Pitching leads Ball State baseball in Carolina road trip
By Colin Grylls / February 27, 2017Ball State's starting pitchers allowed just 12 hits in four games this weekend.
Ball State's starting pitchers allowed just 12 hits in four games this weekend.
The baseball and softball teams each spend the first month of their seasons on the road because it's normally too cold to use their fields.
The Cardinals and Chanticleers play at 4 p.m. Friday in the first game of the Caravelle Resort Tournament.
Colin Brockhouse and Matt Eppers were recognized by the Mid-American Conference for their performances last weekend.
The Cardinals are 2-1 after beating No. 22 Maryland and Alabama State the first weekend of the season.
Ball State baseball lost its first game of the season Sunday.
Ball State baseball relied on strong bats last season, but small ball helped it beat Alabama State 3-2 Saturday.
The Cardinals opened the 2017 season with a win against a ranked opponent.
Senior right-handed pitcher BJ Butler will get the start against No. 22 Maryland on Opening Day.
Last year's MAC West title wasn't enough for the Cardinals.
Bryan Bullington was drafted No. 1 overall out of Ball State in 2002, and his career took him across the country — and across the Pacific Ocean.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes presented Ball State head baseball coach Rich Maloney with the Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award this past weekend.
Chris Fetter, pitching coach for Ball State's baseball program, accepted a position as a minor league pitching coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers Nov. 1.
Ball State baseball has released its season schedule, which is highlighted by a game against the defending national champion and a game at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
With the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians facing off in the World Series, fans in Illinois and Ohio are full of excitement -- and Indiana is smack dab in the middle. Progressive Field in Cleveland stands about 280 miles Northeast of Ball State, while Chicago's Wrigley Field is about 240 miles Northwest.
I cried three times after the game. Twice Saturday night when I witnessed a 71-year-old World Series drought come to an end, and once more after I woke up the next morning realizing that it wasn’t a dream. Sitting by myself, I re-watched the final play of the National League Championship Series — a play that I, like so many other Chicago Cubs fans, will not soon forget. Six words from long-time Fox Sportscaster Joe Buck will resonate with fans after the Chicago Cubs knocked off the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game Six of the NLCS. "The Cubs have won the pennant."
Former Ball State pitcher Perci Garner was called up by the Cleveland Indians Wednesday.
Awards keep rolling in for Ball State baseball as seven Cardinals were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team. Junior first baseman Caleb Stayton led the Cardinals both on the field and in the classroom.
Four Cardinals were selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft this weekend. Junior right fielder Alex Call was taken in the third round by the Chicago White Sox, and junior catcher Jarett Rindfleisch was picked up by the Miami Marlins in the ninth round. Junior right-handed pitcher Zach Plesac was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round and the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted sophomore right-handed pitcher/third baseman Colin Brockhouse.
Junior right fielder Alex Call has another award to add to his résumé after he was named the Louisville Slugger All-American first team, announced by Collegiate Baseball June 2.
