BASEBALL: Ball State uses big inning to beat Eastern Michigan
April 21, 2012The big inning proved to be all the offense Ball State needed to defeat Eastern Michigan 8-4 Friday afternoon at Ball Diamond.
The big inning proved to be all the offense Ball State needed to defeat Eastern Michigan 8-4 Friday afternoon at Ball Diamond.
The Cardinals were coming off of their seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament last season and they were picked by the Mid-American Conference front office to be the favorites in the conference this season.
Ball State soccer coach Craig Roberts announced the hiring of Marci Klebanow as new assistant coach Friday.
After defeating Northwestern Ohio 11-7 Tuesday, Ball State will host Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan in a three-game weekend series, starting Friday at 3 p.m.
When the ball left senior catcher Amanda Montalto's bat and carried straight over the center field wall, narrowly missing the flap pole, it marked the 45th time this season that Ball State had homered.
There aren't many opportunities for Amanda Montalto to see a good pitch to hit. She might see one, sometimes twice in an at bat. But when she does, it usually doesn't get wasted.
With one week remaining until the NFL Draft, former Ball State safety Joshua Howard got a final chance to make an impression for a pro team.
Come Friday night, both Joel Walton and Jeremy Price will be settling into unfamiliar positions.
For the first time since Feb. 29, Ball State walked away from the tennis courts with a win under its belt. The Cardinals beat IPFW 5-2 Wednesday evening.
While Bill Scholl, who was introduced as Ball State's new athletic director Monday, does not have much first-hand experience with Ball State athletics yet, he still is familiar with the university.
With the season winding down and the Mid-American Conference tournament nearing, every game becomes vital for Ball State's quest to the NCAA tournament.
It may have been Ball State's third game in 48 hours, but it was a career day for sophomore Billy Wellman and true freshman Brandon Estep, who headed the Cardinals to an 11-7 triumph over NAIA member Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday.
Gilbert had one of the best weeks of her career against Purdue and Miami. She finished the week 8-13 with 3 home runs, two doubles and a triple.
Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Before going in front of a room full of donors, coaches and athletic department employees Monday afternoon, Bill Scholl was given a Cardinal-head lapel pin. He affixed it to his charcoal gray suit, ready to look the part of Ball State's new athletic director.
Whatever the reason, freshman Jenna Hague has played some of the best golf of her life in the past two weeks.
Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
In a matchup of the Mid-American Conference's best offense against the conference's best pitching staff, the offense won handily.
In a matchup of the Mid-American Conference's best offense against the conference's best pitching staff, the offense won handily.
