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(18 hours ago)
Jazmyne Armendariz started her collegiate softball career with Ball State in 2019. The graduate student infielder has appeared in 199 games and started in 176 of those.
(05/11/24 3:27am)
When Helen Peña took over as Ball State softball’s head coach in the summer of 2023, she instilled in the Cardinals to trust the process.
(05/10/24 4:28am)
Ball State’s second matchup of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship was originally planned to start at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. However, due to multiple rain delays throughout the day, the contest did not start until 9:35 p.m.
(05/08/24 11:15pm)
For the first time in 2024, Ball State and Western Michigan met on the same field. While the Cardinals and Broncos never faced one another during the regular season due to a rainout, the two clashed in the opening game of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Softball Championship.
(05/07/24 5:03pm)
For the second straight season, Ball State softball qualified for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament as they finished the regular season in sixth place in the conference. After doing so this weekend, the mood around Monday’s practice was high.
(05/06/24 12:24am)
When Ball State softball arrived to face Central Michigan, the goal of reaching the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament was the only goal the Cardinals had on their minds.
(05/04/24 10:51pm)
On Saturday afternoon, the 2024 Delaware County Softball Tournament semi-finals and championship game were set. In the semi-finals, the Yorktown Tigers (11-2) defeated the Delta Eagles (3-12) 9-0 to advance to the championship game.
(05/02/24 3:05pm)
Staying in the moment.
(04/30/24 2:00pm)
It’s not about stats.
(04/25/24 1:07am)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - Even though it was the Cardinals’ final non-Mid-American Conference (MAC) game of the season, Ball State head coach Helen Peña did not pivot from her normal game plan against Purdue.
(04/21/24 8:04pm)
Coming into Ball State softball’s final home series of the 2024 season, the Cardinals aimed to gain some ground on Akron who sat at the No. 6 spot in the Mid-American Conference. With the red and black at No. 7 in the conference, this was an important weekend.
(04/17/24 2:17pm)
Editor's Note: Daily News Sports reached out to head coach Helen Peña for postgame comments and did not receive a response.
(04/14/24 9:05pm)
Home runs, great plays and multiple festivities to celebrate the upperclassmen. Ball State softball’s senior weekend had a bit of everything, including a 3-0 sweep of Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Bowling Green.
(04/09/24 1:00pm)
Disclaimer: The Ball State Daily News reached out to Muncie Central softball for this article. However, that request was never answered.
(04/07/24 9:44pm)
Coming into the three-game series against Buffalo, the Cardinals looked for their first Mid-American Conference (MAC) series win since defeating Ohio in the opener March 16-17. They also wanted to break a seven-game losing skid.
(03/31/24 2:00pm)
In 2018, Kyle Mealy became the superintendent at Wes-Del Community Schools. One of his first goals was to start looking into opportunities to update the school’s athletic facilities.
(03/25/24 2:00pm)
A Sports Illustrated post from March 9 shared news that Iowa women’s basketball player Caitlin Clark passed former Davidson men’s basketball — and current Golden State Warriors guard — Stephen Curry for the most 3-pointers made in a Division I basketball season. The first comment shot down this accomplishment because Curry played in the men’s league while Clark played in the women’s game, claiming the two were not on equal ground.
(03/24/24 1:51am)
After the conclusion of the three-game series between Ball State and Kent State, there were two different moods in the post-game huddles. In left field, the Cardinals were quiet and head coach Helen Peña told them the truth after being swept by their Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent.
(03/11/24 1:00pm)
Ball State softball head coach Helen Peña said last week she had one mindset coming into the Cardinals’ final non-conference tournament of the season; to compete and stay with their process. With that motto, the Cardinals finished Marshall March Madness event 3-2.
(03/06/24 10:23pm)
After 19 tournament games, Ball State softball visited Johnson City, Tennessee yesterday to face East Tennessee State in the Cardinals’ first midweek series of the season.