Seniors like Ben Karwoski and Ben Battjes are seeing their careers come down to the end beginning with today's championships. But the lasting legacy they have left on the program will remain.
Stan Parrish filled the final coaching position on the Ball State University staff this week, hiring Jason Bettcher as defensive ends coach.
The gymnastics team will head to Gainesville, Fla., ready for its toughest matchup of the season. Ball State University will face No. 4 University of Florida and the University of North Carolina at 7 p.m. Friday.
Originally scheduled for Feb. 10, the match would have marked the start to the Cardinals' seven-match homestand. After postponing the match due to weather, IPFW travels to Muncie today to take on Ball State. The match will now conclude the team's home stretch.
Crawford and Knipp will both be fighting an uphill battle to get onto NFL Draft boards because they were not invited to the combine, which was held this week at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Cardinals (15-13, 8-7 MAC) need a win to have any realistic chance of receiving a bye through the first round of the MAC Tournament. With a win and an Eastern Michigan University loss against Central Michigan University, Ball State would claim the No. 2 seed and the bye.
Ball State held its annual Pro Day at Scheumann Stadium on Thursday afternoon, with defensive end Brandon Crawford, defensive tackle Drew Duffin, linebacker Spain Cosby and safety Alex Knipp taking part. A dozen players from nearby colleges like Butler University and Anderson University also took part.
As Burris' head coach, Shondell has won 13 consecutive Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 2A championships and finished the 2009 season undefeated, including a sweep in the state championship match at Worthen Arena.
Boos completed his third season as the Cardinals' coach Nov. 20, 2009 with a 3-1 loss to Ohio University in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals. He had compiled a 32-62 (17-31 MAC) career record at Ball State.
Greg Beals will give the Ball State University rotation a shakeup this weekend at the Caravelle Resort Invitational hosted by Coastal Carolina University this weekend.
Ball State will play Grand Canyon, UCLA and Pepperdine on its Spring Break trip.
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In their last regular season game at Worthen Arena on Tuesday night, seniors Danielle Gratton and Audrey McDonald got want they wanted: a 77–74 win against Central Michigan University.
Of all the words sputtered by Ball State coach Billy Taylor during the 10-plus minutes of his weekly press conference Monday, none were more important than effort and energy.
Ball State University second baseman Kolbrin Vitek was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Tuesday.
After lettering for two years at Ball State, Kyleigh Jones was forced to quit the sport she loves this year due to Crohn's disease. Now, Jones is a student coach with the Cardinals.
Senior sprinter Katie Johnson had the highest individual finish for Ball State, placing second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.50. Johnson was edged by Central Michigan University's Shanaye Carr, who won the event with a time of 8.49.
After the first game of the Classic — a 2-1 Ball State loss — something clicked in the Ball State bats as the effective pitching remained constant. Over the next four games, the Cardinals outscored their opponents 35-4 to close out the weekend.
The Cardinals started the meet off on a good foot by setting a school record in the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:43.82. The next event of the night, the 800-yard freestyle relay, would have been a school record had the team not been disqualified for a swimmer leaving early.
Ball State got solid starts against host UAB from Cal Bowling, Scott Brothers Jr. and Kolbrin Vitek, but all three came away without a victory. In the final three games, nine relievers combined to go 0-2 with three blown saves, a 9.75 ERA and 17 walks in 12 innings of work.
