For the first time since 2014, Ball State Baseball (38-17, 32-7 MAC) are Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Champions, after sweeping Miami (Ohio) (23-33, 18-22 MAC) in four games.
May 17, the Orlando Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery, meaning they will select first overall in the 2022 NBA Draft held June 23. However, is the NBA right for holding a lottery or should the worst team automatically be given the first pick?
Ball State Baseball (34-17, 28-7 MAC) split their series against Ohio (26-21, 18-14 MAC) 2-2. The May 13-15 series saw the Cardinals win 11-5 and 16-6, and lose 5-3 and 15-10, with the latter loss coming on Senior Day.
Round two and three of the 2022 Delaware County Baseball Tournament took place May 14, with the Yorktown Tigers (15-7) coming out as champions.
Mid-American Conference (MAC) Softball Awards were announced May 11, as voted by the head coaches of each team in the conference, where Ball State took home five awards.
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In game one, Wapahani (17-3) defeated Cowan (9-8) 12-1 and in game two, Delta (5-14) defeated Wes-Del (10-8) 4-2. Wapahani goes on to face Yorktown (13-7) 10 a.m. May 14 and Delta faces Daleville (3-15) approximately 40 minutes after game one. The championship is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 14.
Ball State Baseball (32-15, 26-5 MAC) win the first three games of their series against Kent State (18-26,13-17 MAC), but drop game four in walk-off fashion.
In the last series of the year, Ball State Softball wins its series 2-1 against Akron, however each team misses out on the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
364 days after winning the NCAA National Championship, Hawai'i Men's Volleyball (27-5, 7-3 BWC) is back on top of the collegiate game. The Rainbow Warriors are now consecutive champions and have appeared in three of the last four NCAA Tournament finals (no tournament held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic).
Ball State Women's Tennis (19-4, 8-2 MAC) traveled to Austin, Texas for the first-round NCAA Tournament against the University of Texas (21-4, 8-1 BIG12) May 6 as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Champions. The Longhorns swept the Cardinals in the doubles and singles matches to end Ball State's postseason run.
After a five-set thriller at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, Ball State Men's Volleyball's (23-4, 12-2 MIVA) 2022 season came to an end at the hands of the University of Hawai'i (26-5, 7-3 BWC).
Ball State Men's Volleyball (23-3, 12-2 MIVA) has played the University of Hawaii (25-5, 7-3 BWC) twice already this season, running out winners Jan. 29 (3-0) and Jan. 31 (3-2). In less than 24 hours the Cardinals will play the Rainbow Warriors for the third time in 2022, this time with a trip to the National Championship match on the line.
Ball State Women's Tennis (19-4, 8-2 MAC) to face No. 4 seed Texas (20-4, 8-1 Big 12) May 6 at 2 p.m. ET in Austin, Texas.
Following the conclusion of the 2022 National Football League (NFL) Draft, 262 players were selected and five former Ball State Football players have signed Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) contracts while two others have received minicamp tryouts.
After three days of competition, Ball State Men’s Golf took a seventh-place finish overall in the 2022 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship to wrap up their season.
After winning the 2022 Mid-American Conference regular season championship, Ball State Women’s Tennis (19-4, 9-2 MAC) hosted the MAC Tournament as the no. 1 seed April 30 and May 1.
Ball State Baseball (29-14, 23-4 MAC) swept Central Michigan (28-14, 21-5 MAC) in four games to take over first place in the Mid-American Conference.
As they've learned from previous mentors, four Ball State Baseball fifth-year student-athletes have grown as people and players, and are leading the Cardinals to a potential Mid-American Conference Championship.
Senior student-athletes Faith Hensley and Emma Cunningham reflect on their past experiences as they look to their futures.
