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As Kent State's improbable run in the NCAA baseball tournament continues, it begs the question on the state of Ball State's own baseball program.
As soon as the announcement was made that Alex Marconi was resigning as Ball State's baseball coach, the level of interest in the job became noticeable.
Ball State announced the resignation of baseball coach Alex Marconi on Wednesday according to athletic director Bill Scholl in a press release.
Before a three-game series with Northern Illinois, the Ball State baseball team already knew it's fate for postseason play after a disastrous 10-game losing streak when Ball State needed wins the most.
In the last series of the season, all Ball State (11-36, 6-18) is looking ahead to is ending their current 10-game losing streak.
After having it's best stretch of the season, winning four of five games at one point on April 22, the Ball State (11-36, 6-18) baseball team has hit it's roughest stretch of the season.
With the bases loaded, Ball State had a chance to complete a rally to tie the game and possibly take the lead in the top of the ninth.
Just when it looked as if its luck had changed, the Ball State baseball team was dealt another harsh blow in what has become a less than impressive season.
Having dropped six straight and seven of its last eight games, and allowed its opponents to score five or more runs in four of its last six defeats, Ball State (11-32) will look to snap its current misfortunes when it travels to in-state rival Valparaiso for the final mid-week non-conference game of the season.
Two home runs from junior first baseman Billy Wellman weren't enough for Ball State (11-32, 6-15) to salvage a win in the home finale in the 9-7 loss Sunday against Western Michigan (20-24, 10-10).
Poor defense cost Ball State (11-31, 6-14) three runs against Western Michigan (19-24, 9-10) on Saturday. It was all the Broncos needed in its 3-2 victory over the Cardinals.
T.J. Weir caught Vinnie Booker, the first Western Michigan hitter of the game, looking at strike three for the first out of an important three-game, Mid-American Conference West divisional weekend series. After what appeared to be the start of a good afternoon for Weir was quickly washed away thanks to an hour and nine minute rain delay, as the Broncos defeated the Cardinals 10-5 at Ball Diamond Friday afternoon. Coach Alex Marconi didn't assume the Cardinals were going to be in control after Weir struck out the first hitter of the afternoon. "You hate to assume after one hitter what the game is going to be like," he said. "It was just normal T.J. Weir. He goes out there and gets some outs. They got some hits today and scored some runs and that's just the way it goes." The Broncos' next two batters reached base via singles before third baseman Ryan McMillin drove in his first of four RBI with a one-out sacrifice fly to centerfield, scoring designated hitter Zach Thoma. The third inning proved to be a back-breaker for Weir with McMillin coming through yet again. With one out in the third inning, McMillin launched a two-run home run to left-center field. It was the first of back-to-back home runs for Western Michigan in the inning. McMillin has grown accustomed to hitting at Ball Diamond over the last couple of seasons. Counting last season, McMillin has 16 at-bats against Ball State and has nine hits, including three home runs and 11 RBIs.
After a taxing week jam-packed with final exams, Ball State will return to the diamond, rounding out its home portion of the 2012 regular season with a three-game weekend series against conference foe Western Michigan, starting Friday at 3 p.m.
After a taxing week jam-packed with final exams, Ball State will return to the diamond, rounding out its home portion of the 2012 regular season with a three-game weekend series against conference foe Western Michigan, starting Friday at 3 p.m.
After a taxing week jam-packed with final exams, Ball State will return to the diamond, rounding out its home portion of the 2012 regular season with a three-game weekend series against conference foe Western Michigan, starting Friday at 3 p.m.
It was a tough weekend series for the Ball State baseball team against Toledo.
T.J. Weir lasted seven innings and struck out seven, but the Ball State baseball team was shutout for the fourth time this season, falling 5-0 to Toledo in Friday's series opener.
After having its mid-week game at Purdue cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions, Ball State (11-26, 6-9) will travel to Toledo for a critical three-game, Mid-American Conference weekend series.
Steve Weber felt comfortable on the mound for Eastern Michigan. The 6-foot-6 junior right-hander had Ball State off balance all game.
T.J. Weir began Ball State's biggest inning of the season with a home run just to the right of the batter's eye in center field. It would end 10 batters later when Blake Beemer struck out to end the fourth inning Friday. In between, seven runs came home and nine straight Cardinals reached base.
