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Kyle Smedley is a freshman journalism and telecommunications major and writes for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
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Kyle Smedley is a freshman journalism and telecommunications major and writes for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
With one weekend remaining before Mid-American Conference play, Ball State Baseball (2-6) is not in the spot people expected them to be in. Ranked second in the 2022 MAC preseason coaches poll, the Cardinals have only won two of their first eight games.
With the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament approaching, wins and losses decide tournament seeding and who clinches a spot in the eight-team field in Cleveland, Ohio, March 9-12.
Not reaching the top of the Mid-American Conference has followed Ball State Baseball since winning the 2014 MAC regular season title. The past three seasons, the Cardinals have experienced a second-place finish.
Before Ball State's (16-10, 8-7 MAC) road trip to Western Michigan (14-12, 8-9 MAC) Feb. 23, junior Annie Rauch hadn’t scored more than 12 points. Her highest field goal percentage was 71 percent with a minimum of five shots taken.
It is baseball season.
After five consecutive victories, Ball State Women’s Basketball (14-10, 7-7 in MAC) has lost three straight games after falling to Toledo (21-4, 15-1 MAC) 69-66 Feb. 19.
“The MAC [Mid-American Conference] in women’s basketball is different,” head coach Brady Sallee said.
With one second remaining in the fourth quarter, freshman Ally Becki attempted a 3-pointer. It was the Cardinals final opportunity to force overtime and keep their chance of winning six consecutive games alive.
Yorktown (6-12, 2-5 HHC) and Muncie Burris (4-11, 1-3 IND) are separated by 5.6 miles.
Through the first month of the season, freshman Marie Kiefer wasn’t in the starting lineup for Ball State Women’s Basketball (14-7, 7-4 in MAC). Saturday afternoon, she put up a double-double in grand fashion.
After winning its previous two games with eight eligible players, Ball State Women’s Basketball (13-7, 6-4 MAC) returned three of its four players who were out last week due to health and safety protocols Feb. 2, including junior Syndey Freeman.
Kyle Smedley is a journalism and telecommunications major and writes for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
Faster.
COVID-19 strikes again.
Several hours before tipoff, Ball State Women’s Basketball (11-7, 4-4 MAC) lost four players due to health and safety protocols and had eight active players.
Ball State Women’s Basketball (10-7, 3-4 MAC) is comprised of a mix of players who have been with Ball State for years like senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, players who have experience elsewhere and now make an impact for the Cardinals like graduate transfer Chyna Latimer, or freshmen such as Ally Becki and Marie Kiefer.
“It’s all about wins," head coach Brady Sallee said.
Kyle Smedley is a freshman journalism and telecommunications major and writes for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
After winning three consecutive games from Dec. 8-20, Ball State (9-6, 2-3 MAC) has failed to put together back-to-back wins since Mid-American Conference (MAC) games started Jan. 1.