matter what type of day it is, it seems the Ball State lineup can always score runs.
Hosting its only home event of the 2011-2012 season, the Ball State men's golf team placed third out of 15 teams this weekend in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club.
Ball State's home course advantage is proving useful so far.
There haven't been many games recently where Ball State's (31-12, 9-2) offense has been held to six consecutive scoreless innings. But a first inning grand slam from sophomore third baseman Audrey Bickel was plenty of offense for senior pitcher Kim Mazzapica in the 4-0 win over Central Michigan (21-21, 6-8).
Among the deep passes from Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning to a variety of his wide receivers in Saturday's Spring Game, a newcomer made himself a name to wrap up the spring season.
Steven Ward and Andrew Mishler sit down to discuss the MIVA Bracket Challenge held by the Ball State Daily News this week.
With Ball State and Buffalo tied at 3-3, junior Alex Brym squatted down in his usual position and thought about what a win would do for his confidence and level of play.
Pitching behind a leadoff home run to open the game from teammate Ben Magsig, Weber worked every inch of the strike zone with his fastball and slider, leading the Eagles to a 4-0 triumph over the Cardinals (10-26, 5-9) on Saturday afternoon.
As seniors Sarah Hebble, Kylee Johnson and Dena Boulieris walked off the Ball State tennis courts for the final time following a 7-0 loss to Miami (OH), they all had a bittersweet feeling about the day.
The phrase "Road to Galen," a reference to the site of the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship this year at USC's Galen Center, has become popular with players like Jeff Aucoin and Matt Leske on Twitter this season.
Both sophomore middle attackers Matt Leske and Kevin Owens were named to the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Second Team All-Conference on Friday.
-á The Ball State women's tennis team will have an opportunity to do something it hasn't done since 2009 on Saturday - go winless in Mid-American Conference play.
With the wind blowing hard out to right field and a Ball State (30-12, 8-2) lineup loaded with left-handed power hitters, it was going to be a long day for the Eastern Michigan (19-26, 5-9) pitching staff.
