A final regular season record of 7-13, including nine losses in the last 10 matches, for Ball State University will be wiped clean this afternoon as it takes on Northern Illinois University in a play-in match to secure a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a conference call Tuesday that the MAC would be able to move quickly if necessary to handle a changing college sports landscape.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Ohio State University's attack attempt tipped off one of his players and landed out-of-bounds for the match-winning point, coach Joel Walton threw his binder about five feet underneath the team's bench. The frustration for the 12th-year Ball State University head coach was almost overwhelming.
Ball State scored six runs in each of the first two innings, staking Brad Piatt (2-3) to a big lead. The senior did his job, holding NAIA member Huntington off the board for five innings to earn the victory.
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The coach of No. 13 Ball State University said he does not want to announce who will be starting at left outside attacker.
Ethan Phiester was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Men's Division I-II National Player of the Week on Monday for his performance Saturday against IPFW.
The Ball State University gymnastics program announced Monday that Aftyn Siemer has signed her letter of intent to join the team next season.
A big week at the plate netted shortstop T.J. Baumet his first career MAC West Division Player of the Week award Monday.
Billy Taylor added another member to his 2010 recruiting class Monday, announcing the commitment of forward Jay Copeland to Ball State University.
Ball State travels to No. 10 Ohio State for a MIVA Tournament semifinal. The Buckeyes are the MIVA regular season champions and two-time defending tournament champions.
Ball State will host Military Appreciation Day for Wednesday's game against Huntington.
Ball State put together a great day of baseball Saturday, sweeping the doubleheader and winning its fifth straight MAC series to open the year. The victories pulled the Cardinals (19-21, 11-4) back into a first place in the MAC West.
The 33-year-old was second on the team in tackles for a loss, sacks and forced fumbles during the Cardinals' 2009 campaign.
Senior Katherine Rist earned the only victory on the day in singles, defeating Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5. It was the fifth match in a row that Rist was the only player to score a point for Ball State.
The Cardinals only trailed No. 33 Kent State University, which went on to win its 12th straight MAC title. Kent State is still the only program to have won a MAC Championship in women's golf. Ball State's 911 in the three-day event was one stroke better than third-place University of Toledo, while Eastern Michigan University finished in fourth with a 926.
The Cardinals were able to balance their offense as four players ended with double digit kills. Outside attacker Eric Schulte led the Cardinals in kills with 12 while Nelson, J.D. Gasparovic and outside attacker Lee Meyer ended the match with 11 kills each.
Final round play from The Hawthorns Golf Course in Fishers, Ind. wraps up today. For complete coverage of the MAC Championships, read Monday's edition of The Ball State Daily News.
Due to weather conditions and limited court time, the teams played only singles matches to determine the winner.
In the first of two away matches on the weekend, Ball State was only able to add another match to a long stretch of losses. The team has now lost eight of its last nine matches, dropping its overall record to 7-13 and its Mid-American Conference record to 1-6.
