Cardinals drop midweek matchup to Indiana
46 runs and 44 hits, if you like offense then this two-game home-and-home series has been for you.
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46 runs and 44 hits, if you like offense then this two-game home-and-home series has been for you.
After losing six straight contests, something Ball State Baseball hadn’t done in over five years, the Cardinals returned to Muncie for the first time since April 4 looking to reclaim their identity. Head coach Rich Maloney said as much after Ball State fell to Purdue April 18.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –– Justin Conant stood in front of the fence of the visitor’s dugout at Alexander Field, slightly smiling and shaking his head.
Given the in-state circumstances and the acclaimed background of each squad, Ball State V. Indiana was a contest many fans of each side may have circled on their respective calendars. 29 combined runs, 27 combined hits and eight total home runs later, it did not leave those same fans desperate for offense.
March 10, Ball State Baseball played its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) game of the season after 13 straight non-conference contests. Every week since, the Cardinals have scheduled or played in a midweek non-conference contest to stay sharp.
Coming off a walk-off win over Southern Indiana (8-20, 1-5 OVC) March 28, Ball State baseball had won nine straight games. Not only that, but heading into its series against Akron, the Cardinals had only lost one out of nine Mid-American Conference (MAC) games on the season.
After Ball State Baseball swept Eastern Michigan in a three-game Mid-American Conference (MAC) weekend series, head coach Rich Maloney used the same word to describe the Cardinals as he has done every weekend this season.
Bases loaded with two outs in the fourth inning. Freshman second baseman Dylan Grego steps up to the plate. Grego takes the first pitch. The next pitch he sees ends up beyond the center field fence to put the Cardinals up 12-0.
It was the bottom of the 13th inning. Four and a half hours had passed since the 1 p.m. start time.
Fourth-year pitcher Trennor O'Donnell pitches the ball in a game against Toledo March 17 at First Merchants Ballpark. O'Donnell pitched 13 strikeouts during the game. Amber Pietz, DN
Second-year catcher Hunter Dobbins (left), fourth-year pitcher Trennor O'Donnel (center) and first-year pitcher and first baseman Blake Bevis (right) stand on the pitching mound during the National Anthem before a game against Toledo March 17 at First Merchants Ballpark. Ball State beat Toledo 14-2. Amber Pietz, DN
Volunteer Assistant Coach Tanner Holen stands at first base in a game against Toledo March 17 at First Merchants Ballpark. Ball State beat Toledo 14-2. Amber Pietz, DN
First Merchants Ballpark before a game between Ball State and Toledo March 17. Ball State beat Toledo 14-2. Amber Pietz, DN
Ball State (10-6, 2-1 MAC) opened the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season this weekend at home against Western Michigan (4-9, 1-2 MAC) March 10-11.
Ball State Baseball built off of their 2-1 performance in Winston-Salem, North Carolina this past weekend by thwarting a comeback attempt from Florida A&M.
After starting the season losing 3-of-4 games to Charlotte (5-6), Ball State Baseball has won six of its last eight.
Going into the 2023 season, expectations were high for Ball State Baseball. After winning the regular season Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship and losing in the MAC Championship Tournament Final in 2022, the Cardinals were projected to win the conference in 2023, according to the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
“We got a big dose of humble pie right there,” Ball State Baseball head coach Rich Maloney said.
Despite numerous accomplishments heading into his 18th season as head coach of Ball State Baseball, reigning Mid-American Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year Rich Maloney has never made an NCAA Regionals appearance at Ball State. The last time the Cardinals achieved that mark was in 2006 when Maloney was manning the Wolverines at the University of Michigan in the same tournament.
Pasta, white uniforms, MLB Players and autographs helped kick off the 2023 Ball State Baseball season. Youth baseball players, Ball State Alumni and Muncie locals showed up with Ball State Baseball in attendance as head coach Rich Maloney and current Washington National Alex Call spoke about the upcoming season.