Only a few games into the season, the Ball State baseball teamwill dip into its pool of freshmen as it looks to pitcher RyanDeGeeter for today's game against Louisville.
With a 3-4 record, head coach Greg Beals has made the decisionto give DeGeeter his first collegiate start.
DeGeeter has made two relief appearances this season, collectingfive strikeouts and allowing one earned run through 6 1/3 inningswith a 1.42 ERA.
The Cardinals are coming off a strong start in the early part ofthe season, going 2-1 at the Governor's Cup in Evansville. The teamwon its first two games, but blew a lead in the championship gameagainst Evansville.
BSU faltered on its most recent road trip to South Carolina,where the team went 1-3, getting its only win against Seton Hall.That victory was one of the more dominant ones of the season andincluded senior starting pitcher Andy Anderson's second stellarperformance of the year.
Anderson (1-0) leads all pitchers with a 0.00 ERA and 10strikeouts through 13 innings, allowing only nine hits.
While the starting pitching has been a strong suit for theCards, the bullpen has struggled with keeping leads.
The bullpen is dealing with the loss of top reliever KoryBucklew, who has been experiencing minor elbow problems, and hasyet to make an appearance this season.
BSU hopes to recuperate for its upcoming road trip, which willinclude nine games over a 10-day period.
The consistency of sophomore centerfielder Mike Sullivan andpower of first baseman Brad Miller have combined for a solidhitting lineup for the Cards.
Sullivan leads all Ball State hitters with a .400 battingaverage, .567 slugging percentage, seven runs, 12 hits, nine RBI,five doubles and 17 total bases. Miller adds a power punch with sixruns, two home runs and 14 total bases.
Following today's game, Ball State will play Cincinnati, thenLouisville in a double-header Saturday. The Cards cap off the tripwith an 11 a.m. game Sunday against Cincinnati.
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