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Ryan Diem, a former Indianapolis Colts player, visited Scheumann Stadium on April 19. Diem is a friend of Ball State football’s offesnive line coach, Kyle DeVan, and came to visit him and check out the offensive line he has been building. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Former Colt Ryan Diem visits Ball State football practice

Ryan Diem leans against the fence along the visitor's sideline at Scheumann Stadium April 19. He holds a bag of Bigs Sea Salt & Black Pepper sunflower seeds in one hand and an empty Dasani water bottle for the shells in the other, spitting occasionally.


Your horoscope for April 20

Today's Birthday (04/20/16). Play full out this year. Take time for family and romance after 5/9. Invest for the future after 8/13.



Rain returns as early as Wednesday afternoon

Chief Weather Forecaster Michael Behrens has the latest forecast, which includes some rain, as he wraps up his last broadcast shift with NewsLink Indiana. Michael will graduate in May after 5 years forecasting with NLI.




Junior closer BJ Butler pitches against Western Michigan on April 10. Butler was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week on April 18.

Butler named MAC West Pitcher of the Week

For the eighth week in a row, a Ball State baseball player earned Mid-American Conference honors. Right-handed closer BJ Butler earned the MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week award after winning two games in relief appearances against Central Michigan this weekend.


Junior Caleb Stayton waits for a pitch in Ball State's 5-4 home win Xavier on April 5. Stayton won his first MAC West Player of the Week award for his performance last week, as he finished 11-17 through four games. DN PHOTO STEPHANIE AMADOR

Ball State to play Purdue for the 2nd time this season

Ball State baseball (23-14, 9-3 MAC)  will head to West Lafayette to take on Purdue (5-27, 1-11 Big Ten) tonight at 6 p.m. In their last match up on March 22 in Muncie, the Cardinals erased a seven-run deficit in a come-from-behind 9-8 victory over the Boilermakers. Ball State carries a .298 team batting average into the game, the best average in the Mid-American Conference. Purdue, however, is last in the Big Ten with a .255 batting average.