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On a crisp January Saturday afternoon, fans file into Worthen Arena to watch Ball State Men’s Basketball face Western Michigan.
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On a crisp January Saturday afternoon, fans file into Worthen Arena to watch Ball State Men’s Basketball face Western Michigan.
The Cardinals (1-3, 0-1 MAC) aren't strangers to playing with a one-game-at-a-time, grind-it-out-mentality. And while head coach Mike Neu alluded to exactly that after Saturday's 22-12 Mid-American Conference-opening loss against Toledo (2-2, 1-0 MAC), he also recognized the sense of pressure his team is facing after losing its third consecutive game in front of 14,902 fans at Scheumann Stadium.
Freshman shortstop Adam Tellier singled to right field before junior second baseman Noah Navarro did exactly that.
Connor Smith is a junior journalism news major and writes “Past the Press Box” for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
It’s a breezy yet sunny Saturday afternoon at Ball Diamond. The Cardinals are leading the Broncos 3-1, heading into the bottom of the fifth inning in their second home game of 2021.
After taking three out of four games against Toledo, the Cardinals took a break from Mid-American Conference play this weekend for their final non-conference series of 2021.
For the second time in as many Sundays, the Cardinals found themselves tied with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. With Rockets' sophomore pitcher Cal McAninch already having retired senior right fielder Ross Messina and junior left fielder Nick Powell, Ball State was just one out away from its second consecutive extra-innings matchup to end a weekend series.
Two hours and 15 minutes. A 2-0, complete game, shutout win.
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "dirtbag" as a dirty, unkempt or contemptible person. Ten games into Ball State's (6-4, 0-0 MAC) regular season, that's the term head coach Rich Maloney said his players have used to describe one another and their grittiness.
"It's 0-0 going into Cleveland."
Although the seats in Worthen Arena have been emptier than usual this season, cheers reverberated throughout the building Tuesday night with a little more than four minutes to go in Ball State's final home game of 2020-21.
Coming off of its season-opening series against the nationally ranked Arizona Wildcats, Ball State (4-3, 0-0 MAC) returned to the Midwest this weekend — but found its opponent in fewer than 48 hours.
Throughout his tenure as Ball State head coach, Rich Maloney has consistently stressed to his players the importance of never taking a backseat and having the belief they could compete against anyone.
The famous quote, “There’s no place like home,” has not resonated with the Cardinals (5-5 MAC) these past two weeks.
Despite playing their first game in 10 days, the story of the Cardinals’ (7-10, 5-7 MAC) performance Tuesday night against Bowling Green (12-9, 8-7 MAC) was nothing but familiar to that of their losses against Miami (Ohio) and Buffalo these past few weeks.
The last time a Ball State team played on the University of Arizona’s campus, it made history.
“Kssh, kssh, kssh. Thwack! Ping!”
Just more than a week ago, the Cardinals had lost their third straight game and scored just 42 points — their lowest in a regular season game since February 2018. Following the loss, head coach James Whitford emphasized he felt the team had struggled since the return of redshirt sophomore guard Jarron Coleman, who made his season debut Jan. 16 against Northern Illinois.
In front of a limited number of fans and with the sounds of the Cardinal Pride Basketball Band echoing throughout Worthen Arena, momentum was on Ball State's side early on against Buffalo. The team took a seven-point lead just under nine minutes into the game, but the Bulls began applying pressure as the first half progressed, taking a 33-32 lead into their locker room at halftime.